tall

英[tɔ:l]美[tɔl]

adj.
1.（人、楼、树等）高于一般的，高大的
2.【美】（含少量酒精的饮料装在）高脚杯中的，一大杯的

名　词：tall'ness

同：	[a.] grandiloquent, improbable, magniloquent, marvellous
反：	[a.] short

high，tall，lofty

这些形容词均有“高的”之意。
high普通用词，指本身高出地面之上，与low相对，不用于人。也可指程度、地位、声音等的高，还可作引申用。
tall仅指人或物的高度，指物的“高”时，可与high换用。
lofty书面用词，指外观宏伟壮丽的高耸物；用于指思想或目的时，表示崇高。贬义指态高傲。

Stretching to one side of him was a vast sweep of tall building flecked with tiny squares of yellow light.
连绵不绝地伸展在他一边的，是一大片巍峨的建筑物，点缀着无数格子似的小块黄光。收藏
A tall, athletic figure stands in the chilly drizzle beside a used clothing store.
一位身材高大，运动员式的人物，在寒冷的毛毛雨中站在一间旧衣店的旁边。收藏
Well... I am only five feet tall. I 'll stick with the compact.
嗯……我只有5尺高而已。所以我还是用小型车好了。收藏
Hussey said she took down the ransom note for the four-foot tall santa and the notes contain instructions and include photographs of the missing santa
于塞说她收到了"绑匪"索要"赎金"的匿名信，里面有详细指示和被绑架的"圣诞老人"的照片。收藏
A short person who wants to be tall may compensate by“acting big”…
身材矮小的人为了补偿其长高的愿望，往往会“摆出一副大人物的派头”。收藏

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great in vertical dimension; high in stature
- tall people
- tall buildings
- tall trees
- tall ships
[反] short
lofty in style
- he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying
[同] grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall

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