tall is an English word that can be used as an adjective, meaning “高的;高大的;有…高，身高” and so on. Specifically, tall usually refers to someone or something that is taller than usual, and it can be used to describe both people and objects, emphasizing their height and slenderness. For example, “a tall man” refers to a person who is tall, and “a tall pine” describes a tall and large pine tree. When referring to living things such as humans, animals, and trees, tall is mainly preferred over high. In a sentence, tall is mainly used as an adjective or a predicate adjective. Tall can form a phrase with measurement nouns, where tall is placed after the measurement noun. When the whole phrase functions as an adjective, it should come after the noun it modifies. In spoken language, tall can also be used as an adverb, meaning “exaggeratedly” or “in an exaggerated manner”. For example, “He told us his story tall” means that he exaggerated his experience when telling it to us.
