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

• Amidst the current bunch of nonentities, he is a towering figure
  在当前这帮无足轻重的人里面，他算是鹤立鸡群。
• Hagrid seized Harry and Hermione and hoisted them off the path behind a towering oak.
  海格一把抓住哈利和赫敏，提着他们离开小路，藏到一棵高耸的栎树后面。
• 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。
• 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。
• The burly brute swaggered forward, towering over me, and shouted
  五大三粗的恶汉趾高气扬地走过来，居高临下地对我咆哮着。
• I saw her in a towering rage only once.
  我只有一次见过她大发雷霆。
• The temple's most breathtaking feature is a towering pagoda.
  庙宇最让人惊叹的地方是一座巍峨的宝塔。
• 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。
• You are a towering mountain peak of the spine engraved: loyal to the people.
  您是一座高耸的山峰，山峰的脊背上刻着：忠于人民。
• They are traitors who have committed towering crimes and deserve more than death.
  他们是罪大恶极，死有余辜的叛徒。