单词 | towering |
释义 | towering (taʊərɪŋ ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff as towering, you mean that it is very tall and therefore impressive. [literary] ...towering cliffs of black granite which rise straight out of the sea. Synonyms: tall, high, great, soaring 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone or something as towering, you are emphasizing that they are impressive because of their importance, skill, or intensity. [literary, emphasis] He remains a towering figure in modern British politics. I saw her in a towering rage only once. Synonyms: intense, violent, extreme, excessive Collocations: towering achievement Her towering achievement was to bring practical cookery to the masses. Times, Sunday Times It made a $1 billion profit in the third quarter of the year, a towering achievement in a cut-throat industry struggling with a recession-driven slump in sales. Times, Sunday Times A towering achievement from a country singer-songwriter whose talent for penning vivid narratives and choosing the right ones to cover appears to be growing exponentially. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the week he moved, somebody asked him if he felt intimidated by the towering achievements of his predecessor. Times, Sunday Times I meet some self-made men who feel the need to boast about all their towering achievements and how rich they are - even on a very first introduction. Times, Sunday Times A towering presence in the lineout and showed up well in open play too. The Sun He was, and remains, a towering presence at the house. Times, Sunday Times Hard now to imagine what a towering presence he was in the first half of the twentieth century and beyond. The Times Literary Supplement Imagine how this week would have played without his towering presence. Times, Sunday Times But don't overlook those with a broader outline: bold architectural shapes or a soft semi-transparency offsetting a towering presence that might otherwise threaten to dominate. Times, Sunday Times He has been played as a towering rock of emotionless violence. Times, Sunday Times You will be walking uphill for five hours at high altitude, scrambling up towering rock faces, slabs and ledges with the aid of cables, steps and ladders. Times, Sunday Times Curiously, nobody has won more games on the surface this year than this towering rock music fan. Times, Sunday Times Then, he sails to an island and finds the gem by himself, he destroys a towering rock monster and retrieves the gem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the smoke cleared, he continued his search and finally spotted the downed pilot near a towering rock formation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The penpushers also insisted that the six wooden spaceship-like structures that hold the 12 treehouse suites, must be constructed around the towering tree trunks. Times, Sunday Times A squash vine grew beneath a towering tree. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The towering trees on its vicinity with wild ornamental plants and orchids hanging on branches, one could have dreamed having gone to paradise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A towering wall renders the huge new embassy almost invisible from ground level. Times, Sunday Times The ship drifted for 30 minutes before hitting what one passenger described as 'a towering wall of ice'. Times, Sunday Times A towering wall blocks the full northern border, so visitors are required to enter by boat. Christianity Today A towering wall of fog hundreds of feet high rolled over the lake like a tsunami, engulfing everything in its wake, including the intrepid anglers. Times, Sunday Times The pillars are relatively short compared to the towering wall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Scientists know how high it was because the towering wave scraped trees and soil off nearby mountains up to that height. Times, Sunday Times A towering wave crashes over them. The Star (South Africa) Surfers can often be held under water for several minutes as towering waves crash on top of them. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 高耸的 Japanese: 高くそびえる |
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