tall
[tɔ:l]
adj.高的
adj.夸大的, 难以置信的, 难以办成的
adv.夸大地,挺直地
例句与用法:
Growing along the river are tall palm trees.
沿着这条河生长的是高大的棕树。
The boy is 150 centimeters tall.
这个男孩有150厘米高。
The boy is 150 centimetres tall.
这个男孩身高150厘米。
She's tall for her age.
从她的年龄来看,她个子算是高的。
He issued a tall order that no one could comply with.
他提出了一项谁也无法答应的无礼要求。
He is a tall boy.
他是一个高大的男孩。
词形变化:
形容词: tallish | 形容词比较级: taller | 形容词最高级: tallest | 名词: tall-ness |
a.
1. 身材高的; 高大的
Joe is as tall as Lanny.
乔与兰尼一样高。
2. 身高……[A]
She is five feet tall.
她身高五英尺。
3. 【口】过分的, 夸大的, 离谱的
That's a tall tale.
那是无稽之谈。
ad.
夸大地
tall
形容词比较级:taller
形容词最高级:tallest
词形变化:
形容词: tallish | 形容词比较级: taller | 形容词最高级: tallest | 名词: tall-ness |
同义词:
high | exaggerated | lofty | big | excessive | giant | extreme | lanky | difficult | hard | complicated | demanding | trying | incredible | unbelievable | unlikely | far-fetched | magnified | overstated | towering | unreasonable | strapping | lengthy | short | long | marvellous | grandiloquent | magniloquent | improbable | marvelous |
反义词:
short |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.高的
high
lofty
towering
a.夸张的; 过分的
exaggerated
magnified
overstated
excessive
extreme
unreasonable
同义参见:
strapping
反义:
a.身材高的; 高大的
short
tall[tɔ:l]adj.1.■高的;身材高的2.■…高的;有特定高度的3.■长的;狭长的4.■[美国口语]大量的;巨大的5.■[口语]夸口的,夸大的,夸张的;过分的;难以置信的6.■(植物)高株的7.■[古语]合适的,适当的8.■[废语]大方的,慷慨的;勇敢的;美好的adv.1.■[口语]趾高气扬地2.■[俚语]夸张地,夸大地n.1.■[美国俚语](车辆顶部与桥梁等之间的)缝隙距离;车辆最高允许高度近义词hightalk tall见 talktall, dark, and handsome个子高高、皮肤黝黑、英俊漂亮(形容男子汉的套话)walk tall见 walk变形adj.tallertallest
talltall[tɔ:l]adj.1.■高的, (身材)高大的; 高傲的2.■[美俚]过分夸张的3.■难以置信的4.■难办的5.■(数量)很大的, 巨大的, 大量的a tall chimney [flagpole, mast]高大的烟囱[旗杆, 桅杆]tall hat大礼帽a tall story难以相信的故事a tall order难办的差使; 苛求a tall price高价a tall tree高树a tall water man[美]远洋海员tall grass country[美]西部草原地带tall timber[美]深山野地
词性变化tall[tɔ:l]adv.1.■夸大地, 趾高气扬地talk tall说大话2.■【说明】 tall 和 high 都有“高大”的意思。
继承用法High1.■是一个通常用词, 多指物(但不指人)的高。 如:High hills surround the valley. 高峰围绕着山峪。tall[tɔ:l]1.■多指比通常者高, 可指人也可指物, 形容其高而且细长。如:a tall man 高个子 a tall pine 高大的松树 见:tall: tall
adjective
- of great or more than average height, especially (with reference to an object) relative to width
高的
a tall, broad-shouldered man.
一个身材高大、肩膀宽阔的人。
a tall glass of iced tea.
一大杯冰茶。
■(after a measurement and in questions) measuring a specified distance from top to bottom
身高
he was over six feet tall.
他的身高超过六英尺。
how tall are you?.
你有多高?。
■[as adv.]used in reference to proud and confident movement or behaviour
昂然的
stop wishing that you were somehow different — start to walk tall!.
别再幻想你有什么与众不同——开始昂首阔步地前进!。 - [attrib.](informal)(of an account) fanciful and difficult to believe; unlikely
(非正式)(叙述)难以置信的;不可能的
a tall story.
令人难以相信的故事。
a tall order
- an unreasonable or difficult demand
不合理的要求
tallish
adjective
tallness
noun
语源
- late Middle English: probably from Old English getoel 'swift, prompt'. Early senses also included 'fine, handsome' and 'bold, strong, good at fighting'
tall
名词 tall:
a garment size for a tall person
形容词 tall:
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
lofty in style
同义词:grandiloquent, magniloquent
impressively difficult
too improbable to admit of belief
同义词:improbable, marvelous, marvellous
tall
■A grownup man can't change from short to tall in height.
一个成年人不能在身高上由矮变高。
■A tall, spare man stepped in from the corridor.
一个身材瘦长的男人从走廊走进来。
■A tall man was sitting in front of me, so I can't see over.
一个高个子坐在我前面,所以我无法从他上面看前面。
■A tall figure suddenly materialized at her side.
一个高高的身影突然出现在她的身边。
■A tall man is waiting for you at the gate.
一位高个的男士在门口等你。
■A tall pine dominated the landscape.
一棵高耸的松树俯视全景。
■The liturgical headdress and part of the insignia of a Christian bishop. In the Western church it is a tall pointed hat with peaks in front and back, worn at all solemn functions.
主教冠基督教主教的礼拜仪式的头饰,是其标志的一部分,在西方教堂中,是一个高而尖的帽子,在前和后有尖状突出,在隆重的庆祝仪式上佩戴
■A spinner of flax;a spinner of tall tales.
亚麻纺织机;编造荒诞不经的故事的人
■The sorghum has grown unusually tall this year.
今年高梁长得特别高。
■She's tall for her age.
从她的年龄来看,她个子算是高的。
■He was tall and handsome with a shock of hair.
他一头浓浓的头发,人长得高大而又英俊。
■He is less tall than she is.
他不如她高。
■He was not a tall man,but seemed well set up.
他个子不高,但看起来很健壮。
■He tends to stoop because he's so tall.
他个子太高了,所以时常弓着背。
■He was very tall and stood out from the crowd.
他个子很高,在人群中显得很突出。
■He is tall, eloquent and has fine manners.
他个子高大,口才流利,举止文雅。
■He was tall, and wore a black jumper.
他个子高高的,穿着一件黑色的上衣。
■He is tall, but he is not strong.
他个子高,但不强壮。
■He was a big man,about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds.
他也是个大块头的男人,大约有6 英尺高,200 磅重。
■They put up many tall buildings last year.
他们去年盖了许多高楼。
■They nicknamed him "Lofty" because he was so tall.
他们给他起了个绰号叫“高个儿”, 因为他身材很高。
■They racked their poor brains to back tall to us.
他们绞尽脑汁对我们反唇相讥。
■They're all tall, and energetic too.
他们都是高个子,而且都活泼而神气。
■They were tall, with a Roman nose apiece.
他们都长得个子高高,各有一只鹰爪鼻。
■There are a lot of tall people in front of him.
他前面有许多高个子的人。
■He was tall and thin, with dark hair.
他又高又瘦,满头黑发。
■He was tall and fat,and without much hair.
他又高又胖,头发稀疏。
■He is conspicuous for being tall.
他因个子高而惹人注意。
■He is only about five feet tall.
他大概只有五英尺高。
■He poured wine into a glass with a tall stalk.
他将酒倒入一只高脚玻璃杯中。
■He's almost six feet tall.
他差不多有六英尺高。
■He has grown up to be quite a tall boy.
他已长成一个相当高的男孩。
■He issued a tall order that no one could comply with.
他提出了一项谁也无法答应的无礼要求。
■He was a tall upright old man.
他是一个个头高大,腰杆笔挺的老人。
■He is a tall boy.
他是一个高大的男孩。
■He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
他是个个子高而笨拙的18岁小伙子。
■He was a tall, quiet, sober soft-spoken black man.
他是个黑人,个子高高的,话语少,很稳重,说话温和。
■He is so tall that he can touch the top.
他是如此高以致他能摸到屋顶。
■He's a tall man with a gray beard.
他是有灰胡子的高个子男人。
■He's five foot nothing(= exactly five feet tall).
他正好五英尺高。
■He slashed at the tall weeds with his stick .
他用手杖挥击高高的野草。
■By mistake he took the tall heavy-set man for his boss.
他误以为那个敦实的高个子男人是他老板。
■He was tall, with brown hair.
他身材高大,头发是棕色的。
■He's one hundred and 50 centimetre tall.
他身高150厘米(1。5米)。
■He is 1 meter 80 centimeters tall.
他身高一米八。
■He was tall and broad with humped shoulders.
他身高体宽,双肩隆起。
■He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.
他身高六英尺,体重200磅。
■He was over six feet tall, with piercing blue eyes.
他身高超过六英尺,长着一双锐利的蓝眼睛。
■He is over six feet tall,with piercing blue eyes.
他身高超过六英尺,长著一双锐利的蓝眼睛。
■He hid behind some tall grasses.
他躲在很高的草丛中。