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tall /tɔːl/► SEE ALLstand talla tall ordera tall storygreat/tall oaks from little acorns growwalk tall
●stand ˈtall (especially NAmE) show that you are proud and able to deal with anything 抬头挺胸；趾高气扬◆Speaking on television, she said that her former manager’s advice to stand tall and be proud of herself was what helped her to succeed.
在电视上，她说前任经理曾告诉她要扬起头，要为自己骄傲，正是这些忠告帮助她取得了成功。●a ˌtall ˈordera very difficult task or request 难完成的任务；过高的要求◆Finishing this work by the end of the week is a tall order, but I’ll try.
周末之前完成这项工作简直太难了，可是我会尽力的。 OPP child’s play ●a ˌtall ˈstory (especially BrE) (NAmE usually a ˌtall ˈtale) a story which is very difficult to believe 荒诞的故事；无稽之谈◆What she says about her grandfather being a foreign prince sounds like a tall story to me.
她说她祖父是外国王子之类的话在我听来完全是无稽之谈。◆There were many tall tales told later about the events of that day.
那天发生的事情后来被人们说得神乎其神。●great/tall ˌoaks from little acorns ˈgrow (saying) large and successful organizations, businesses, etc. sometimes begin in a very small or modest way 合抱之木，生于毫末；万丈高楼平地起◆Welcome to my new website! It may not look much at the moment, but great oaks from little acorns grow!欢迎来到我的新网站！它现在可能微不足道，不过万丈高楼平地起嘛。 NOTE An oak is a large tree and the acorn is its fruit. * oak （橡树）是一种大型树木，acorn 是橡子。 ●walk ˈtallfeel proud and confident 昂首阔步；趾高气扬◆When I finally got a job after years of unemployment, I felt I could walk tall again.失业数年后，我终于找到了工作。这下，我终于可以挺直腰杆了。 |