control tower

英 [kənˈtrəʊl taʊə(r)]

美 [kənˈtroʊl taʊər]

n.  (机场的)指挥塔台，控制塔，指挥调度台

牛津词典

noun

• （机场的）指挥塔台，控制塔，指挥调度台
  a building at an airport from which the movements of aircraft are controlled

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (飞机场的)指挥塔台，控制塔，指挥调度员
  Acontrol toweris a building at an airport from which instructions are given to aircraft when they are taking off or landing. You can also refer to the people who work in a control tower as thecontrol tower.
  1. The pilot told the control tower that he'd run into technical trouble.
     飞行员报告机场控制塔他遇到了技术问题。

英英释义

noun

• a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport

双语例句

• But we just sat on the runway due to a problem in the control tower.
  但其实我们也就是呆在跑道上，因为控制塔台出问题了。
• A handoff of the aircraft from one control tower to another.
  把飞机由一架控制塔转交给另一架控制塔。
• In1930, the first radio-equipped control tower in the United States began operating at the Cleveland Municipal Airport.
  1930年，美国第一个配备无线电台的塔台在俄亥俄州克利夫兰市地方机场投入使用。
• The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because the balloons can be a great danger to aircrafts.
  控制塔上的官员得知这一消息后，非常气愤，因为气球有可能给飞机造成很大的危险。
• The pilot tried to make contact with the airport's air traffic control tower, but was unable to do so for a period of 12 minutes.
  飞行员试图联系机场航空管制塔台，但12分钟内无人回应。
• I've secured access to the control tower and the living quarters.
  我已经确保了控制塔和生活区的进出安全。
• He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.
  他还在为可采用的进近航线与指挥塔台争执不下。
• I couldn't get my plane out of Argentina due to the control tower problem, so I phoned everyone I knew to see if they could help.
  由于控制塔台的问题我的飞机也被滞留在阿根廷，所以我骚扰了所有我认识的人求他们帮帮我。
• He contacted the control tower by radio.
  他用无线电与指挥塔取得了联系。
• We could see the lights at the control tower as our plane landed during the night.
  我们的飞机在夜间降落时，可以看见指挥塔台上的灯光。