2ADJ-GRADED (用于指高度)有…高的,身高…的 You use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something. →see usage note at:high(用于指高度)有…高的,身高…的
How tall are you?.
你多高?
I'm only 5ft tall, and I look younger than my age.
我才 5 英尺高,显得比实际年龄小。
I am already as tall as she is.
我已经和她一样高了。
Tony, my oldest, is already taller than me, and he's only eleven.
我家老大托尼今年才 11 岁,就已经比我高了。
3PHRASE 难办的事情;棘手的问题 If something is a tall order, it is very difficult. 难办的事情;棘手的问题
Financing your studies may seem like a tall order, but there is plenty of help available.
学费的筹措可能看似一个大难题,好在你可以获得许多帮助。
4PHRASE 昂首挺胸;理直气壮 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. 昂首挺胸;理直气壮