挺拔 meaning in English
1.(直立而高耸) tall and straight
2.(坚强有力) forceful
Examples
- The estate was fringed with stately elms .
那片地以挺拔的榆树为边界。 - Although jane is 42 years old, she is still firm and erect .
虽然简已经42岁了，但她仍然挺拔坚韧。 - What softness and furry thickness of the tall pines about the shore !
两岸挺拔的松树多么柔和，多么浓密！ - The tall, dark, spear pines sentineled the shores on either side .
两岸排着一行行挺拔的，黑黑的，剑戟似的松树。 - He seemed to see the fat kentish fields with their stately elms .
他仿佛看见了那肥沃的长着挺拔榆树的肯特郡的田野。