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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I give up counting the cranes towering over building sites here.
  我放弃了细数这里的建筑工地上耸立着多少起重机的念头。
• 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。
• She charged into the room in a towering rage.
  她大发雷霆，冲进了房间。
• 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。
• Some visitors spend weeks seeking more remote and even more pristine sanctuaries islanded with towering pines and spruce.
  一些游客消磨上数星期的时间在耸立的松树和云杉的小岛上来寻求更多的清净和纯净的庇护。
• It stands on a huge rock, like a great cliff towering over the city.
  它屹立在一块巨大的岩石上，像高耸入云的悬崖耸立于这个城市之中。