towering
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff as towering, you mean that it is very tall and therefore impressive. 高聳的[文學性] [ADJ n]
...towering cliffs of black granite which rise straight out of the sea. …高聳的黑色花崗巖峭壁,從海裡逕直陞起。
2. ADJ If you describe someone or something as towering, you are emphasizing that they are impressive because of their importance, skill, or intensity. 傑出的[文學性] [ADJ n]
He remains a towering figure in rock and roll. 他仍是搖滾樂界的一位傑出人物。
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towering /?ta??r??/
劍橋詞典
- literary
very high and making people feel respect
高聳的
the towering walls of the Acropolis 雅典衛(wèi)城高聳的城牆
very great
傑出的,卓越的
a towering figure in the art world 藝術(shù)界的傑出人物
Laurence Olivier's Othello was a towering performance . 勞倫斯?奧利弗塑造的奧賽羅這一角色十分出色。 返回 towering