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

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。
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。
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 built a TV tower on the towering hill.
他们在高耸的山顶建起了一座电视塔。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。