ADJ-GRADED 高的;高大的 Someone or something that is tall has a greater height than is normal or average.
Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident... 个子高会使你感觉极其自信。
She was a young woman, fairly tall and fairly slim... 她是个身材修长的年轻女子。
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 use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something.
How tall are you?... 你多高?
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。
I am already as tall as she is... 我已经和她一样高了。
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 is a tall order, it is very difficult.
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 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.