高的，身材高的　having a greater than average height

　～ chimneys　高大的烟囱
　～ dinner　丰盛的饭菜
　～ drink　一大杯酒
　～ girl　身材修长的少女
　～ order　无理的要求
　～ price　高价
　～ spire　高大的塔尖
　～ story　难以相信的故事
　～ talk　大话，吹牛皮
　～ tree　高大的树
　～ word　难以置信的话
　～ young man　高大的男青年
　amazingly ～　高得出奇
　handsomely ～　英俊而高大
　incredibly ～　高得出奇
　stand ～　坚毅的，坚定的
　～er by a head than　比…高出一头
　～ of stature　个子高

　He is the tallest boy in our class.　我们班他最高。
　A new Bluebird stopped in front of the door, and a gentleman helped a tall lady in it.　一辆蓝鸟牌汽车停在门口，一位绅士搀扶着一位高个子的女士进入汽车。
　Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.　突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
　The taller of the two men had scarcely said a word when the other put up his fists and went for him.　那个高一点的男人刚刚说了一句话，另外那个人就挥舞着拳头向他打去。
　The truck went into a tall tree.　卡车撞到一棵大树上。
　This tall tree developed from a small seed.　这棵大树是从一粒小小的种子长成的。
　Please group all those tall flowers here.　请把所有长得高的花放在一起。
　These animals with long necks live off the leaves of tall trees.　这些长颈动物以高大树木的叶子为食。
　You will know the house by its tall chimneys.　看到那些大烟囱你就会认出那栋房子。
　He was astonished to find a tall building where his hut once stood.　发现在他原来小屋的地方建起了一座高楼，这使得他非常惊讶。
　The little park was enclosed on all sides by tall apartment buildings.　那个小公园被四周高高的住宅楼围在里面。
　He was frightened to look down from the top of the tall building.　他害怕从一个高建筑物的顶部往下看。
　This is a tall story.　这是一篇难以相信的故事。
　He issued a tall order which no one could comply with.　他提出了一项谁也答应不了的无理要求。

　This is a tree 30 meters tall.　这是一棵30米高的树。

　He looked tall, handsome and healthy.　他看上去高大、英俊、健壮。
　He is five feet tall.　他身高五英尺。
　The tree is a hundred feet tall.　这树有100英尺高。
　He is two inches taller than I.　他比我高两英寸。
　Jack and Bill are twins, but the latter is taller than the former.　杰克和比尔是孪生兄弟，不过后者个子比前者高。

　He is tall for his age.　按他的年龄来说，他算是高个子。
　The dress models are tall of stature.　时装模特的身材都高。

　The child was not tall enough to look over the wall.　这孩子个头不够高，不能从墙头望过去。

　Tony was so tall that he had to bend down to get through the doorway.　托尼个子很高，过门口时总得弯着腰。
　The trees grow so tall that they hang over the river from either side.　树长得很高，从河的两岸悬在河面上。

 ♣ tall, high, lofty
　参见high条。
 ♣ 下面两句意思相同：
　

　他的鼻子很高。
　［误］ His nose is very tall.
　［正］ His nose is very long.
　［析］ 汉语中所谓“鼻子的高〔低〕”译成英文时不可说a high〔tall〕 nose或a low nose，而应说a long〔short〕 nose.

　在口语中，tall可用作副词，作“夸大地”解。例如：
　He told us his story tall.　他把他的经历给我们吹嘘了一番。

　［同义词］ big, high
　［反义词］ low, short, small
　［词源］　中古英语tal（高）