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美音:[tɔl ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.高的,长的,夸大的 adv.<俚> 夸大地

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形容词:tallish 形容词比较级:taller 最高级:tallest 名词:tall-ness

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tall


/tɔ:l; tɔl/
adj (-er, -est)
1 (of people or objects) of more than average height; of objects whose height is greater than their width; higher than surrounding objects (指人或物)高的; (指物)长的, 高于周围物体的
*She's taller than me. 她比我高.
* a tall tree, chimney,spire, mast 高大的树、烟囱、塔尖、船桅. Cf 参看 short1 1.2 of a specified height 有所示之高度的
*Tom is six feet tall. 汤姆身高六英尺. =>Usage at height用法见height.
3 (idm 习语) a tall `order (infml 口) difficult task or unreasonable request 困难的任务; 无理的要求. a tall `story (infml 口) story that is difficult to believe 荒诞不经的故事; 难以置信的事. ten feet tall =>foot1. walk tall =>walk1.

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adj comparativetallersuperlativetallest
[Language: Old English;Origin: getAl 'quick, ready']
a person, building, tree etc that is tall is a greater height than normal
 He was young and tall.
 a house surrounded by tall trees
 This bush grows tall very quickly.
see usage notebig1
you use 'tall' to say or ask what the height of something or someone is
6ft/2m/12 inches etc tall
 He's only 5 feet tall.
 How tall is that building?
 She's a little taller than her sister.
AmE a tall drink contains a small amount of alcohol mixed with a large amount of a non-alcoholic drink
a tall orderinformal
a request or piece of work that is almost impossible
 Finding a replacement is going to be a tall order.
tall story/tale
a story that is so unlikely that it is difficult to believe
>tallnessn[U]
stand tallatstand1 (39)
walk tallatwalk1 (10)
1. By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris.
    到1884年,一座高度达151英尺的雕像在巴黎竖立起来了。

2. But its most popular attraction is the tall tower where I lined up.
    不过那儿最吸引人的还是这个我排队登上的高塔。

3. The suspect is a tall and bony man.
    嫌疑犯是个又高又瘦的男子。

4. Those tall glasses are too high for me to fetch.
    那些高杯子放得太高了,我拿不着。

5. The grass in my garden is tall,too.May I borrow your lawnmower?
    我花园里的草也很高,我可以借你的割草机吗?

6. The tall sportsman is one hundred kilograms.
    这位高个子的运动员有一百公斤重。

7. The church has a tall tower.
    教堂有一很高的钟楼。

8. The tunnel would be well- ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea-level.
    假如高大的烟囱状通风管伸出海面的话,这条隧道的通风将是良好的。

9. The shop was an old converted house with many large, disused fireplaces and tall, narrow chimneys.
    那是一座老式的、经过改造的房子,店里有许多废置不用的大壁炉和又高又窄的烟囱。

10. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.
    如果再建些伸出海面的高大的烟囱状通风管,隧道就具备了良好的通风条件。

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