Tower block
（高层建筑）塔式大楼
📖 牛津释义
tower block
(Brit) very tall block of flats or offices 高层建筑; 公寓大楼; 办公大楼.
🧩 词语组成解析
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;
block
[blɑk]
n. 块;街区;<英>大楼，大厦;障碍物，阻碍;
vt. 阻止;阻塞;限制;
🗣️ 情景例句
sacrifices have to be made by one partner from time to time.
总要有一方必须不时做些牺牲。
We'll leave some evenings free,that is,if it is all right with you.
如果你们愿意的话，我们想留几个晚上供你们自由支配。
But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
但某地当局为打捞一只焙制馅饼的盘子提出索赔，倒是件新鲜的事儿。