tall

US [tɔl]
UK [tɔːl]
  • adj.身材高的；〈美口〉(数量)大的；夸张的
  • adv.〈口〉夸大地；趾高气扬地
  • Web更高的；高一节；比较高的
Comparative Degree：taller  Superlative：tallest  

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adj.
1.
身材高的,高大的
2.
〈美口〉(数量)大的
3.
〈俚〉过分的,夸张的
adv.
1.
〈口〉夸大地;趾高气扬地

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Definition:
AllAll,身材高的身材高的,〈美口〉大的〈美口〉大的,夸张的夸张的,〈口〉夸大地〈口〉夸大地,趾高气扬地趾高气扬地,更高的更高的,高一节高一节,比较高的比较高的
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1.
My younger brother , if shorter as compared with you , is much taller than I.
我弟弟虽然比你矮一些，但是比我却高多了。
wǒ dì dì suī rán bǐ nǐ ǎi yì xiē , dàn shì bǐ wǒ què gāo duō le 。
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2.
The building will be just a few metres taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai but will be constructed at a fraction of the cost.
该建筑将被迪拜哈利法塔高十几米。但所用成本只有迪拜塔的一小部分。
gāi jiàn zhù jiāng bèi dí bài hā lì fǎ tǎ gāo shí jǐ mǐ 。 dàn suǒ yòng chéng běn zhǐ yǒu dí bài tǎ de yī xiǎo bù fen 。
blog.sina.com.cn
3.
Another backed her up, saying that had the taller men had a criminal record she might have been swayed to choose a shorter man.
另一位女子附和说，如果高个男子有犯罪记录，她可以考虑选一位稍矮一些的男人。
lìng yī wèi nǚ zǐ fù hè shuō , rú guǒ gāo gè nán zǐ yǒu fàn zuì jì lù , tā kě yǐ kǎo lǜ xuǎn yī wèi shāo ǎi yì xiē de nán rén 。
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4.
The next day the girl wore an even shorter skirt the boy said to her again, "I bet you can't climb that tree" , pointing to a taller one.
第二天，小女孩穿了一条更短的裙子，那男孩指着一棵更高的树对她说：我敢打赌你爬不上那棵树。
dì èr tiān , xiǎo nǚ hái chuān le yī tiáo gèng duǎn de qún zǐ , nà nán hái zhǐ zhe yī kē gèng gāo de shù duì tā shuō : wǒ gǎn dǎ dǔ nǐ pá bù shàng nà kē shù 。
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5.
An inch taller than I, he had a lean, muscular frame, clear blue eyes, blond hair and a strikingly handsome face.
他比我高一英寸，身材修长，肌肉结实，蓝蓝的眼睛，金黄的头发，还长着一张异常英俊的面孔。
tā bǐ wǒ gāo yī yīng cùn , shēn cái xiū cháng , jī ròu jiē shi , lán lán de yǎn jing , jīn huáng de tóu fà , hái cháng zhe yī zhāng yì cháng yīng jùn de miàn kǒng 。
www.ebigear.com
6.
I stood up from the bench; a little taller than I was when I sat down.
我从椅子上站了起来，比我坐着时高了一些。
wǒ cóng yǐ zi shàng zhàn le qǐ lái , bǐ wǒ zuò zhe shí gāo le yì xiē 。
www.joyen.net
7.
And she's taller than most, and she's looking at me. I can see her eyes looking from the page in the magazine.
她个子比大多数的人高得多，她盯着我看。从杂志的页面我能看到她的双眸。
tā gè zi bǐ dà duō shù de rén gāo de duō , tā dīng zhe wǒ kàn 。 cóng zá zhì de yè miàn wǒ néng kàn dào tā de shuāng móu 。
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8.
Look, how much taller the plants have grown one night!
稻苗一夜之间就长了这么高！
dào miáo yī yè zhī jiān jiù cháng le zhè me gāo !
blog.sina.com.cn
9.
My acquaintances all knew that there was an old trauma on my back and I was taller than 1. 90 merter.
认识我的人都知道，我的腰上有旧伤，而且我身高在一米九以上。
rèn shi wǒ de rén dōu zhī dào , wǒ de yāo shàng yǒu jiù shāng , ér qiě wǒ shēn gāo zài yī mǐ jiǔ yǐ shàng 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
Three months later they're transformed: they have so much more confidence that they seem as if they've grown several inches taller.
三个月以后，他们全变了：充满自信，看起来个头都像长高了好几寸。
sān gè yuè yǐ hòu , tā men quán biàn le : chōng mǎn zì xìn , kàn qǐ lái gè tóu dōu xiàng cháng gāo le hǎo jǐ cùn 。
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