towering

英 [ˈtaʊərɪŋ]

美 [ˈtaʊərɪŋ]

adj.  高大的; 高耸的; 屹立的; 卓越的; 杰出的; 出色的; 强烈的; 激烈的
v.  远远高于，远远超过; 高耸，超越
tower的现在分词

现在分词：towering　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.11670 / COCA.9301

牛津词典

adj.

• 高大的；高耸的；屹立的
  extremely tall or high and therefore impressive
  1. towering cliffs
     高耸的悬崖
• 卓越的；杰出的；出色的
  of extremely high quality
  1. a towering performance
     出色的表演
• 强烈的；激烈的
  extremely strong
  1. a towering rage
     勃然大怒

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 高耸的;参天的;屹立的
  If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff astowering, you mean that it is very tall and therefore impressive.
  1. ...towering cliffs of black granite which rise straight out of the sea.
     从海里突兀而起的参天的黑色花岗岩峭壁
• ADJ 杰出的;卓越的;强烈的
  If you describe someone or something astowering, you are emphasizing that they are impressive because of their importance, skill, or intensity.
  1. He remains a towering figure in modern British politics...
     他在现代英国政坛上一直是位杰出的人物。
  2. I saw her in a towering rage only once.
     我只有一次见过她大发雷霆。

英英释义

adj

• of imposing height
  1. an eminent peak
  2. lofty mountains
  3. the soaring spires of the cathedral
  4. towering icebergs
  Synonym:eminentloftysoaring

双语例句

• The pontiff led the service from a towering white and gold altar erected in a new baseball stadium.
  在这个新棒球场上立着一个高大的白色和金色神坛。教皇就在神坛上主持弥撒活动。
• Towering over and sitting between the Rest House and the Mosque is the Dome.
  耸立于休息室和清真寺之间的是一座圆屋顶的建筑。
• These three pagodas which are towering over Dali are the symbolic architecture of it.
  这三座高高耸立的宝塔是云南大理的标志性建筑，它们距今已有一千多年的历史了。
• We turned the corner, and there was the cathedral, towering in front of us.
  我们转过拐角，大教堂高高耸立在我们面前。
• Surrounded by mediocrities, he can seem a towering intellectual.
  在周围一群泛泛之辈的衬托之下，他就像一个鹤立鸡群的智者。
• It might appear so as towering skyscrapers like the just-opened HSBC towers in the IFC dot the Shanghai skyline.
  随着在国金中心（IFC）刚刚开业的汇丰（HSBC）大楼等摩天大厦点缀在上海的天际，或许情况看起来的确如此。
• Over the hill were the yellow towering walls of a great hotel in Central Park West.
  小山那边，就是中央公园西部一家大旅馆高耸的黄墙。
• I saw her in a towering rage only once.
  我只有一次见过她大发雷霆。
• She charged into the room in a towering rage.
  她大发雷霆，冲进了房间。
• It shows a towering disdain for both men and women.
  它对男人和女人都表现出过度蔑视。