1. | 高的measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top |
What's the highest mountain in the US? 美国哪座山最高？ | |
The house has a high wall all the way round it. 这栋房子的四周围着高墙。 | |
shoes with high heels 高跟鞋 | |
He has a round face with a high forehead. 他圆脸，高额头。 |
2. | 有某高度的used to talk about the distance that sth measures from the bottom to the top |
How high is Everest? 珠穆朗玛峰有多高？ | |
It's only a low wall─about a metre high. 那只不过是一堵矮墙，约一米高。 | |
The grass was waist-high. 那片草齐腰高。 |
3. | （离地面）很高的；海拔很高的at a level which is a long way above the ground or above the level of the sea |
a high branch/shelf/window 高处的树枝╱搁板╱窗 | |
The rooms had high ceilings. 那些房间的天花板很高。 | |
They were flying at high altitude. 他们正在高空飞行。 | |
the grasslands of the high prairies 高地草原 |
4. | （数量、质量、体积或程度）高的，超乎寻常的greater or better than normal in quantity or quality, size or degree |
a high temperature/speed/price 高温；高速；高价 | |
a high rate of inflation 高通货膨胀率 | |
Demand is high at this time of year. 一年的这个时期需求很大。 | |
a high level of pollution 严重的污染 | |
a high standard of craftsmanship 高水平的手工艺 | |
high-quality goods 优质商品 | |
A high degree of accuracy is needed. 需要高度的准确性。 | |
The tree blew over in the high winds . 树被大风刮倒了。 | |
We had high hopes for the business(= we believed it would be successful) . 我们对这项生意寄予了很大希望。 | |
The cost in terms of human life was high. 付出了很大的生命代价。 |
5. | ~ (in sth) 含某物多containing a lot of a particular substance |
foods which are high in fat 高脂肪食物 | |
a high potassium content 高钾含量 | |
a high-fat diet 高脂肪的饮食 |
6. | 上层的；地位高的near the top in rank or status |
She has held high office under three prime ministers. 她曾在三任首相手下任过要职。 | |
He has friends in high places(= among people of power and influence) . 他有位高权重的朋友。 |
7. | 价值高的of great value |
to play for high stakes 豪赌 | |
My highest card is ten. 我最大的牌是十。 |
8. | 高尚的；崇高的morally good |
a man of high ideals/principles 有崇高理想╱道德准则的人 |
9. | 十分赞同的；非常尊敬的showing a lot of approval or respect for sb |
She is held in very high regard by her colleagues. 她很受同事们的敬重。 | |
You seem to have a high opinion of yourself! 你似乎自我评价很高嘛！ |
10. | 高音的at the upper end of the range of sounds that humans can hear; not deep or low |
She has a high voice. 她嗓音很尖。 | |
That note is definitely too high for me. 那个音对我来说绝对太高了。 |
11. | [obn] 中间的；全盛的used to describe the middle or the most attractive part of a period of time |
high noon 正午 | |
high summer 盛夏 |
12. | 开始变质的；开始发馊的beginning to go bad and having a strong smell |
13. | [nbn] (informal) ~ (on sth) 有醉意；表现兴奋behaving in an excited way because of the effects of alcohol or drugs |
Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank. 他们的帆船搁浅在沙丘上了。 |
Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank. 他们的帆船搁浅在沙丘上了。 |
He stomped out of the room in high dudgeon. 他愤怒地噔噔走出了屋子。 |
He stomped out of the room in high dudgeon. 他愤怒地噔噔走出了屋子。 |
1. | 最高水平；最大数量the highest level or number |
Profits reached an all-time high last year. 去年的利润空前地高。 |
2. | 高气压区；反气旋an area of high air pressure; an anticyclone |
A high over southern Europe is bringing fine, sunny weather to all parts. 欧洲南部上空的高气压正给各地带来阳光灿烂的好天气。 |
3. | （某天、某星期等的）最高气温the highest temperature reached during a particular day, week, etc. |
Highs today will be in the region of 25˚C. 今天的最高气温将为 25 摄氏度左右。 |
4. | (informal) （毒品引致的）快感the feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement that sb gets after taking some types of drugs |
The high lasted all night. 那种快感持续了一整夜。 |
5. | (informal) 极大欢乐；极度高兴；乐不可支the feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement that sb gets from doing sth enjoyable or being successful at sth |
He was on a real high after winning the competition. 他赢了那场比赛后高兴极了。 | |
the highs and lows of her acting career 她的演员生涯的大起大落 |
6. | （用于中学校名）used in the name of a high school |
He graduated from Little Rock High in 1982. 他 1982 年毕业于小石城中学。 |
We gazed down into the valley from on high. 我们从高处向下眺望山谷。 |
An order came down from on high that lunchbreaks were to be half an hour and no longer. 上头指示说午餐休息时间不得超过半小时。 |
The disaster was seen as a judgement from on high. 这场灾难被视作上天的惩罚。 |
We gazed down into the valley from on high. 我们从高处向下眺望山谷。 |
An order came down from on high that lunchbreaks were to be half an hour and no longer. 上头指示说午餐休息时间不得超过半小时。 |
The disaster was seen as a judgement from on high. 这场灾难被视作上天的惩罚。 |
1. | 在高处；向高处；高at or to a position or level that is a long way up from the ground or from the bottom |
An eagle circled high overhead. 一只鹰在头顶上空盘旋。 | |
I can't jump any higher. 我没法跳得更高了。 | |
She never got very high in the company. 她在公司里从未坐到很高的位置。 | |
His desk was piled high with papers. 他的桌子上摞着高高的一堆文件。 | |
She's aiming high(= hoping to be very successful) in her exams. 她期望考出优异成绩。 |
2. | （成本、价值）高；（数量）大at or to a large cost, value or amount |
Prices are expected to rise even higher this year. 预计今年的价格将涨得更高。 |
3. | 音调高at a high pitch |
I can't sing that high. 我唱不了那么高的调子。 |
I've searched high and low for my purse. 我到处找我的钱包。 |
I've searched high and low for my purse. 我到处找我的钱包。 |
Feelings ran high as the election approached. 选举临近，大家情绪都很激动。 |
Feelings ran high as the election approached. 选举临近，大家情绪都很激动。 |
