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tower above/over someone/something
phrasal verb with towerverb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]uk /taʊər/ us /ˈtaʊ.ɚ/
to be very tall in comparison with someone or something else: 比…高；矗立在…上
The new hotel towers over the Shanghai skyline.新旅馆矗立在上海的天际线上。
Although he's only twelve, David towers over his mother.虽然戴维只有12岁，他已经比妈妈高了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
High, tall and deep
abysmal
altitude
ankle-deep
bottomless
deep
dwarf
ectomorph
ectomorphic
gawky
higher
lofty
overshadow
rangy
rear
stand
tall
tallish
tallness
tower
towering
tower above/over something
phrasal verb with towerverb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]uk /taʊər/ us /ˈtaʊ.ɚ/
to be much bigger and more successful than another thing of the same type: 比…优秀；远胜于
One computer manufacturer towers above all the rest.一家计算机制造商在同行中一枝独秀。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Surpassing in quality or number
catch
catch (someone) up
compare
crown
crush
do something for an encoreidiom
eclipse
encore
outcompete
outdo
outflank
outgo
outman
push the envelopeidiom
put/leave someone in the shadeidiom
shade
shame
steal a march on someoneidiom
steal someone's thunderidiom
surpass
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