tall
音标发音
- 英式音标 [tɔːl]
- 美式音标 [tɑːl]
- 国际音标 [tɔ:l]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
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
词源解说
- 直接源自中古英语的tal，意为帅气的。
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- tallish：身材较高的。
- n性质的同根词
- tally：计数器；标签；记账。
- tallness：高；高度。
- vi性质的同根词
- tally：一致；记分。
- vt性质的同根词
- tally：使符合；计算；记录。
用法辨析
- tall用作形容词的基本意思是“高”,多指由顶到底的长度,尤其指比较细长的东西,如人、树、建筑物等。引申可作“夸大的”解,主要用在口语中。
- tall在句中主要用作定语或表语。
- tall可和表示量度的名词构成短语,短语中的tall要置于度量名词之后。整个短语作定语时须置于所修饰的名词之后。
adj. (形容词)
英汉例句
- He is the tallest boy in our class.
我们班他最高。 - This is a tree 30 meters tall.
这是一棵30米高的树。 - He looked tall, handsome and healthy.
他看上去高大、英俊、健壮。 - He is tall for his age.
按他的年龄来说,他算是高个子。 - The child was not tall enough to look over the wall.
这孩子个头不够高,不能从墙头望过去。 - Tony was so tall that he had to bend down to get through the doorway.
托尼个子很高,过门口时总得弯着腰。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ～+ n.
n. +～
用作表语: S+be+～
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
S+be+～+to- v
S+be+～+that-clause
词组短语
- tall chimneys 高大的烟囱
- tall dinner 丰盛的饭菜
- tall drink 一大杯酒
- tall girl 身材修长的少女
- tall order 离谱的要求；难以完成的任务
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词
英英字典
- of more than average height, or of a particular height
- Someone or something that is tall has a greater height than is normal or average.
- You use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something.
- If something is a tall order, it is very difficult.
- 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.