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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- tall [tɔl] [tɔːl]
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- 1. adjective （身材）高的
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2.
adjective
…高的
- five feet tall
- 五英尺高的
- How tall is that tree?
- 那棵树多高？
- 3. adjective [American English] [verbal] 夸大的，过分的
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4.
adjective
[American English]
[verbal]
巨大的，大量的
- a tall drink
- 一大杯酒
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5.
adjective
[verbal]
夸口的
- tall talk
- 大话，牛皮
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6.
adjective
[antiquated]
大方的，慷慨的
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7.
adjective
[antiquated]
勇敢的
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8.
adjective
[slang]
吸毒产生的快感；吸食大麻成瘾（毒品相关用语）
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9.
adjective
[slang]
高质量
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
- a woman five feet tall
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3.
adj
(in combination)
- a twenty-foot-tall partition
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4.
adj
[informal]
exaggerated or incredible
- a tall story
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5.
adj
[informal]
difficult to accomplish
- 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
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1.
adj
of more than average height
Examples
- Tall as he was he couldn't reach the apples.
- 他虽然长得这么高，仍够不着那些苹果。 → as
- a tall man
- 高个子 → tall
- a tall building
- 高层建筑物 → tall
- five feet tall
- 五英尺高的 → tall
- a tall tale
- 夸张的故事 → tall
- a tall drink
- 一大杯酒 → tall
- tall talk
- 大话，牛皮 → tall
- How tall is that tree?
- 那棵树多高？ → tall
- She hadn't realized how tall he was.
- 她还没意识到他有多高。
- She stands six feet tall.
- 她身高六英尺。
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