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towering
['tauərɪŋ]
прил.
высокий, вздымающийся; возвышающийся
растущий, увеличивающийся
неистовый, страшный, ужасный, чрезмерный
Examples from texts
Only the moan of the wind between the towering rock walls answered.Ответом был лишь стон ветра между возвышающимися, как башни, скалами.Goodkind, Terry / The pillars of creationГудкайнд, Терри / Седьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творенияСедьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творенияГудкайнд, Терри© Теrry Goodkind, 2001© Перевод Н.Романецкий, 2003© ООО "Издательство ACT", 2003The pillars of creationGoodkind, Terry© 2001 by Теrry Goodkind
It rose up from out of the night, a towering, dark band of shadow.Казалось, горы вставали из мрака ночи черной глыбой застывших теней.Brooks, Terry / The Wishsong of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Песнь ШаннарыПеснь ШаннарыБрукс, ТерриThe Wishsong of ShannaraBrooks, Terry© 1985 by Terrence D. Brooks
But Brother Archangias, in a towering passion, raised himself on tiptoe behind him, and, stretching out his fist and wagging his churlish head, thundered forth: 'May the devil take you, you brigand's daughter!Но брат Арканжиа грозно вырос за ним, вытянул кулак и, потрясая своей огромной головой, проревел: – Дьявол тебя возьми, разбойничья дочь!Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата МуреПроступок аббата МуреЗоля, ЭмильAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Tall windows fronted the building between towering white marble columns topped with gold capitals.Высокие окна на фасадах домов располагались между величественными белыми мраморными колоннами, венчаемыми золотыми капителями.Goodkind, Terry / The pillars of creationГудкайнд, Терри / Седьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творенияСедьмое правило Волшебника: Столпы творенияГудкайнд, Терри© Теrry Goodkind, 2001© Перевод Н.Романецкий, 2003© ООО "Издательство ACT", 2003The pillars of creationGoodkind, Terry© 2001 by Теrry Goodkind
He sounded frenzied, and chmiped his walker toward the others, away from the towering white creature who had helped him into it.Он выглядел совершенно ошеломленным и, опираясь на свою подпорку, побрел к остальным, прочь от огромного белого существа.Bradley, Marion,Zimmer, Paul Edwin / The SurvivorsБрэдли, Марион,Зиммер, Пол Э. / УцелевшиеУцелевшиеБрэдли, Марион,Зиммер, Пол Э.The SurvivorsBradley, Marion,Zimmer, Paul Edwin© 1979, by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Paul Edward Zimmer
The evening was drawing on; the clear Utopian sky was glowing with the gold of sunset and a towering mass of cloud above the lake was fading from pink to a dark purple, when Mr. Rupert Catskill imposed himself upon Mr.Barnstaple's attention.Уже вечерело, и ясное утопийское небо горело закатным золотом, а курчавые башни облаков над озером меняли цвета, становясь из розовых темно-лиловыми, когда внимание мистера Барнстейпла внезапно привлек мистер Руперт Кэтскилл.Wells, Herbert George / Men Like GodsУэллс, Герберт / Люди как богиЛюди как богиУэллс, Герберт© Издательство "Правда", 1964Men Like GodsWells, Herbert George© 1922 and 1923 by H. G. Wells
Another figure moved to the other side of Gaelen; he was enormous, towering above all the other youths.— Его громадный спутник подошел к Гаэлену с другой стороны.Gemmell, David / The Hawk EternalГеммел, Дэвид / Вечный ястребВечный ястребГеммел, ДэвидThe Hawk EternalGemmell, David© 1995 by David A. Gemmell
He stepped onto the elevated safety walk and headed along it toward one of the several plazas built all around the towering structure of Forever Center.Фрост ступил на эскалатор, направляясь к одной из площадок, окружавших громадное здание Нетленного Центра.Simak, Clifford D. / Why Call Them Back from HeavenСаймак, Клиффорд Д. / Зачем их звать обратно с небес?Зачем их звать обратно с небес?Саймак, Клиффорд Д.© Перевод. А. Левкин, 2005© 1967 by Clifford D. SimakWhy Call Them Back from HeavenSimak, Clifford D.©, 1967, by Clifford D. Simak
The leafy branches of a towering tree stuck out over his head, but he had no thought for that.Высящиеся над стеной деревья протягивали покрытые листьями ветви над головой Ранда, но он не замечал их.Jordan, Robert / The Eye of the WorldДжордан, Роберт / Око мираОко мираДжордан, РобертThe Eye of the WorldJordan, Robert© 1990 by Robert Jordan
A vast fortress rose up from within the city, its sheer white walls towering above the carpet of buildings outside, bright sunlight glinting on shining domes within.В центре Адуи располагалась огромная крепость. Ее отвесные белые стены возвышались над ковром городских строений, солнечный свет сверкал на ярких куполах.Abercrombie, Joe / The Blade ItselfАберкромби, Джо / Кровь и железоКровь и железоАберкромби, Джо© 2006 by Joe Abercrombie.© Перевод. В. Иванов, 2008© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008The Blade ItselfAbercrombie, Joe© 2007 by Joe Abercrombie
The runners reached the two-mile mark and swung along the top of the slope, past a towering cliff of chalk, and into the trees on the long curve towards home.Бегуны достигли двухмильной отметки, обогнули большой меловой утес и повернули по лесной тропе к дому.Gemmell, David / The Hawk EternalГеммел, Дэвид / Вечный ястребВечный ястребГеммел, ДэвидThe Hawk EternalGemmell, David© 1995 by David A. Gemmell
Out from the towering flat crags and apartment peaks of the cliff dwellers of New York steals an army of beings that were once men.С высоких утесов башенных квартир, с вершин меблированных комнат, в которых обитают горные жители Нью-Йорка, спускается армия существ, которые когда-то были людьми.O.Henry / Ulysses and the DogmanГенри, О. / Улисс и собачникУлисс и собачникГенри, О.Ulysses and the DogmanO.Henry
Another flash of lightning illuminated the pale, towering terror of Sue, the most complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton mankind has ever discovered.Новая вспышка молнии осветила белую, кошмарную громаду Сью — самого полного скелета тираннозавра, найденного до сих пор людьми.Butcher, Jim / Dead BeatБатчер, Джим / Барабаны зомбиБарабаны зомбиБатчер, Джим© Jim Butcher, 2005© Перевод Н.К. Кудряшев, 2006© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers, 2010Dead BeatButcher, Jim© Jim Butcher, 2005
The slopes of Otz and the distant Valley of Lost Souls held nothing to compel my interest then; but, towering far above me, the tower’s carved wall riveted my keenest attention.Склоны горы Оц и далекая долина не заключали в себе ничего, что могло бы вызвать мой интерес. Но громоздящиеся надо мною стены башни, сплошь покрытые орнаментами, привлекли мое внимание.Burroughs, Edgar Rice / The Warlord of MarsБерроуз, Эдгар / Владыка МарсаВладыка МарсаБерроуз, Эдгар© Барбис Л. Р. Б., 1991The Warlord of MarsBurroughs, Edgar Rice© 1913,1914 Frank A. Munsey Company
After the towering buildings of Manhattan, something about the borough always felt a little quaint to him.Привыкший к громадным зданиям Манхэттена, в этом районе города он всегда чувствовал себя как-то странно и неуютно.Zahn, Timothy / The Green And The GrayЗан, Тимоти / Зеленые и серыеЗеленые и серыеЗан, ТимотиThe Green And The GrayZahn, Timothy© 2004 by Timothy Zahn
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Collocations
absorbing tower
поглотительная башня
absorption tower
абсорбционная башня
aeration tower
аэратор
aerodrome control tower
аэродромная диспетчерская вышка
air traffic control tower
командно-диспетчерский пункт
alkaline tower
поглотительная башня с щелочным орошением
alkylate rerun tower
колонна для ректификации алкилата
anchor tower
анкерная опора
anemometer tower
анемометрическая вышка
angle-tension tower
анкерно-угловая опора
antenna tower
антенная мачта
atmospheric cooling tower
открытая градирня
batter-leg tower
пилон с косыми стойками
bell tower
колокольня
bridge tower
башня моста
Word forms
tower
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | towered |
Imperative | tower |
Present Participle (Participle I) | towering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | towered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I tower | we tower |
you tower | you tower |
he/she/it towers | they tower |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am towering | we are towering |
you are towering | you are towering |
he/she/it is towering | they are towering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have towered | we have towered |
you have towered | you have towered |
he/she/it has towered | they have towered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been towering | we have been towering |
you have been towering | you have been towering |
he/she/it has been towering | they have been towering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I towered | we towered |
you towered | you towered |
he/she/it towered | they towered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was towering | we were towering |
you were towering | you were towering |
he/she/it was towering | they were towering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had towered | we had towered |
you had towered | you had towered |
he/she/it had towered | they had towered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been towering | we had been towering |
you had been towering | you had been towering |
he/she/it had been towering | they had been towering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will tower | we shall/will tower |
you will tower | you will tower |
he/she/it will tower | they will tower |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be towering | we shall/will be towering |
you will be towering | you will be towering |
he/she/it will be towering | they will be towering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have towered | we shall/will have towered |
you will have towered | you will have towered |
he/she/it will have towered | they will have towered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been towering | we shall/will have been towering |
you will have been towering | you will have been towering |
he/she/it will have been towering | they will have been towering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would tower | we should/would tower |
you would tower | you would tower |
he/she/it would tower | they would tower |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be towering | we should/would be towering |
you would be towering | you would be towering |
he/she/it would be towering | they would be towering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have towered | we should/would have towered |
you would have towered | you would have towered |
he/she/it would have towered | they would have towered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been towering | we should/would have been towering |
you would have been towering | you would have been towering |
he/she/it would have been towering | they would have been towering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am towered | we are towered |
you are towered | you are towered |
he/she/it is towered | they are towered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being towered | we are being towered |
you are being towered | you are being towered |
he/she/it is being towered | they are being towered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been towered | we have been towered |
you have been towered | you have been towered |
he/she/it has been towered | they have been towered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was towered | we were towered |
you were towered | you were towered |
he/she/it was towered | they were towered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being towered | we were being towered |
you were being towered | you were being towered |
he/she/it was being towered | they were being towered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been towered | we had been towered |
you had been towered | you had been towered |
he/she/it had been towered | they had been towered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be towered | we shall/will be towered |
you will be towered | you will be towered |
he/she/it will be towered | they will be towered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been towered | we shall/will have been towered |
you will have been towered | you will have been towered |
he/she/it will have been towered | they will have been towered |