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单词 towering
释义 towering
I. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of tower (II)
1.
 a. : rising to a great height : imposing
  < towering pines >
  < the towering structure of American prosperity — F.L.Allen >
 b. : impressively great : extremely high in relation to others : surpassing
  < a figure of towering prestige — R.H.Rovere >
2. : reaching a high point of intensity or violence : overwhelming
 < a towering passion >
 < a towering rage >
 < his superb and towering contempt for his guilty stepfather — G.B.Shaw >
3. : going beyond proper bounds : excessive, overweening
 < towering ambitions >
 < a towering poet's pride — William Cowper >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from gerund of tower (II)
: a mirage in which objects some distance away appear to be stretched vertically to unnatural heights
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