1 ADJ-GRADED 高的;高大的 Someone or something that is tall has a greater height than is normal or average. 高的;高大的
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Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident.
个子高会使你感觉极其自信。
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She was a young woman, fairly tall and fairly slim.
她是个身材修长的年轻女子。
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The windows overlooked a lawn of tall waving grass.
窗户外边是一块草地，高高的草随风摇摆。
SYN lofty, big, giant, long-legged
2 ADJ-GRADED (用于指高度)有…高的，身高…的 You use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something. →see usage note at: high (用于指高度)有…高的，身高…的
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How tall are you?.
你多高？
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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。
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I am already as tall as she is.
我已经和她一样高了。
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Tony, my oldest, is already taller than me, and he's only eleven.
我家老大托尼今年才 11 岁，就已经比我高了。
3 PHRASE 难办的事情;棘手的问题 If something is a tall order, it is very difficult. 难办的事情;棘手的问题
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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。
4 PHRASE 昂首挺胸;理直气壮 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. 昂首挺胸;理直气壮
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