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
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- towering cliffs
高耸的悬崖
- towering cliffs
- 卓越的;杰出的;出色的
of extremely high quality- a towering performance
出色的表演
- a towering performance
- 强烈的;激烈的
extremely strong- a towering rage
勃然大怒
- a towering rage
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.- ...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
- ...towering cliffs of black granite which rise straight out of the sea.
- 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.- 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。 - I saw her in a towering rage only once.
我只有一次见过她大发雷霆。
- He remains a towering figure in modern British politics...
英英释义
adj
- of imposing height
- an eminent peak
- lofty mountains
- the soaring spires of the cathedral
- towering icebergs
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。