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Towering Adj 形容词 Describe   [Adj N   [Literary 文

英语单词 towering
英美音标 英 ['taʊərɪŋ] 美 ['taʊərɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.高耸的;激烈的;杰出的
动词tower的现在分词形式.
英语例句 (1) They built a TV tower on the towering hill.
中文例句 (1) 他们在高耸的山顶建起了一座电视塔。
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ 形容词]高耸的;参天的;屹立的 If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff as towering, you mean that it is very tall and therefore impressive.
  [ADJ n]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • ...towering cliffs of black granite which rise straight out of the sea.

    从海里突兀而起的参天的黑色花岗岩峭壁

2
[ADJ 形容词]杰出的;卓越的;强烈的 If you describe someone or something as towering, you are emphasizing that they are impressive because of their importance, skill, or intensity.
  [ADJ n]
  [emphasis]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • He remains a towering figure in modern British politics...

    他在现代英国政坛上一直是位杰出的人物。

  • I saw her in a towering rage only once.

    我只有一次见过她大发雷霆。

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