来自 tower,高耸，耸立。

1. I saw her in a towering rage only once.

我只有一次见过她大发雷霆。

2. The burly brute swaggered forward, towering over me, and shouted.

五大三粗的恶汉趾高气扬地走过来，居高临下地对我咆哮着。

3. 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。

4. 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。

5. 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。