tall

adj.

1. 高的；高大的
   having a greater than average height
   1. She's tall and thin.
      她身材高瘦。
   2. tall chimneys
      高高的烟囱
   3. the tallest building in the world
      世界上最高的建筑物
   4. a tall glass of iced tea
      一大杯冰茶
2. （用以表示或询问高度）有…高，身高
   used to describe or ask about the height of sb/sth
   1. How tall are you?
      你身高多少？
   2. He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.
      他身高六英尺，体重200磅。

1. ADJ-GRADED 高的;高大的
   Someone or something that is tall has a greater height than is normal or average.
   1. Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident...
      个子高会使你感觉极其自信。
   2. She was a young woman, fairly tall and fairly slim...
      她是个身材修长的年轻女子。
   3. The windows overlooked a lawn of tall waving grass.
      窗户外边是一块草地，高高的草随风摇摆。
2. ADJ-GRADED (用于指高度)有…高的，身高…的
   You use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something.
   1. How tall are you?...
      你多高？
   2. I'm only 5ft tall, and I look younger than my age...
      我才 5 英尺高，显得比实际年龄小。
   3. I am already as tall as she is...
      我已经和她一样高了。
   4. Tony, my oldest, is already taller than me, and he's only eleven.
      我家老大托尼今年才 11 岁，就已经比我高了。
3. PHRASE 难办的事情;棘手的问题
   If something is a tall order, it is very difficult.
   1. Financing your studies may seem like a tall order, but there is plenty of help available.
      学费的筹措可能看似一个大难题，好在你可以获得许多帮助。
4. 昂首挺胸;理直气壮
   If you say that someone walks tall, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they have pride in themselves and in what they are doing.

1. Birds are abundant in the tall vegetation.
   高大的植被中有着大量的鸟类。
2. He was almost as tall as Pete, but skinnier
   他和皮特差不多高，但更瘦。
3. They drove through a tall iron gate and stopped before a large white villa.
   他们开车穿过一个大铁门，在一栋白色的大别墅前面停了下来。
4. He's described as around thirty years old, six feet tall and of medium build
   他被描述成一个30岁左右、6英尺高、中等身材的人。
5. Melissa was a tall, buxom blonde.
   梅利莎是个丰满的高个子金发美女。
6. The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings
   房间很宽敞，窗户和天花板都很高。
7. Lovett was a tall, commanding man with a waxed gray mustache
   洛维特是个威严的高个男人，蓄着灰白的八字胡。
8. To his delight a familiar, tall, languid figure lowered itself down the steps of a club.
   看到一个熟悉的高大身影沿着俱乐部的台阶无精打采地走下来，他高兴极了。
9. It is a light room with tall windows
   这间房有高大的窗子，光线充足。
10. I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth
    我只依稀看见一个高个的模糊身影穿过了矮树丛。
11. His secretary was a tall woman in pince-nez.
    他的秘书是位戴着夹鼻眼镜的高个女士。
12. At this rate, she would be almost seven feet tall by then
    这样下去，她到时将有7英尺高了。
13. The building rose before him, tall and stately
    那座高大宏伟的建筑耸立在他面前。
14. I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat.
    我又高又瘦，他又矮又胖。
15. He was a tall, stout man with gray hair.
    他是个又高又胖、头发灰白的男子。
16. I struggled, but he was a tall man, well-built.
    我使劲挣扎，但他又高又壮。
17. Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident
    个子高会使你感觉极其自信。
18. The windows overlooked a lawn of tall waving grass.
    窗户外边是一块草地，高高的草随风摇摆。
19. I am already as tall as she is
    我已经和她一样高了。
20. Tony, my oldest, is already taller than me, and he's only eleven.
    我家老大托尼今年才11岁，就已经比我高了。
21. Financing your studies may seem like a tall order, but there is plenty of help available.
    学费的筹措可能看似一个大难题，好在你可以获得许多帮助。
22. He was a tall, thin man with grey hair
    他是个瘦高个，头发灰白。
23. It's only a year since I last saw the child and he's grown so tall.
    这孩子一年不见，长这么高了。
24. This young chap is very tall.
    这小伙子个头儿不小。
25. He is as tall as his brother.
    他有他哥哥那么高。
26. You are not as tall as he.
    你没有他高。
27. He is a tall, spare young man.
    他是个清瘦的高个子青年。
28. That's a pretty tall story.
    这话太玄了。

  high lofty tall【导航词义：高的】

  high adj. 高的

〔辨析〕可用于具体或抽象的事物，指山、建筑物等本身高出地面之上的，但不用于人；也可指程度、地位、声音等高的。

  lofty adj. 〈文〉巍峨的，高耸的

〔辨析〕指外观宏伟壮丽的，通常用于形容山、建筑物等，也常引申表示“高尚的”（含褒义）或“高傲的”（含贬义）。

  tall adj. 高的，高大的

〔辨析〕形容由底到顶的长度，可用于人或无生命的东西。

adj.

stand tall

• 趾高气扬；昂然挺立
  to show that you are proud and able to deal with anything

be a tall order

• 难以办到；要求苛刻
  to be very difficult to do

great/tall oaks from little acorns grow

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

walk tall

• 昂首阔步；趾高气扬
  to feel proud and confident

noun

1. a garment size for a tall person

adj

1. lofty in style
   1. he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying

   Synonym:    grandiloquentmagniloquent

2. great in vertical dimension
   1. tall people
   2. tall buildings
   3. tall trees
   4. tall ships