tall

英 [tɔːl] 美 [tɔːl]

• adj. 高的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 高的,身材高的

   having a greater than average height

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 身材高的，高大的，身材修长的
2. 趾高气扬的，昂然挺立的
3. 难以办到的，要求苛刻的
4. 大的
5. <口>过分的，离谱的
6. 夸张的，荒诞不经的，夸大的

adv. 副词

1. 夸大地
2. 趾高气扬地

英英释义

Noun:

1. a garment size for a tall person

Adjective:

1. great in vertical dimension; high in stature;

   "tall people"
   "tall buildings"
   "tall trees"
   "tall ships"
   

2. lofty in style;

   "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
   

3. impressively difficult;

   "a tall order"
   

4. too improbable to admit of belief;

   "a tall story"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The boy is 150 centimetres tall.
   这个男孩身高150厘米。
2. She's tall for her age.
   从她的年龄来看，她个子算是高的。
3. The tall hedge breaks the force of the wind .
   高的树篱能减弱风力。
4. That woman wore a very tall hat on her head.
   那个妇女戴了一顶很高的帽子。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He is the tallest boy in our class.
   我们班他最高。
2. A new Bluebird stopped in front of the door, and a gentleman helped a tall lady in it.
   一辆蓝鸟牌汽车停在门口,一位绅士搀扶着一位高个子的女士进入汽车。
3. Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.
   突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
4. The taller of the two men had scarcely said a word when the other put up his fists and went for him.
   那个高一点的男人刚刚说了一句话,另外那个人就挥舞着拳头向他打去。
5. The truck went into a tall tree.
   卡车撞到一棵大树上。
6. This tall tree developed from a small seed.
   这棵大树是从一粒小小的种子长成的。
7. Please group all those tall flowers here.
   请把所有长得高的花放在一起。
8. These animals with long necks live off the leaves of tall trees.
   这些长颈动物以高大树木的叶子为食。
9. You will know the house by its tall chimneys.
   看到那些大烟囱你就会认出那栋房子。
10. He was astonished to find a tall building where his hut once stood.
    发现在他原来小屋的地方建起了一座高楼,这使得他非常惊讶。
11. The little park was enclosed on all sides by tall apartment buildings.
    那个小公园被四周高高的住宅楼围在里面。
12. He was frightened to look down from the top of the tall building.
    他害怕从一个高建筑物的顶部往下看。
13. This is a tall story.
    这是一篇难以相信的故事。
14. He issued a tall order which no one could comply with.
    他提出了一项谁也答应不了的无理要求。

n. +～

1. This is a tree 30 meters tall.
   这是一棵30米高的树。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. He looked tall, handsome and healthy.
   他看上去高大、英俊、健壮。
2. He is five feet tall.
   他身高五英尺。
3. The tree is a hundred feet tall.
   这树有100英尺高。
4. He is two inches taller than I.
   他比我高两英寸。
5. Jack and Bill are twins, but the latter is taller than the former.
   杰克和比尔是孪生兄弟,不过后者个子比前者高。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is tall for his age.
   按他的年龄来说,他算是高个子。
2. The dress models are tall of stature.
   时装模特的身材都高。

S+be+～+to- v

1. The child was not tall enough to look over the wall.
   这孩子个头不够高,不能从墙头望过去。

S+be+～+that-clause

1. Tony was so tall that he had to bend down to get through the doorway.
   托尼个子很高,过门口时总得弯着腰。
2. The trees grow so tall that they hang over the river from either side.
   树长得很高,从河的两岸悬在河面上。

经典引文

• He like a tall fellow..interdicted the King, with the whole Realme.

  出自： W. Prynne

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• tall chimneys 高大的烟囱
• tall dinner 丰盛的饭菜
• tall drink 一大杯酒
• tall girl 身材修长的少女
• tall order 无理的要求
• tall price 高价
• tall spire 高大的塔尖
• tall story 难以相信的故事
• tall talk 大话,吹牛皮
• tall tree 高大的树
• tall word 难以置信的话
• tall young man 高大的男青年

副词+～

• amazingly tall 高得出奇
• handsomely tall 英俊而高大
• incredibly tall 高得出奇

动词+～

• stand tall 坚毅的,坚定的

～+介词

• taller by a head than 比…高出一头
• tall of stature 个子高

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. tall用作形容词的基本意思是“高”,多指由顶到底的长度,尤其指比较细长的东西,如人、树、建筑物等。引申可作“夸大的”解,主要用在口语中。
2. tall在句中主要用作定语或表语。
3. tall可和表示量度的名词构成短语,短语中的tall要置于度量名词之后。整个短语作定语时须置于所修饰的名词之后。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

tall, high, lofty

• 这三个词都可表示“高的”,指高度上超过一般。其区别是：
• 1.high既可修饰具体的东西,也可修饰抽象的事物; tall既可修饰人,也可修饰无生命的物; 而lofty是文语,可引申指态度、样子、神情等“高傲”“傲慢”。例如:
• The cost of living is high.生活费用很高。
• There are some very tall buildings in Hong Kong.香港有些很高的建筑物。
• I didn't like her lofty treatment of her visitors.我不喜欢她那样傲慢地对待来访者。
• 2.high多指离开地面的高度或距离; tall多指由顶到底的长度,常用于比较狭窄的东西,如人、树等; lofty有时也指思想、感情、情操等是“高尚的”“崇高的”。例如:
• It is a very high building.
• 这是一座很高的楼房。
• The ship is too tall to go under the bridge.
• 这艘船太高,桥下驶不过去。
• Those sentiments are lofty but not very practical.
• 那种思想感情是高尚的,但是不太现实。
• 3.high可以表示程度或强度“高”,而tall不可。例如:
• I can't sing at so high a pitch.我无法把音调唱得这么高。
• 4.指“山高”只能用high,不能用tall。例如:
• Mount Jolmo Lungma is the highest in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界最高峰。

下面两句意思相同:

• He is a head taller than his brother.
• He is taller than his brother by a head.
• 他比他弟弟高出一头。

常见错误

adj. (形容词)

1. 他的鼻子很高。

   误 His nose is very tall.

   正 His nose is very long.

   析 汉语中所谓“鼻子的高〔低〕”译成英文时不可说a high〔tall〕 nose或a low nose,而应说a long〔short〕 nose。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的tal，意为帅气的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• big
• high

【反义词】

• low
• short
• small