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

• 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。
• 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。
• Westminster abbey towering in the distance there provides a fascinating view.
  矗立在远处的西敏寺构成了一处迷人的景色。
• 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。
• 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。
• Green meadows flanked with towering cypresses.
  两侧柏树高耸的绿色草地。
• I just posted my first English topic in the forum, it is a seed grow into towering tree.
  刚才我用英语在论坛发了第一个帖子，它会是颗种子长成参天大树。
• 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。
• 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。