taller

英 [ˈtɔːlə] 美 [ˈtɔlər]

adj.  高的; 高大的; (用以表示或询问高度)有…高,身高
tall的比较级



柯林斯词典

  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.

    双语例句

    1. He was compact, probably no taller than me
      他矮小壮实,可能并不比我高。
    2. She is taller than I imagined, more adult, more intense.
      她比我想象的更高、更成熟、更热切。
    3. Taller plants interrupt the views from the house.
      稍高些的植物遮挡了房内的视线。
    4. She was taller than he was and stooped slightly.
      她比他高,而且略微有些驼背。
    5. 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。
    6. She has grown so that she is even a little taller than her mother.
      她长得比母亲都高一点了。
    7. The child is much taller than before.
      这孩子比先前高多了。
    8. Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.
      大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
    9. He's half a head taller than his brother.
      他比他兄弟高半头。
    10. He's much taller than you.
      他比你高一大截子。
    11. The child keeps growing taller but doesn't fill out.
      这孩子光长个儿,不长肉。
    12. But you are taller and stronger than I ( am).
      但是你比我高,比我壮。
    13. I am heaps taller than you.
      我比你高多了。
    14. Hm, he told himself, I am already taller than I was.
      他对自己说:恩,我已经比我原来高了很多了。
    15. I stood up from the bench; a little taller than I was when I sat down.
      我从椅子上站了起来,比我坐着时高了一些。
    16. You are a lot taller than I remember.
      你比我记得的要高很多。
    17. You have grown much taller.
      你长高了许多。
    18. You look taller and stronger now.
      你看起来髙了和强壮了。
    19. Between her and me, I am the taller.
      在她和我之间,我是较高的。
    20. He's a head taller than me now.
      他现在高出我一头了。
    21. Billy: I am, of course. I am heaps taller than you.
      比利:当然是我了。我比你高多了。
    22. Nobody else is taller than me.
      没有人在比我高了。
    23. This year, I'm taller and my hair is longer.
      今天,我长高了而且我的头发也长了。
    24. Now he turns into a big boy and is taller than me.
      现在他已经变成了一个大男孩,比我还高。
    25. Last year, I was short, now I am taller.
      去年,我很矮,现在我高点了。
    26. My brother is taller than me, he is the tallest one in our family.
      我哥哥比我高,他是我们家最高的一个。
    27. My father is much taller than me. 2, I jumped much higher yesterday than today.
      我爸比我高多了。2。我昨天比今天跳得高多了。
    28. Am I taller than this tree?
      我比这棵树高了吗?
    29. Having grown taller and older, I now associated with older boys.
      我现在长高了,也长大了,和大孩子们在一起了。
    30. I have just helped the sprouts grow taller.
      我刚才帮助苗长高了!