tall
US
UK tall adj: (of a great height)
SC 高的 gāo de
SC 个子高的 gāo de ，gè zi gāo de
The basketball player is really tall.
这位篮球队员真是很高。
tall adj: (in height)
SC 有...高的
SC 身高为…的 shēn gāo wéi de
She is five feet, six inches tall.
The six-foot tall posts stood at regular intervals along the length of the fence.
她身高五英尺六英寸。// 整道围栏旁边都以固定间隔矗立着六英尺高的路灯。
tall adj: US, figurative (pompous)
SC 自高自大的 zì gāo zì dà de
SC 自负的 zì gāo zì dà de ，zì fù de
TC 自負的
TC 自負的
He was a conceited man, who stood very tall and ordered people around.
six feet tall adj: (imperial measure: 1.8 metres in height)
SC 六尺高的
SC 一米八高的
stand tall v expr: figurative (be proud of yourself)
SC 昂首挺胸
SC 满怀自信
She stood tall after successfully defending herself.
tall oil: (secondary product)
SC 液体松香
SC 妥尔油
a tall order n: figurative (challenging task)
SC 苛刻的要求 kē kè de yāo qiú
SC 过高要求 kē kè de yāo qiú，guò gāo yāo qiú
TC 過高要求
TC 過高要求
SC 艰巨的任务
Translate 300 legal pages in three days? That's a pretty tall order.
三天内翻译300页法律文书？这个要求未免也太高了。
tall poppy syndrome n: AU, NZ, figurative, informal (hostility to successful people)
SC 高罂粟综合症
SC 仇富综合症
tall ship n: (type of large sailing ship)
SC 高桅帆船 gāo wéi fān chuán
The tall ships came into the harbor with sails unfurled at each mast.
tall story n: figurative, informal (far-fetched account)
SC 难以置信的故事
SC 无稽之谈 wú jī zhī tán
TC 無稽之談
TC 無稽之談
tall tale, tall story n: figurative, informal (far-fetched story)
SC 大话 dà huà
SC 吹牛 dà huà，chuī niú
I don't want to hear any of your tall tales about being abducted by aliens on your way to school.
walk tall vi: figurative (be proud or unapologetic)
SC 挺直腰杆，理直气壮
SC 不低三下四