| 单词 | tall |
| 释义 | tall adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be, look, seem高；看上去高；好像高▸➤become, get, grow变高；长高▸➤stand高◆suddenly he seemed to stand taller.忽然间他显得更高了。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常高◆she is quite tall for her age.就她这个年龄来说，她个子已经相当高了。➤exceptionally, freakishly, unusually格外高；异常高；非同寻常地高 tall /tɔːl/ (taller, tallest) adjectiveused to describe an organization where there are many levels between the top and the bottom （组织）层级多的◆there are more opportunities for promotion in a tall organization, but communications are not usually good. 在多层级组织里有更多的晋升机会，但通常沟通不畅。 ➡ flat (4) ☞ tall tall adjectivetall ♦︎ lanky ♦︎ leggy ♦︎ willowythese words all describe a person who has a greater than average height or long legs.这些词均表示人个子高的、腿长的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a tall / lanky man / teenager / youth / figure◆a tall / leggy woman■ tall (of a person) having a greater than average height（人）高的，高大的◆she's tall and thin with light brown hair.她身材高瘦，头发是浅棕色的。◆he is quite tall for his age.他的个子在同龄人中算很高了。 opp short → short 2 ■ lanky (often disapproving) having long thin legs and arms and moving in an awkward way四肢细长而行动笨拙的◆he was thin, lanky and pale-skinned.他很瘦，四肢细长，肤色苍白。■ leggy (informal, usually approving but sometimes offensive) (especially of girls and women) having long legs; tall and sexually attractive（尤指女性）腿长的；高而性感的◆she was a leggy redhead with a terrific figure.她红发长腿，身材极佳。ⓘ although leggy is often used in an approving way by men to describe women, some women might find it offensive because it describes them purely in terms of their sexual attractiveness.尽管男人用 leggy 形容女人时常为褒义，但有些女性可能会觉得受到冒犯，因其仅描述她们性方面的吸引力。■ willowy /wɪləʊi; name wɪloʊi/ (approving) (especially of women) tall, thin and graceful（尤指女人）修长苗条的，婀娜多姿的◆dark and willowy, she has the natural grace of a ballerina.她一头黑发，身材苗条，具有芭蕾舞演员的天然优雅气质。ⓘ willowy is often a nicer way to describe a woman than leggy, because it suggests simple admiration, not sexual attraction. * willowy 形容女人时常比 leggy 更得宜，因为它意味着单纯的赞赏，而非性的吸引力。tallhaving a greater than average height; measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top高的；高大的；高耸的◆what's the tallest building in the world?世界上最高的建筑物是哪座？◆pollutants are dispersed through tall chimneys.污染物经由高耸的烟囱排出。◆a tall glass of iced tea一大杯冰茶note 辨析 high or tall?in many cases, where the meaning is 'measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top', either word can be used. however, they are most common in these collocations.许多情况下，当指的是物体自身的高度时，这两个词可以通用，但最常见的搭配是◆a high mountain / cliff / peak / wall高山；高耸的悬崖／山峰；高墙◆(a) tall building / tower / tree / grass高楼；高塔；高大的树；高草 tall is not used to talk about sth which is at a level a long way above the ground, it only refers to the distance between the top and the bottom of sth. * tall 不指距地面高，仅指物体本身高◆the room has tall windows (= the windows stretch from the bottom of the wall to the top).这个房间有落地窗。◆the room has high windows (= they are at the top of the wall, near the ceiling).这个房间的窗子离地面很高。tall(of a person) having a greater than average height（人）高的，高大的◆she's tall and thin with light brown hair.她身材高瘦，头发是浅棕色的。◆he is quite tall for his age.他的个子在同龄人中算很高了。 opp short → short 2 tall/tɔ:l ||; tɔl/adj1. (used about people or things) of more than average height; not short （指人或物）高的: ◇a tall young man 高个子的年轻人◇a tall tree/tower/chimney 高耸的树╱塔╱烟囱 [opp] short 反义词为short 2. used to describe the height of sb/sth 有某高度的: ◇claire is five feet tall. 克莱尔有五英尺高。◇how tall are you? 你有多高？◇nick is taller than his brother. 尼克比他弟弟高。 ☞noun height 名词为height ☞ tall and high have similar meanings. we use tall to describe the height of people and trees (he is six foot three inches tall.) (a tall oak tree stands in the garden.) and other narrow objects (the tall skyscrapers of manhattan). we use high to describe the measurement of sth (the fence is two metres high.)and the distance of sth from the ground (a room with high ceilings). tall和high意思相近。tall用于形容人的高度（he is six foot three inches tall.他有六英尺三英寸高。）、树的高度（a tall oak tree stands in the garden.一棵高高的橡树耸立在花园里。），以及其他狭长的东西（the tall skyscrapers of manhattan曼哈顿高耸入云的大厦）。high用于形容事物的量度（the fence is two metres high. 栅栏有两米高。）、离开地面的距离（a room with high ceilings 天花板很高的房间）。tall1 words for describing someone who is tall2 how tall someone is3 to be much taller than someonerelated wordsoppositeshort,tall building, tree, mountain etc 高大的建筑、树木、山等 high (2),1. words for describing someone who is tall 描述身材高的人的词语 tall /tɔːl/ [adjective] martin was tall and thin, with curly blond hair. 马丁又高又瘦，有一头金色曲发。 at the age of fifteen he was already six foot three and the tallest boy in the school. 他15岁时已有6英尺3英寸了，是学校里最高的男孩。 the photographer asked the taller people to stand at the back of the group. 摄影师让身材较高的人站到人群的后排。 who is that tall bloke standing next to diane? 站在黛安娜旁边的高个子是谁？grow tall/taller sebastian was now fifteen, and had grown tall and strong. 塞巴斯蒂安现在15岁，长得又高又壮。 lanky /ˈlæŋki/ [adjective] a man who is lanky is tall and thin, and has very long legs ［男人］瘦长的 we were met by a tall, lanky youth called yusef. 一个名叫尤素福的高高瘦瘦的年轻人来接我们。 a lanky sixteen-year-old boy 一个腿长身瘦的16岁男孩 gangling/gangly /ˈgæŋglɪŋ, ˈgæŋgli/ [adjective usually before noun] use this about a young person who is tall and thin with very long legs and arms, and moves in an awkward way 又高又瘦而动作笨拙的［指年轻人］ janet introduced me to her son, a shy, gangling teenager. 珍妮特把我介绍给她儿子，一个羞涩的、又高又瘦的少年。 a tall, gangly youth 又高又瘦的青年人 leggy /ˈlegi/ [adjective] a woman who is leggy is tall and attractive with long legs ［女人］双腿修长的 robert arrived at the party with a leggy brunette. 罗伯特带了一个长着深褐色头发的长腿女郎来参加聚会。 a tall, leggy blonde 一个身材高挑、双腿修长的金发美女 a giant /ə ˈdʒaɪənt/ [singular noun] use this about a man who is very tall, especially when you are surprised at how tall he is 身材非常高大的男人；巨人［尤表示高得令人惊讶］ bigger even than his father, who was a tall man, james was a giant. 詹姆斯的父亲是个高个子，而詹姆斯甚至比他父亲还高大，他是个巨人。a giant of a man the biggest of the three brothers was a sad-faced giant of a man. 三兄弟中身材最高大的是一个面容愁苦的巨人。2. how tall someone is 某人有多高 how tall /ˌhaʊ ˈtɔːl/ [adjective phrase] use this to ask or talk about someone's height 多高 how tall are you? 你有多高？ i hadn't seen her for five years and i was amazed at how tall she was. 我有五年没见到她，她长得这么高让我很惊讶。 6 ft tall/2 m tall etc /ˌsɪks fʊt ˈtɔːl/ [adjective phrase] use this to say exactly how tall someone is 有六英尺/两米等高 john is 1.78 metres tall and weighs 95 kilos. 约翰身高1.78米，体重95公斤。 she was accompanied by her six foot tall boyfriend. 陪伴着她的是她那个身高六英尺的男朋友。 height /haɪt/ [countable/uncountable noun] how tall someone is 身高 somebody's height state your age, height, and weight. 说出你的年龄、身高和体重。 sally had always been self-conscious about her height. 萨莉总是对自己的身高感到难为情。be the same height she's about the same height as i am. 她跟我差不多一样高。 stature /ˈstætʃəʳ/ [uncountable noun] formal someone's height, used especially when you are talking about their appearance 【正式】身高；身材［尤用于描述外表］ the bank manager was a grey-haired man of imposing stature. 这位银行经理是个头发灰白，气宇轩昂的男人。in stature i was by no means short in stature, but next to this man i felt like a dwarf. 我的身材绝不矮，但在这个人身边我觉得自己像个侏儒。3. to be much taller than someone 比某人高许多 tower over/above /ˈtaʊər əʊvəʳ, əbʌv/ [transitive phrasal verb] when howard stood up, he towered over his father. 霍华德站起来时，比他父亲要高许多。 a tall, broad-shouldered, striking figure, he towered above others around him. 他身材高、肩膀宽、仪表堂堂，比起周围的人他要高出很多。 dwarf /dwɔːʳf/ [transitive verb usually in passive] to be so much taller than someone else that you make them seem shorter than they really are 使［某人］显得矮小很多 rachel was small and slight, and was dwarfed by the other competitors. 雷切尔个子小而纤弱，与其他参赛者相比显得矮小得多。 tall /tɔl; tɔːl/adj 1. having a greater than average height 高的:◇the tallest boy in the class 班里最高的男孩◇tall buildings 高楼 2. used to talk about someone's height ［人］有…高的:◇my brother's almost 6 feet tall. 我哥哥将近六英尺高。◇how tall are you? 你有多高？ 3. be a tall order spoken used to say that something will be extremely difficult to do 【口】 是很难做到的事 4. a tall tale ame 【美】， a tall story bre 【英】 a story about something that has happened that makes it seem much more exciting, dangerous etc than it really is 夸张的故事 ☞ tall |
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