tower block
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈtower block noun [countable] British EnglishTBB a tall building containing apartments or offices 〔有公寓套房或办公室的〕高层建筑 SYN American English high-rise
Examples from the Corpus
tower block• It is the withdrawal of this assurance that contributes to the widespread dissatisfaction with home life in a tower block.• And new cars shed their value faster than a Steinway falls from the top of a tower block.• Only from the windows of a derelict tower block squatted by women was there any deliberately hostile response.• Competition entrants are asked to look at how to transform the tower block typology into a new type of community.ˈtower block nounChineseSyllable
Corpus or building containing tall offices a apartments
tower block
ˈtower block
noun [countable]
British English a tall building containing apartments or offices
SYN high-rise American English
ˈtower block
noun [countable]British English a tall building containing apartments or offices
SYN high-rise American English