tallest

英 [ˈtɔːlɪst]

美 [ˈtɔlɪst]

adj.  高的; 高大的; (用以表示或询问高度)有…高，身高
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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 高的;高大的
  Someone or something that istallhas 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (用于指高度)有…高的，身高…的
  You usetallto 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。
• PHRASE 难办的事情;棘手的问题
  If something isa 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。
• 昂首挺胸;理直气壮
  If you say that someonewalks 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

• This is the tallest tower I have ever seem.
  这是我看过的最高的塔。
• In the18th and19th centuries, the13-story structure ranked among the world's tallest buildings.
  在18和19世纪，这座13层的建筑已跻身世界最高建筑物之列。
• They have also built some of Hong Kong's most famous buildings, including its tallest tower.
  此外，他们还修建了香港一些最有名的建筑，包括香港最高的写字楼。
• I have cut down its tallest cedars, the choicest of its pines.
  我要砍伐其中高大的香柏树和佳美的松树。
• He is six foot tall and the tallest one of my cousins '.
  他六英尺高，是我的表兄弟中最高的一个。
• She is the tallest among her classmates.
  她在她同学之中是最高的。
• He is the tallest in the class.
  全班数他最高。
• The Empire State Building is not the tallest one in the world now.
  现在帝国大厦已经不是世界上最高的建筑了。
• Is it the tallest building in this city?
  这是这个城市最高的建筑物吗？
• The world trade center is one of the world's tallest buildings.
  世界贸易中心是世界上最高的大楼之一。