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单词 talk tall and walk tall
释义

tall /töl/

adjective
  1. High in stature, esp higher than average
  2. Long, esp in a vertical direction
  3. Lofty
  4. (usu of a person) of a stated height, as in six feet tall
  5. Great, remarkable
  6. (of talk) bombastic, inflated in style
  7. Hardly to be believed (as in tall tale)
  8. Doughty, stout (obsolete)
ORIGIN: Appar OE getæl prompt

tallˈish adjective

tallˈness noun

tallˈboy noun

  1. A high chest of drawers, one portion superimposed on another or on a dressing-table
  2. A glass with a long stem
  3. A long narrow top for a smoky chimney

tall copy noun

A book with ample margins above and below

tall hat noun

A top hat

tall men plural noun (obsolete)

Loaded dice

tall order see under order

tall poppy syndrome noun (Aust informal)

The tendency or desire to cut any successful or prominent person down to size

tall ship noun

A square-rigged ship

a tall man of his hands

  1. A deft worker
  2. A sturdy fighter

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