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
Let's see.
让我想想。
Which would you rather do--go dancing or go to a play?
你将去跳舞还是去看戏？
However,in later years there were fierce arguments over land rights and many battles were fought between the settlers and the Maori.
然而后来数年中在移居者与毛利人之间因土地所有权问题产生了激烈的争论，还因此引发了多次战争。