stature

英 [ˈstætʃə(r)]

美 [ˈstætʃər]

n.  声望; 名望; 身高; 个子

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牛津词典

noun

• 声望；名望
  the importance and respect that a person has because of their ability and achievements
  1. an actress of considerable stature
     颇有名望的女演员
  2. The orchestra has grown in stature .
     这支管弦乐队的声望有所提高。
• 身高；个子
  a person's height
  1. a woman of short stature
     身材矮小的女人
  2. He is small in stature.
     他个头小。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 身高;个子
  Someone'sstatureis their height.
  1. It's more than his physical stature that makes him remarkable...
     他的与众不同之处不光是他的身高。
  2. Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall...
     母亲身材矮小，只有 5 英尺高。
  3. She was a little short in stature.
     她个子较矮。
• N-UNCOUNT 地位;声望
  Thestatureof a person is the importance and reputation that they have.
  1. Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?...
     谁能否认他是世界上最伟大的大提琴演奏家呢？
  2. This club has grown in stature over the last 20 years.
     这家俱乐部在过去 20 年间知名度大增。

英英释义

noun

• (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
  Synonym:height
• high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
  1. a man of great stature

双语例句

• Watergate could not have happened had Nixon been more confiding in Harlow or others of comparable stature.
  如果尼克松更信任哈洛或者和他类似的人，水门事件本来是可以避免的。
• So odds are, she's of average to small stature.
  所以她有可能是中等偏小的身材。
• This club has grown in stature over the last 20 years.
  这家俱乐部在过去20年间知名度大增。
• He is a committed man, plus he has imagination, vitality and national stature.
  他是一个立场坚定的人，加上他又有想像力、力和国家情操。
• He has a powerful build, though short in stature.
  这个人长得很敦实。
• As the modern Olympics grew in stature, so too did athletics.
  随着现代奥林匹克运动会声名远扬，田径运动也越来越受关注。
• Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?
  谁能否认他是世界上最伟大的大提琴演奏家呢？
• That's one reason Cheney's stature isn't threatening to the new President.
  这是切尼的地位不会威胁到新总统的原因之一。
• Laura Bo was using her stature as a scientist to make non-scientific, emotional appeal.
  劳拉·波在利用她科学家的地位作了一次非科学的、感情用事的呼吁。
• The stature long has been high, ideally also changed.
  个子长高了，理想也变了。