adj. 1.身材高的，高大的。 2.〔美口〕(数量)大的。 3.〔俚语〕过分的，夸张的。 短语和例子 a tall chimney 高烟囱。 He is 6 feet tall. 身高六英尺。 a tall price 高价。 a tall dinner 丰盛的饭菜[宴席]。 a tall story 大谎话。 tall talk 大话。 a tall order 苛刻的要求，难办的差使。 tall grass country 〔美国〕西部草原地带。 tall hat 大礼帽。 tall timber [uncut] 〔美国〕深山野地。 tall water man [sailor] 远洋海员。 adv. 〔口语〕夸大地；趾高气扬地。 n. -ness
great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" 同义词：improbable, marvelous, marvellous,
impressively difficult; "a tall order"
lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying" 同义词：grandiloquent, magniloquent,
a garment size for a tall person
To be tall is to have a vertical extent greater than the average.
例句与用法
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Tall trees arched across the river . 高大的树木成拱形横跨过那条河。
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This breed of horses is both tall and heavily grown . 这种马既高且大。
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Tall tales have a certain sameness . 荒诞不经的故事有点千篇一律。
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Why is this tall old man so arrogant ? 这个长脚老头凭什么自以为了不起？
5.
She is about as tall as her mother now . 她都赶上她妈妈的个子了。
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In the forum the tall columns toppled . 广场上高大的柱子倾倒了。
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He says the tree seems taller than ever . 他说那棵树看起来比以前更高大了。
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He is one hundred eighty-five centimeters tall . 他185公分高。
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Tall chimneys vomit forth black smoke . 高高的烟囱喷吐出黑烟。
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Tall chimneys belch forth black smoke . 高高的烟囱喷吐出黑烟。
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