tall

adjective

/tɔːl/

(comparative taller, superlative tallest)

Idioms

(of a person, building, tree, etc.) having a greater than average height高的；高大的
- She's tall and thin.她身材高瘦。
- the tallest building in the world世界上最高的建筑物
- tall trees/chimneys高大的树木/烟囱
- a tall glass of iced tea一大杯冰茶
- He's grown taller since I last saw him.他比我上次见到时长高了。
opposite shortTopics Appearancea1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
used to describe or ask about the height of somebody/something（用以表示或询问高度）有…高，身高
- How tall are you?你身高多少？
- He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.他身高六英尺，体重 200 磅。
Which Word? high / tall
high / tall
- High is used to talk about the measurement from the bottom to the top of something:
  The fence is over five metres high.这围栏有五米多高。
  He has climbed some of the world’s highest mountains.他攀登过几座世界最高峰。
  You also use high to describe the distance of something from the ground:
  How high was the plane when the engine failed?发动机出故障时飞机离地面多高？
- Tall is used instead of high to talk about people:
  My brother’s much taller than me.我哥哥比我高多了。
  Tall is also used for things that are high and narrow such as trees:
  She ordered cold beer in a tall glass.她叫了一杯高玻璃杯装的冰镇啤酒。
  tall factory chimneys高大的工厂烟囱
  Tall pine trees line the roadways.道路两旁排列着高大的松树。
  Buildings can be high or tall.

Word Originlate Middle English: probably from Old English getæl ‘swift, prompt’. Early senses also included ‘fine, handsome’ and ‘bold, strong, good at fighting’.

Idioms

be a tall order

(informal) to be very difficult to do难以办到；要求苛刻

great/tall oaks from little acorns grow

(saying) something large and successful often begins in a very small way参天橡树长自小小橡实；合抱之树，生于毫末Topics Successc2

stand tall

(especially North American English) to show that you are proud and able to deal with anything趾高气扬；昂然挺立
- Suddenly he seemed to stand taller.忽然间他显得更高了。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2

walk tall

to feel proud and confident昂首阔步；趾高气扬Topics Feelingsc2, Personal qualitiesc2

单词	tall
释义	tall adjective /tɔːl/ /tɔːl/ (comparative taller, superlative tallest) Idioms (of a person, building, tree, etc.) having a greater than average height高的；高大的 She's tall and thin.她身材高瘦。 the tallest building in the world世界上最高的建筑物 tall trees/chimneys高大的树木/烟囱 a tall glass of iced tea一大杯冰茶 He's grown taller since I last saw him.他比我上次见到时长高了。 opposite shortTopics Appearancea1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb extremely fairly very … used to describe or ask about the height of somebody/something（用以表示或询问高度）有…高，身高 How tall are you?你身高多少？ He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.他身高六英尺，体重 200 磅。 Which Word? high / tallhigh / tall High is used to talk about the measurement from the bottom to the top of something: The fence is over five metres high.这围栏有五米多高。 He has climbed some of the world’s highest mountains.他攀登过几座世界最高峰。 You also use high to describe the distance of something from the ground: How high was the plane when the engine failed?发动机出故障时飞机离地面多高？ Tall is used instead of high to talk about people: My brother’s much taller than me.我哥哥比我高多了。 Tall is also used for things that are high and narrow such as trees: She ordered cold beer in a tall glass.她叫了一杯高玻璃杯装的冰镇啤酒。 tall factory chimneys高大的工厂烟囱 Tall pine trees line the roadways.道路两旁排列着高大的松树。 Buildings can be high or tall. Word Originlate Middle English: probably from Old English getæl ‘swift, prompt’. Early senses also included ‘fine, handsome’ and ‘bold, strong, good at fighting’. Idioms be a tall order (informal) to be very difficult to do难以办到；要求苛刻 great/tall oaks from little acorns grow (saying) something large and successful often begins in a very small way参天橡树长自小小橡实；合抱之树，生于毫末Topics Successc2 stand tall (especially North American English) to show that you are proud and able to deal with anything趾高气扬；昂然挺立 Suddenly he seemed to stand taller.忽然间他显得更高了。 Topics Personal qualitiesc2 walk tall to feel proud and confident昂首阔步；趾高气扬Topics Feelingsc2, Personal qualitiesc2
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