towering

英 [ˈtaʊərɪŋ]

美 [ˈtaʊərɪŋ]

adj. 高大的; 高耸的; 屹立的; 卓越的; 杰出的; 出色的; 强烈的; 激烈的
v. 远远高于，远远超过; 高耸，超越
tower的现在分词

现在分词：towering　

Collins.1 / BNC.11670 / COCA.9301

牛津词典

adj.

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

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

adj

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。
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！
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Green meadows flanked with towering cypresses.
两侧柏树高耸的绿色草地。
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。
I saw her in a towering rage only once.
我只有一次见过她大发雷霆。