tower

塔、タワー

単独で立つか、別の建物の一部になっている、高くて細い建造物。

やさしい英語で： A tall, narrow building or structure that stands alone or forms part of another building.

• The tower is very tall.
• We climbed the old castle tower.
• A radio tower stood on the hill.

よく使う表現： clock tower, radio tower, church tower, observation tower

展望塔、監視塔

高い場所に周囲を見渡せる台や部屋がある建造物。

やさしい英語で： A tall structure with a raised platform or room where people can watch the area around them.

• We climbed the observation tower.
• A guard watched the gate from a wooden tower.
• Two towers offer views across the forest.

よく使う表現： observation tower, watch tower, lookout tower

牽引する人

別の車や船を使って、車や船を引っ張る人。

やさしい英語で： A person who pulls a vehicle or boat along using another vehicle or boat.

• The tower attached a rope to the boat.
• An experienced tower checked the cable before moving the car.
• The two towers helped bring the damaged boats ashore.

よく使う表現： vehicle tower, boat tower

見下ろす、そびえ立つ

近くの人や物より、はるかに背が高い、または高くそびえる。

やさしい英語で： To be much taller than a person or thing nearby.

• He towers over his sister.
• The mountains towered above the village.
• A huge office block towers over our house.

使い方： tower over someone/something (The new building towers over the houses.); tower above someone/something (The trees tower above the path.)

よく使う表現： tower over someone, tower over something, tower above something

そびえ立つ

非常に高い所までそびえ立つ。

やさしい英語で： To rise to a great height.

• Tall trees tower beside the lake.
• The office blocks towered into the sky.
• Huge cliffs tower along the coast.

使い方： tower into something (The cliffs tower into the clouds.)

類義語： soar, rise

よく使う表現： tower into something, tower skyward, tower high