The word "tall" is an adjective meaning having a greater than average height. It can also refer to questions about height or be used in phrases like "a tall order" (a difficult task) or "walk tall" (to behave with pride).
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]高的;高大的 Someone or something that is tall has a greater height than is normal or average.
Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident...
个子高会使你感觉极其自信。
She was a young woman, fairly tall and fairly slim...
她是个身材修长的年轻女子。
The windows overlooked a lawn of tall waving grass.
窗户外边是一块草地,高高的草随风摇摆。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](用于指高度)有…高的,身高…的 You use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something. →see usage note at:
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[how ADJ]
How tall are you?...
你多高?
I'm only 5ft tall, and I look younger than my age...
我才 5 英尺高,显得比实际年龄小。
I am already as tall as she is...
我已经和她一样高了。
Tony, my oldest, is already taller than me, and he's only eleven.
我家老大托尼今年才 11 岁,就已经比我高了。
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[PHRASE 短语]难办的事情;棘手的问题 If something is a tall order, it is very difficult.
[N inflects]
Financing your studies may seem like a tall order, but there is plenty of help available.
学费的筹措可能看似一个大难题,好在你可以获得许多帮助。
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[PHRASE 短语]昂首挺胸;理直气壮 If you say that someone walks tall, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they have pride in themselves and in what they are doing.
[V inflects]
Oxford
tall★/tɔːl; NAmEtɔːl/adjective(tall·er,tall·est)1★(of a person, building, tree, etc. 人、建筑物、树木等)having a greater than average height 高的;高大的◆She's tall and thin.她身材高瘦。◆tall chimneys高高的烟囱◆the tallest building in the world世界上最高的建筑物◆a tall glass of iced tea一大杯冰茶OPP
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2★used to describe or ask about the height of sb/sth (用以表示或询问高度)有…高,身高◆How tall are you?你身高多少?◆He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.他身高六英尺,体重 200 磅。☞note at
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▶tall·ness/tɔːlnəs; NAmEtɔːlnəs/noun[uncountable ]IDIOMSstand ˈtall( especially NAmE) to show that you are proud and able to deal with anything 趾高气扬;昂然挺立be a ˌtall ˈorder( informal) to be very difficult to do 难以办到;要求苛刻☞more at
1a person, building, tree etc that is tall is a greater height than normal: He was young and tall. a house surrounded by tall trees This bush grows tall very quickly.► see thesaurus at
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2you use ‘tall’ to say or ask what the height of something or someone is6ft/2m/12 inches etc tall He’s only 5 feet tall.How tall is that building? She’s a little taller than her sister.3American English a tall drink contains a small amount of alcohol mixed with a large amount of a non-alcoholic drink4a tall order informal a request or piece of work that is almost impossible: Finding a replacement is going to be a tall order.5tall story/tale a story that is so unlikely that it is difficult to believe—tallness noun [uncountable] → stand tall
at stand1(39)
, → walk tall
at walk1(10)
WDF
tall
[tɔ:l]
级别:taller, tallest
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taller[4687] tallest[1354]
高的(100%)
adj.高的;长的;过分的;夸大的
adv.夸大地
n.(Tall)人名;(马里、阿拉伯)塔勒;(芬、罗、瑞典)塔尔;(英)托尔;(土)塔勒
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