towering
UK ['taʊə.rɪŋ] US ['taʊɚ.ɪŋ] adjective literary
■very high and making people feel respect 高耸的•the towering walls of the Acropolis雅典卫城高耸的城墙 ■very great 杰出的，卓越的•a towering figure in the British art world英国艺术界的杰出人物 •Laurence Olivier's Othello was a towering performance.劳伦斯‧奥利弗塑造的奥赛罗这角色十分出色。 |