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

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！
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。
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。
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。
You are a towering mountain peak of the spine engraved: loyal to the people.
您是一座高耸的山峰，山峰的脊背上刻着：忠于人民。
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。
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。
Over the hill were the yellow towering walls of a great hotel in Central Park West.
小山那边，就是中央公园西部一家大旅馆高耸的黄墙。
I saw her in a towering rage only once.
我只有一次见过她大发雷霆。
It might appear so as towering skyscrapers like the just-opened HSBC towers in the IFC dot the Shanghai skyline.
随着在国金中心（IFC）刚刚开业的汇丰（HSBC）大楼等摩天大厦点缀在上海的天际，或许情况看起来的确如此。