tall
adj. 身材高的,高大的; (數量)大的; (俚)過分的,誇張的
Someone or something that is tall has a greater height than is normal or average.
Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident...
個子高會使你感覺極其自信。
She was a young woman, fairly tall and fairly slim...
她是個身材修長的年輕女子。
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,顯得比實際年齡小。
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.
學費的籌措可能看似一個大難題,好在你可以獲得許多幫助。
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
這些形容詞均有"高的"之意。
a tall order
不合理的要求
He is scarcely so tall as you.
他沒有你這樣高.
In contrast with her sister, she is very tall.
與姐姐相比, 她個子很高.
I don't like her because she is too tall and furthermore she smokes too much.
我不喜歡她,因為她太高,另外她抽菸太厲害.
He was very tall with long limbs.
他個兒很高,四肢很長.
This young chap is very tall.
這小夥子個頭兒不小.