英汉词典

tall 基本解释

• adj. 高的；长的；过分的；夸大的
• adv. 夸大地
• n. (Tall)人名；(马里、阿拉伯)塔勒；(芬、罗、瑞典)塔尔；(英)托尔；(土)塔勒

tall 词态变化

tall 中文词源

来自中古英语 tall,漂亮的，英俊的，谦和的，来自 Proto-Germanic*talaz,温和的，温顺的， 来自 PIE*del,瞄准，计算，思考，词源同 tale,talk.后引申词义长得高的。词义演变比较 hand,handsome.

tall 英文词源

tall

tall: [14] The ancestral meaning of tall is ‘quick’. It is a descendant of Old English getæl ‘quick, ready’, whose relatives included Old Frisian tel and Old High German gizal ‘quick’, and which may go back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base *tal- (source of English tale, talk, and tell). By the time of its re-emergence in Middle English it was being used for ‘brave, bold’, but the modern sense ‘of great height’ did not develop until the 16th century.

tall (adj.)

"high in stature," 1520s, probably from Middle English tal "handsome, good-looking; valiant; lively in speech; large, big; humble, meek," from Old English getæl "prompt, active," from Germanic *(ge)-tala- (cognates: Old High German gi-zal "quick," Gothic un-tals "indocile"). Main modern sense "being of more than average height (and slim in proportion to height)" probably evolved out of earlier meanings "brave, valiant, seemly, proper" (c. 1400), "attractive, handsome" (late 14c.).

Sense evolution is "remarkable" [OED], but adjectives applied to persons can wander far in meaning (such as pretty, buxom, German klein "small, little," which in Middle High German meant the same as its English cognate clean (adj.)). Meaning "having a (defined) height," whether lofty or not is from 1580s. Meaning "exaggerated" (as in tall tale) is American English colloquial attested by 1846. Phrase tall, dark, and handsome is recorded from 1906. Related: Tallness.

tall 词组搭配

tall 英文释义

1. great in vertical dimension; high in stature;

"tall people"

"tall buildings"

"tall trees"

"tall ships"

2. lofty in style;

"he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"

3. impressively difficult;

"a tall order"

4. too improbable to admit of belief;

"a tall story"

tall 同义词解析

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。

tall 双语例句

1. He was a tall, thin man with grey hair.

他是个瘦高个，头发灰白。

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2. Lovett was a tall, commanding man with a waxed gray mustache.

洛维特是个威严的高个男人，蓄着灰白的八字胡。

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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。

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4. 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。

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5. He was almost as tall as Pete, but skinnier.

他和皮特差不多高，但更瘦。

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tall 实用场景例句

She's tall and thin.

她身材高瘦。

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tall chimneys

高高的烟囱

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the tallest building in the world

世界上最高的建筑物

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a tall glass of iced tea

一大杯冰茶

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How tall are you?

你身高多少？

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He's six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.

他身高六英尺，体重200磅。

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Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident...

个子高会使你感觉极其自信。

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She was a young woman, fairly tall and fairly slim...

她是个身材修长的年轻女子。

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How tall are you?...

你多高？

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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。

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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。

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Results 53 cases were normal while 7 cases abnormal in heart structure.

结果受检者中心脏结构异常7例,无明显异常53例.

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He is scarcely so tall as you.

他没有你这样高.

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In contrast with her sister, she is very tall.

与姐姐相比, 她个子很高.

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I don't like her because she is too tall and furthermore she smokes too much.

我不喜欢她,因为她太高,另外她抽烟太厉害.

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He was very tall with long limbs.

他个儿很高,四肢很长.

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This young chap is very tall.

这小伙子个头儿不小.

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The way is blocked by the tall cataract.

高悬的大瀑布挡住了去路.

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The dress models are tall of stature.

时装模特儿的身材都较高.

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She is as tall as her mother.

她和她母亲一样高.

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The skiing instructor was a tall, sunburnt man.

滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子.

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He is neither tall nor the contrary.

他不高也不矮.

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Unprofitable eloquence is like the cypress, which is great and tall, but bears no fruit.

无益的雄辩犹如柏树, 虽然高大但不结果.

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a tall angular woman

又高又瘦的女人

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a tall, luxuriantly bearded man

留有浓密胡须的高个子男人

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He was tall, dark and handsome, like a Mills and Boon hero.

他个头高大、皮肤黝黑、相貌堂堂，像通俗爱情小说的男主角。

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