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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- tall
[tɔːl]
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1.
adjective
高的
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how tall are you?
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你有多高？
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he's 6 feet tall
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他6英尺高
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a tall order
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苛求
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2.
adjective
用法参见 high
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- tall
[tɔːl]
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1.
adjective
高的，高大的
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He looked very short standing next to the tall basketball players.
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站在高大的篮球队员们身旁，他显得异常矮小。
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2.
adjective
[American English]
[Spoken]
夸张的，夸大的
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Tall talk does little to impress me.
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说大话的人不能给我留下好印象。
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He engages in so much tall talk，one never really realizes what he is saying.
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他忙于发表许多高谈阔论，没有一个人了解他说的是什么。
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3.
adjective
困难的，费劲的
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A tall order was in hand.
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手上这个订单非常棘手。
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4.
adjective
[Spoken]
难以置信的，荒诞的
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It was a tall story to believe.
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这个故事荒诞离奇，令人难以置信。
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5.
adverb
高傲地，趾高气昂地
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6.
n.[u]
高个子人的衣服尺寸
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I could only find tall t-shirts at the store.
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在店里，我只能找到适合高个子穿的T恤。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- tall
[tɔːl]
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1.
adj
of more than average height
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2.
adj
[postpositive]
having a specified height
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a woman five feet tall
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3.
adj
(in combination)
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a twenty-foot-tall partition
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4.
adj
[Spoken]
exaggerated or incredible
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a tall story
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5.
adj
[Spoken]
difficult to accomplish
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a tall order
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6.
adj
an archaic word for excellent
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7.
adj
[Etymology]
C14 (in the sense: big, comely, valiant); related to Old English getæl prompt, Old High German gizal quick, Gothic untals foolish
Examples
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Tall as he was he couldn't reach the apples.
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他虽然长得这么高，仍够不着那些苹果。
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a tall man
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高个子
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a tall building
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高层建筑物
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five feet tall
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五英尺高的
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a tall tale
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夸张的故事
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a tall drink
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一大杯酒
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tall talk
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大话，牛皮
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How tall is that tree?
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那棵树多高？
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She hadn't realized how tall he was.
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她还没意识到他有多高。
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She stands six feet tall.
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她身高六英尺。
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