tall
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [t??l]
- 美式音標(biāo) [tɑ?l]
- 國際音標(biāo) [t?:l]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 高的；長的；過分的；夸大的
- adv. 夸大地
- n. (Tall)人名；(馬里、阿拉伯)塔勒；(芬、羅、瑞典)塔爾；(英)托爾；(土)塔勒
詞源解說
- 直接源自中古英語的tal，意為帥氣的。
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- tallish：身材較高的。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- tally：計(jì)數(shù)器；標(biāo)簽；記賬。
- tallness：高；高度。
- vi性質(zhì)的同根詞
- tally：一致；記分。
- vt性質(zhì)的同根詞
- tally：使符合；計(jì)算；記錄。
用法辨析
- tall用作形容詞的基本意思是“高”,多指由頂?shù)降椎拈L度,尤其指比較細(xì)長的東西,如人、樹、建筑物等。引申可作“夸大的”解,主要用在口語中。
- tall在句中主要用作定語或表語。
- tall可和表示量度的名詞構(gòu)成短語,短語中的tall要置于度量名詞之后。整個(gè)短語作定語時(shí)須置于所修飾的名詞之后。
adj. (形容詞)
英漢例句
- He is the tallest boy in our class.
我們班他最高。 - This is a tree 30 meters tall.
這是一棵30米高的樹。 - He looked tall, handsome and healthy.
他看上去高大、英俊、健壯。 - He is tall for his age.
按他的年齡來說,他算是高個(gè)子。 - The child was not tall enough to look over the wall.
這孩子個(gè)頭不夠高,不能從墻頭望過去。 - Tony was so tall that he had to bend down to get through the doorway.
托尼個(gè)子很高,過門口時(shí)總得彎著腰。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語: ～+ n.
n. +～
用作表語: S+be+～
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
S+be+～+to- v
S+be+～+that-clause
詞組短語
- tall chimneys 高大的煙囪
- tall dinner 豐盛的飯菜
- tall drink 一大杯酒
- tall girl 身材修長的少女
- tall order 離譜的要求；難以完成的任務(wù)
用作形容詞 (adj.)
～+名詞
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.