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Tall Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Height Fairly I Phrase 短语

英语单词 tall
英美音标 英 [tɔːl] 美 [tɔːl]
中文释义 adj.高的
英语例句 (1) The boy is 150 centimetres tall.
(2) She's tall for her age.
(3) The tall hedge breaks the force of the wind .
(4) That woman wore a very tall hat on her head.
中文例句 (1) 这个男孩身高150厘米。
(2) 从她的年龄来看,她个子算是高的。
(3) 高的树篱能减弱风力。
(4) 那个妇女戴了一顶很高的帽子。
柯林斯解释
1
[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:
high
  [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]

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