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Tall Adj Graded Height Fairly Phrase Order 英[Tɔ:L 美[Tɔl

单词 tall
音标
英[tɔ:l] 美[tɔl]
解释
adj.身材高的,高大的;(数量)大的;(俚)过分的,夸张的;adv.夸大地;趾高气扬地;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
高的;高大的
Someone or something that is tall has a greater height than is normal or average.
例:Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident...个子高会使你感觉极其自信。
例:She was a young woman, fairly tall and fairly slim...她是个身材修长的年轻女子。

ADJ-GRADED
(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.
例:How tall are you?...你多高?
例: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。

PHRASE
难办的事情;棘手的问题
If something is a tall order, it is very difficult.
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
变形
noun:tallness~est:tallest~er:taller~

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