signal tower
signal tower — 名詞
1. a tall building beside a railway line where operators work levers and switches t
號誌樓
鐵路旁控制列車運行的建築
a tall building beside a railway line where operators work levers and switches to control which track each train takes through a junction
Mert spent thirty years working inside the signal tower at Clapham Junction.
Mert 在克拉珀姆交匯站的號誌樓內工作了三十年。
inside the signal tower
Dimitri pulled a heavy brass lever inside the signal tower and the distant signal arm dropped.
Dimitri 在號誌樓內拉下沉重的黃銅操縱桿，遠處的信號臂應聲落下。
lever controls distant signal arm
From the signal tower's top floor, Kabir could see trains approaching from both directions.
從號誌樓的頂層，Kabir 可以看到兩側駛來的列車。
from the signal tower
The railway company plans to replace the mechanical signal tower at Reading station with a digital control centre.
鐵路公司計劃以數位控制中心取代雷丁車站的機械式號誌樓。
mechanical signal tower
Signal tower operator Ingrid cleared the southbound track moments before the express train thundered through.
號誌樓操作員 Ingrid 在特快列車呼嘯而過前片刻，清出了南向軌道。
cleared the southbound track
- railway signal tower
- mechanical signal tower
- signal tower operator
- inside the signal tower
- signal box
more common in everyday British English; often smaller than a tower
- interlocking tower
American English technical term for the same structure
用法筆記
Common in British English. In American English, the same structure is usually called a 'signal box' or 'interlocking tower'.
常見錯誤
2. an elevated military or naval structure, often armoured, from which visual signa
信號塔
軍事或航海用於傳遞信號的高塔
an elevated military or naval structure, often armoured, from which visual signals — flags, lights, or beacons — are sent and received
A stone signal tower on the fortress walls sent fire beacons at night.
城牆上的一座石造信號塔在夜間傳遞烽火信號。
for sending fire beacons
Gabriela climbed the narrow steps of the signal tower to raise the warning flag.
Gabriela 爬上信號塔狹窄的階梯，升起警告旗。
to raise the warning flag
The naval signal tower at Portsmouth harbour once relayed flag messages between warships and the shore command.
樸茨茅斯港的海軍信號塔曾負責在戰艦與岸上指揮部之間傳遞旗語訊息。
naval signal towers
The armoured signal tower on the battleship protected the crew during heavy fire.
戰艦上的裝甲信號塔在猛烈砲火中保護了船員。
armoured signal tower
Kwame lit the beacon in the signal tower the moment he spotted three sails on the horizon.
Kwame 一看見地平線上出現三張帆，立刻點燃了信號塔上的烽火。
lit the beacon in the signal tower
- naval signal tower
- coastal signal tower
- armoured signal tower
- stone signal tower
- watchtower
broader term for any elevated observation post, not necessarily for signalling
- signal station
emphasises the communication function; may refer to a non-elevated post
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (RAILWAY CONTROL): this sense refers to military fortifications and naval structures, not railway buildings.
同根字
- signal box名詞B2
- control tower名詞B1
- watchtower名詞B2
- signal名詞B1
- tower名詞A2