He towered above his contemporaries.是什么意思？

He towered above his contemporaries.

他超出同辈人之上.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

towered

v. 远远高于，远远超过( tower的过去式和过去分词 )，（在能力、品德、名声等方面）胜过，远远超过（其他人）；

例句
The citadel at Besançon towered above the river.
贝桑松的城堡高高地耸立在河边。

above

prep. 在…上面，超过，大于，不至于；adv. 在上面，超过，更大，上文；adj. 上述的；

例句
He lifted his hands above his head...
他将双手举过头顶。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

contemporaries

n. 同代人( contemporary的名词复数 )，同辈人，同龄人，当代人；

例句
She and I were contemporaries at college.
她和我在大学是同学。