1height高度ADJECTIVE | VERB + STATURE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤imposing, tall偉岸的/高大的身材▸➤diminutive, short, slight, small矮小的身材▸➤physical身高VERB + STATURE➤have高度為⋯PREPOSITION➤of...stature⋯的高度◇He was a man of imposing stature who carried himself well.他身材偉岸,舉止優雅。PHRASES➤a lack of stature個子不高◇Despite his lack of stature, he became a successful athlete.雖然個子不高,他還是成了卓有成就的運動員。➤small in stature個子矮小◇Both her parents are fairly small in stature.她父母的個子都比較矮。stature
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2importance重要性ADJECTIVE | VERB + STATURE | STATURE + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤considerable, great, growing相當高的/巨大的/日益增長的聲望➤heroic英雄形象▸➤full正式地位▸➤public知名度▸➤international, world國際聲望▸➤political, social政治/社會聲望➤moral道德形象◇a woman of great moral stature有極好道德形象的女子VERB + STATURE➤have, lack擁有/缺少聲望▸➤gain, gain in, grow in贏得聲望;聲望提升◇She has grown in stature since winning the award.獲獎之後她名聲大振。➤achieve獲得地位◇Geomorphology has now achieved full stature as a branch of geology.地形學現在已經獲得了地質學分支學科的正式地位。➤enhance提高名望◇The election result enhanced the party's stature.選舉結果提高了該黨的聲望。➤diminish降低名望STATURE + VERB➤grow, increase, rise聲望增長;名望上升◇His political stature increased during the crisis.他在危機期間提升了政治聲望。PREPOSITION➤of stature有⋯聲望的◇a writer of international stature具有國際聲望的作家