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how tall

/haʊ tɔːl/ (UK), /haʊ tɔːl/ (US)/

翻译: 疑问短语,用于询问人、动物或物体的高度。注意:'how tall'由副词'how'和形容词'tall'组成,与'height'、'person'等名词连用时起复合限定短语的作用。

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determiner

/haʊ tɔːl/ (UK), /haʊ tɔːl/ (US)/A1formal
  • zh疑问短语,用于询问人、动物或物体的高度。注意:'how tall'由副词'how'和形容词'tall'组成,与'height'、'person'等名词连用时起复合限定短语的作用。

An interrogative phrase used to ask about vertical height or stature. Note: 'How tall' is primarily an interrogative adverbial phrase consisting of 'how' + the adjective 'tall'. When used before nouns like 'height', 'person', or 'building', it functions as a complex determiner phrase modifying those nouns. This entry focuses on its determiner-like usage with nominal complements.

  1. Interrogative determiner (height of person/animal)A1formal

    Used before nouns denoting living beings (e.g., 'person', 'child', 'horse') to ask about their vertical stature or height measurement.

    zh疑问限定词(人或动物的身高)

    • How tall a person must be to ride this attraction?
    • How tall a child is considered average for their age?
    • How tall a horse do you need for show jumping?
  2. Interrogative determiner (height of objects/structures)A2formal

    Used before nouns denoting buildings, plants, or vertical objects to ask about their measurable height from base to top.

    zh疑问限定词(物体/建筑的高度)

    • How tall a building is permitted in this zone?
    • How tall a tree can grow in this climate?
    • How tall a fence do you need for privacy?
  3. Adverbial usage (standalone height inquiry)A1informal

    Used without a following noun to ask about height directly. The noun is implied by context. (Note: This is the most common adverbial usage, included for completeness).

    zh副词用法(独立询问高度)

    • How tall are you?
    • How tall is that tower?
    • How tall did the sunflower grow?
  4. Indirect question usageB1formal

    Used to introduce a noun clause that reports a question about height, functioning as the object of verbs like 'know', 'ask', 'wonder'.

    zh间接疑问用法

    • I wonder how tall he has grown.
    • Do you know how tall the new skyscraper will be?
    • Tell me how tall you were at that age.
  5. Exclamatory or emphatic useB2informal

    Used in exclamations or rhetorical questions to emphasize the surprising extent of height, stature, or vertical magnitude.

    zh感叹或强调用法

    • How tall a man he has become!
    • How tall do they expect that wall to be?
    • How tall the redwoods are in that forest!