tall
adj. 身材高的,高大的; (数量)大的; (俚)过分的,夸张的
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。
You use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something.
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。
If something is a tall order, it is very difficult.
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。
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.
1. great in vertical dimension; high in stature;
2. lofty in style;
3. impressively difficult;
4. too improbable to admit of belief;
high, tall, lofty
这些形容词均有"高的"之意。
a tall order
不合理的要求
He is scarcely so tall as you.
他没有你这样高.
In contrast with her sister, she is very tall.
与姐姐相比, 她个子很高.
I don't like her because she is too tall and furthermore she smokes too much.
我不喜欢她,因为她太高,另外她抽烟太厉害.
He was very tall with long limbs.
他个儿很高,四肢很长.
This young chap is very tall.
这小伙子个头儿不小.