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tall adj.
⇨ tall (a tall man) ⇨ high 2 (a tall building) tall adjective tall ♦︎ lanky ♦︎ leggy ♦︎ willowyThese words all describe a person who has a greater than average height or long legs. 这些词均表示人个子高的、腿长的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a tall / lanky man / teenager / youth / figure◆a tall / leggy woman■ tall (of a person) having a greater than average height （人）高的，高大的◆She's tall and thin with light brown hair.她身材高瘦，头发是浅棕色的。◆He is quite tall for his age.他的个子在同龄人中算很高了。 OPP short ⇨ short 2 ■ lanky (often disapproving) having long thin legs and arms and moving in an awkward way 四肢细长而行动笨拙的◆He was thin, lanky and pale-skinned.他很瘦，四肢细长，肤色苍白。■ leggy (informal, usually approving but sometimes offensive) (especially of girls and women) having long legs; tall and sexually attractive （尤指女性）腿长的；高而性感的◆She was a leggy redhead with a terrific figure.她红发长腿，身材极佳。ⓘ Although leggy is often used in an approving way by men to describe women, some women might find it offensive because it describes them purely in terms of their sexual attractiveness. 尽管男人用leggy形容女人时常为褒义，但有些女性可能会觉得受到冒犯，因其仅描述她们性方面的吸引力。■ willowy /ˈwɪləʊi; NAmE ˈwɪloʊi/ (approving) (especially of women) tall, thin and graceful （尤指女人）修长苗条的，婀娜多姿的◆Dark and willowy, she has the natural grace of a ballerina.她一头黑发，身材苗条，具有芭蕾舞演员的天然优雅气质。ⓘ Willowy is often a nicer way to describe a woman than leggy, because it suggests simple admiration, not sexual attraction. * willowy形容女人时常比leggy更得宜，因为它意味着单纯的赞赏，而非性的吸引力。 high2 adjective a high price/speed/demand 高价；高速；高需求a high mountain 高山a high voice/sound 尖嗓音；响亮的声音tophigh officehigh ♦︎ tall ♦︎ towering ♦︎ high-rise ♦︎ loftyThese words all describe sth which measures a long distance from the bottom to the top, or is at a level which is far away from the ground or sea. 这些词均表示离地面高的、海拔高的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a high / tall / towering / lofty mountain / cliff◆a high / tall / high-rise / lofty tower / building◆high / tall / towering walls◆high / tall trees / grass◆a high / tall / lofty peak◆a high / lofty ceiling◆towering / lofty heights■ high measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top; at a level which is a long way above the ground or sea 高的；离地面（或海拔）高的◆What's the highest mountain in the US?美国哪座山最高？◆Her shoes were black, with high heels.她穿的是黑色高跟鞋。◆He has a round face with a high forehead.他圆脸高额。◆They were flying at high altitude.他们正在高空飞行。◆I can't reach the top shelf－it's too high.我够不到顶层的搁板－太高了。ⓘ High is also used to talk or ask about the distance that sth measures from the bottom to the top. * high也用于指物体的高度◆How high is Everest?珠穆朗玛峰有多高？◆It's only a low wall－about a metre high.那堵墙很矮，约1米高。◆The grass was waist-high.那些草齐腰高。 OPP low ⓘ In this meaning low has no synonyms of its own. 表示“低、矮”之义时，low没有同义词◆a low wall / building / table矮墙；矮建筑物；矮桌◆a low range of hills低矮的山丘◆flying at low altitude低空飞行◆The sun was low in the sky.太阳低挂在天空。 see also height ⇨ length ■ tall having a greater than average height; measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top 高的；高大的；高耸的◆What's the tallest building in the world?世界上最高的建筑物是哪座？◆Pollutants are dispersed through tall chimneys.污染物经由高耸的烟囱排出。◆a tall glass of iced tea一大杯冰茶NOTE 辨析 High or tall?In many cases, where the meaning is 'measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top', either word can be used. However, they are most common in these collocations. 许多情况下，表示物体自身的高度时，两词可以通用，但最常见的搭配是◆a high mountain / cliff / peak / wall高山；高耸的悬崖／山峰；高墙◆(a) tall building / tower / tree / grass高楼；高塔；高大的树；高草 Tall is not used to talk about sth which is at a level a long way above the ground, it only refers to the distance between the top and the bottom of sth. * tall不指距地面高，仅指物体本身高◆The room has tall windows (= the windows stretch from the bottom of the wall to the top).这个房间有落地窗。◆The room has high windows (= they are at the top of the wall, near the ceiling).这个房间的窗子离地面很高。 ■ towering [only before noun] extremely tall or high and therefore impressive 高大的；高耸的；屹立的◆The coastline consists of wild, towering cliffs.海岸线上有高耸的峭壁。◆The building erupted in a towering inferno (= a very tall fire).这座大楼喷出冲天大火。■ ˈhigh-rise [only before noun](of a building) very tall and having lots of floors （建筑物）高层的◆These high-rise apartment blocks were built in the 1960s.这些高层公寓楼建于20世纪60年代。■ lofty [usually before noun] (formal or literary) very high and impressive 巍峨的；高耸的◆From the lofty heights of his apartment you could see right across New York.从他的高层公寓看出去，纽约尽收眼底。 |