towering

adj.

1. 高大的；高耸的；屹立的
   extremely tall or high and therefore impressive
   1. towering cliffs
      高耸的悬崖
2. 卓越的；杰出的；出色的
   of extremely high quality
   1. a towering performance
      出色的表演
3. 强烈的；激烈的
   extremely strong
   1. a towering rage
      勃然大怒

1. ADJ 高耸的;参天的;屹立的
   If you describe something such as a mountain or cliff as towering, 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
2. ADJ 杰出的;卓越的;强烈的
   If you describe someone or something as towering, 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。

1. Seen from afar, its towering buildings beckon the visitor in.
   从远处看，它高耸的大楼召唤着拜访者进去。
2. Surrounded by mediocrities, he can seem a towering intellectual.
   在周围一群泛泛之辈的衬托之下，他就像一个鹤立鸡群的智者。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. I saw her in a towering rage only once.
   我只有一次见过她大发雷霆。
7. They are traitors who have committed towering crimes and deserve more than death.
   他们是罪大恶极，死有余辜的叛徒。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. It shows a towering disdain for both men and women.
    它对男人和女人都表现出过度蔑视。
11. Hagrid seized Harry and Hermione and hoisted them off the path behind a towering oak.
    海格一把抓住哈利和赫敏，提着他们离开小路，藏到一棵高耸的栎树后面。
12. 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。
13. The temple's most breathtaking feature is a towering pagoda.
    庙宇最让人惊叹的地方是一座巍峨的宝塔。
14. Over the hill were the yellow towering walls of a great hotel in Central Park West.
    小山那边，就是中央公园西部一家大旅馆高耸的黄墙。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. You are a towering mountain peak of the spine engraved: loyal to the people.
    您是一座高耸的山峰，山峰的脊背上刻着：忠于人民。
18. Some visitors spend weeks seeking more remote and even more pristine sanctuaries islanded with towering pines and spruce.
    一些游客消磨上数星期的时间在耸立的松树和云杉的小岛上来寻求更多的清净和纯净的庇护。
19. Whole communities were relocated as entire suburbs disappeared, to materialize as office blocks and towering hotels.
    整个社区都搬迁了，整个郊区不见了，取而代之的是写字楼和摩天大厦。
20. They built a TV tower on the towering hill.
    他们在高耸的山顶建起了一座电视塔。
21. Green meadows flanked with towering cypresses.
    两侧柏树高耸的绿色草地。
22. She charged into the room in a towering rage.
    她大发雷霆，冲进了房间。
23. These three pagodas which are towering over Dali are the symbolic architecture of it.
    这三座高高耸立的宝塔是云南大理的标志性建筑，它们距今已有一千多年的历史了。
24. It stands on a huge rock, like a great cliff towering over the city.
    它屹立在一块巨大的岩石上，像高耸入云的悬崖耸立于这个城市之中。
25. Red green tiles and the palaces of the Great Wall and towering old so spread out!
    红墙绿瓦的宫殿和残旧巍峨的长城又如此展开！
26. Passengers behold everything from meadows where cattles graze to towering glaciers from the comfort of a seat.
    乘客们坐在舒适的座位上可以看到牛群在冰川上的牧场上吃草。
27. Towering over and sitting between the Rest House and the Mosque is the Dome.
    耸立于休息室和清真寺之间的是一座圆屋顶的建筑。
28. Outside my room, there is a beautiful garden, where a few towering maples grow upright.
    在我的屋外，有一个精美的园林，园中生长着几株高大的古枫树。
29. 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。
30. Towering mountains, vast plains, and murky swamps bring depth to World of Warcraft's landscape.
    高耸的山脉、广阔的平原和泥泞的沼泽让WoW世界地貌多样化。

adj

1. of imposing height
   1. an eminent peak
   2. lofty mountains
   3. the soaring spires of the cathedral
   4. towering icebergs

   Synonym:    eminentloftysoaring