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

• Passengers behold everything from meadows where cattles graze to towering glaciers from the comfort of a seat.
  乘客们坐在舒适的座位上可以看到牛群在冰川上的牧场上吃草。
• Towering mountains, vast plains, and murky swamps bring depth to World of Warcraft's landscape.
  高耸的山脉、广阔的平原和泥泞的沼泽让WoW世界地貌多样化。
• 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。
• 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。
• They built a TV tower on the towering hill.
  他们在高耸的山顶建起了一座电视塔。
• Outside my room, there is a beautiful garden, where a few towering maples grow upright.
  在我的屋外，有一个精美的园林，园中生长着几株高大的古枫树。
• 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。
• Red green tiles and the palaces of the Great Wall and towering old so spread out!
  红墙绿瓦的宫殿和残旧巍峨的长城又如此展开！
• 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。