Watch-tower
n. 望楼, 了望台
📖 牛津释义
watch-tower
n high tower from which guards keep watch, eg in a forest to look for forest fires, or a fortified observation post 了望台.
🧩 词语组成解析
watch
[wɔtʃ]
vt. 注视，注意;看守，监视;守候（机会等）;密切注意;
n. 表;值夜，值班;看守，监视;值班人员;
vi. 观看;注视;守候;看守;
tower
['tauə]
n. 塔，楼塔;要害地;〈罕〉（负伤鸟的）笔直向上飞;〈美〉铁路信号所;
vi. 远远高于，远远超过;高耸，超越;
na. “Towers“的变体;
🗣️ 情景例句
Do you own your house or do you rent?
你们自己有房子还是租房子？
Tears are the silent language of grief.
眼泪是悲哀的无声言辞。
This time he pointed to the lake.
这次他用手指了一下那个湖。