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

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