| 释义 |
tall/tɔ:l/ adj. & adv.●adj. 1 of more than average height (较一般)高的；高大的 2 of a specified height 特定高度的；特定身高的 looks about six feet tall 看上去 6 英尺高 3 higher than the surrounding objects (较周围物体)更高的 a tall building 一座高楼 4 colloq. extravagant or excessive; fanciful [口]夸耀的，夸张的；过分的 a tall story 大谎话; tall talk 大话 ●adv. as if tall; proudly; in a tall or extravagant way 昂然；趾高气扬地；夸大地 sit tall 昂然而坐 □ tallish adj.□ tallness n.[originally = ready, active: Middle English, representing Old English getœl ‘swift, prompt’] |