1·When a huge green wall of water towered before him, he would think: "I might possibly shoot through that."
当巨大的绿色水墙高耸于眼前时，库特兹会想：“我或许有可能穿过去。”
2·There towered the twelve oaks, as they had stood since Indian days, but with their leaves brown from fire and the branches burned and scorched.
十二棵大橡树高耸在那里，从印第安时代以来一直是这样，不过现在树叶被火熏黑了一些，枝柯有的烧毁有的烤焦了。
3·The other girls towered over her.
其它女孩高耸在她上方。
4·The mountains towered over the town in the valley.
群山高耸，俯瞰着山谷中的城镇。