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

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。
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。
Outside my room, there is a beautiful garden, where a few towering maples grow upright.
在我的屋外，有一个精美的园林，园中生长着几株高大的古枫树。
She charged into the room in a towering rage.
她大发雷霆，冲进了房间。
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！
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。
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。
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。
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。
The pontiff led the service from a towering white and gold altar erected in a new baseball stadium.
在这个新棒球场上立着一个高大的白色和金色神坛。教皇就在神坛上主持弥撒活动。