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taller

/tawl/US // tɔl //UK // (tɔːl) //

更高的,较高的,高大的,更高的人

Related Words

great巨大的,巨大,优秀,厉害 lanky修长的,瘦长的,瘦长型,瘦长 big大,大的,大型,很大 rangy跑步,奔放,奔放的,奔腾 soaring高涨的,高昂的,高扬,高扬的 towering高高耸立的,高耸的,高高耸立,巍峨的 hard艰苦,艰难的,艰难,艰苦的 steep陡峭的,陡峭,陡峭的斜坡,陡然 giant巨人,巨大的,巨头,巨型 elevated高高在上的,高昂的,高高在上,高架 beanstalk豆茎,豆瓣网,豆柄,豆芽菜 impossible不可能,不可能的事,不可能的,不可能的事情 absurd荒谬的,荒唐,荒唐的,荒诞不经 alpine阿尔卑斯山,高山,阿尔卑斯山脉,阿尔卑斯 lofty崇高的,崇高,巍峨的,耸人听闻 sizable具规模的,有规模的,具规模,可观的 statuesque雕像式的,雕像式,雕像,雕像般 lank岣嵝,小腿,长柄的 sky-high天高云淡,天高气爽,天高皇帝远,天高任鸟飞 altitudinous高空,高海拔地区,高海拔,高空作业

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
tall·er, tall·est.
- : having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass.
- : having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall.
- : large in amount or degree; considerable: a tall price; Swinging that deal is a tall order.
- : extravagant; difficult to believe: a tall tale.
- : high-flown; grandiloquent: He engages in so much tall talk, one never really knows what he's saying.
- : having more than usual length; long and relatively narrow: He carried a tall walking stick.
- : Archaic. valiant.
- : Obsolete. seemly; proper.fine; handsome.

adv.副词 adverb

1
- : in a proud, confident, or erect manner: to stand tall; to walk tall.

Phrases

tall order
tall tale
walk tall

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.high in stature, length

Synonyms

big大,大的,大型,很大 great巨大的,巨大,优秀,厉害 lanky修长的,瘦长的,瘦长型,瘦长 rangy跑步,奔放,奔放的,奔腾 soaring高涨的,高昂的,高扬,高扬的 towering高高耸立的,高耸的,高高耸立,巍峨的 beanstalk豆茎,豆瓣网,豆柄,豆芽菜 elevated高高在上的,高昂的,高高在上,高架 giant巨人,巨大的,巨头,巨型 alpine阿尔卑斯山,高山,阿尔卑斯山脉,阿尔卑斯 altitudinous高空,高海拔地区,高海拔,高空作业 high-reaching高度,高远的,高远 lank岣嵝,小腿,长柄的 lofty崇高的,崇高,巍峨的,耸人听闻 sizable具规模的,有规模的,具规模,可观的 sky-high天高云淡,天高气爽,天高皇帝远,天高任鸟飞 skyscraping摩天大楼,高楼大厦,摩天大厦,摩天楼 statuesque雕像式的,雕像式,雕像,雕像般

Antonyms

little少许,少,少量,少少 short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂 small小,小型,小的,小型的 tiny微小的,微小,渺小,渺小的 unimportant不重要,不重要的,不要紧,不关痛痒 believable可信的,可信,可靠的,信得过的 low低,低的,低位,低级 reasonable合理的,合理,有道理,有道理的 sensible理智的,合理的,合理,明智的

adj.exaggerated, unreasonable

Synonyms

hard艰苦,艰难的,艰难,艰苦的 steep陡峭的,陡峭,陡峭的斜坡,陡然 absurd荒谬的,荒唐,荒唐的,荒诞不经 impossible不可能,不可能的事,不可能的,不可能的事情 demanding要求高的,要求高,苛刻的,苛刻的要求 difficult困难,难,艰难,困难的 embellished缀着的,缀的,润饰的,润色的 exorbitant过高的,过高,高昂的,昂贵的 farfetched牵强附会,牵强,牵强的,牵强附会的 implausible不可信的,不可信的,不可思议的,难以置信 outlandish怪异的,荒唐,怪异,荒唐的 overblown夸张的,夸大其词,夸张,夸大的 preposterous荒唐,荒诞不经,荒诞不经的,荒唐的 unbelievable不可思议的,难以置信,难以置信的,不可思议

Antonyms

mild温和的,温和,轻度,平和的 reasonable合理的,合理,有道理,有道理的 believable可信的,可信,可靠的,信得过的 little少许,少,少量,少少 low低,低的,低位,低级 sensible理智的,合理的,合理,明智的 short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂 small小,小型,小的,小型的

Examples

He could not have imagined that buildings taller than mountains would one day crowd the island.
Tim Krul, the substitute goalie, seemed a good foot taller than Jasper Cillessen, the man he replaced, and much the more daunting.
We walked through wheat fields taller than our heads and on raised narrow paths between rice paddies.
Even sitting down, he is perceptibly taller and wider than the older players.
She, slightly taller, is arrayed all in white—creamy slacks and a virgin wool sweater.
But just wishing never made anyone larger or taller, not even a pig, and Squinty stayed the same size.
Her tall figure—she was taller than he by at least three inches—was beautiful in its commanding, yet not vulgar, self-possession.
His slight, thin, rather graceless figure seemed suddenly to expand, even to grow taller.
Half an inch taller than Kerry, she fully merited the compliment designed by that trite apothegm, "a fine woman."
The taller buried her face for a moment in the red Jaqueminots and drank in their fragrance.

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