そびえ立つ
そびえたつ
to tower over the surroundings
Meaning
- to tower over the surroundings
Example sentences
周囲のすべての建物の上にそびえ立つオフィスビルが突然出現することほど町の外見を変えてしまうことはない。
Nothing can change the look of a city so dramatically as the sudden appearance of a block of offices which towers above all the surrounding buildings.
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The tower rose up against the blue sky.
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Towering high above, there are tall buildings that seem out of place in this countryside.