tall

用作定語 ～+ n.

1. He is the tallest boy in our class.
   我們班他最高。
2. A new Bluebird stopped in front of the door, and a gentleman helped a tall lady in it.
   一輛藍鳥牌汽車停在門口,一位紳士攙扶著一位高個子的女士進入汽車。
3. Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.
   突然間我看到一個高大的身影朝警察靠近。
4. The taller of the two men had scarcely said a word when the other put up his fists and went for him.
   那個高一點的男人剛剛說了一句話,另外那個人就揮舞著拳頭向他打去。
5. The truck went into a tall tree.
   卡車撞到一棵大樹上。
6. This tall tree developed from a small seed.
   這棵大樹是從一粒小小的種子長成的。
7. Please group all those tall flowers here.
   請把所有長得高的花放在一起。
8. These animals with long necks live off the leaves of tall trees.
   這些長頸動物以高大樹木的葉子為食。
9. You will know the house by its tall chimneys.
   看到那些大煙囪你就會認出那棟房子。
10. He was astonished to find a tall building where his hut once stood.
    發現在他原來小屋的地方建起了一座高樓,這使得他非常驚訝。
11. The little park was enclosed on all sides by tall apartment buildings.
    那個小公園被四周高高的住宅樓圍在里面。
12. He was frightened to look down from the top of the tall building.
    他害怕從一個高建筑物的頂部往下看。
13. This is a tall story.
    這是一篇難以相信的故事。
14. He issued a tall order which no one could comply with.
    他提出了一項誰也答應不了的無理要求。

n. +～

1. This is a tree 30 meters tall.
   這是一棵30米高的樹。

用作表語 S+be+～

1. He looked tall, handsome and healthy.
   他看上去高大、英俊、健壯。
2. He is five feet tall.
   他身高五英尺。
3. The tree is a hundred feet tall.
   這樹有100英尺高。
4. He is two inches taller than I.
   他比我高兩英寸。
5. Jack and Bill are twins, but the latter is taller than the former.
   杰克和比爾是孿生兄弟,不過后者個子比前者高。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is tall for his age.
   按他的年齡來說,他算是高個子。
2. The dress models are tall of stature.
   時裝模特的身材都高。

S+be+～+to- v

1. The child was not tall enough to look over the wall.
   這孩子個頭不夠高,不能從墻頭望過去。

S+be+～+that-clause

1. Tony was so tall that he had to bend down to get through the doorway.
   托尼個子很高,過門口時總得彎著腰。
2. The trees grow so tall that they hang over the river from either side.
   樹長得很高,從河的兩岸懸在河面上。