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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。