high
劍橋詞典
- The house is encircled by a high fence .
- I've put the cake on a high shelf where he can't get at it.
- I love high heels but they're rather impractical .
- A high wall isolated the house from the rest of the village .
- The village is perched on top of a high hill .
- Chocolate has a high fat content .
- She had a high temperature and was delirious .
- Pollution has reached disturbingly high levels in some urban areas .
- A lot of businesses are being hurt by the current high interest rates .
- The pollen count is high today, which is bad news for hay fever sufferers .
- We've got to change the present system in which high court judges are regarded as somehow untouchable .
- As the daughter of the president , she enjoys high status among her peers .
- His father was a high-ranking official in the embassy .
- She is widely regarded as the high priestess of contemporary dance .
- At the age of 32, she managed to enter one of the citadels of high fashion .
high adjective (DISTANCE)
(especially of things that are not living ) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground , or having the stated distance from top to bottom（尤指無生命的東西）高的，有…高的
a high building /mountain 高樓／高山
high ceilings 高高的天花板
It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide . 它有兩米半高，一米寬。
The corn grew waist-high (= as high as a person's waist ) in the fields . 田里的玉米長到了齊腰的高度。
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high adjective (ABOVE AVERAGE)
greater than the usual level or amount（比通常水平）高的，多的
The job demands a high level of concentration . 這項工作需要精神高度集中。
He suffers from high blood pressure . 他患有高血壓。
Antique furniture fetches very high prices these days . 這段時間古董家具的賣價很高。
She got very high marks in her geography exam . 她的地理考試得分很高。
It's very dangerous to drive at high speed when the roads are wet . 在潮濕的路面上高速駕駛是很危險的。
He's in a high-security prison . 他被關(guān)在一處戒備森嚴(yán)的監(jiān)獄中。
?high in sth
containing a large quantity of something
含有大量…的
I avoid foods that are high in fat . 我避免食用含有大量脂肪的食物。
?high standards/principles
very good or very moral standards
高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)／高度的道德準(zhǔn)則
She was a woman of high principles . 她是一位道德高尚的女士。
She demands very high standards from the people who work for her. 她對為她工作的人要求很高。
?high winds
fast , strong wind
大風(fēng)，強風(fēng)
High winds caused delays on the ferries . 大風(fēng)導(dǎo)致渡輪延誤。
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high adjective (IMPORTANT)
having power , an important position , or great influence（權(quán)位）重要的，高級的
an officer of high rank 高級軍官
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high adjective (SOUND)
near or at the top of the range of sounds
高音的，聲音尖銳的
I can't reach the high notes . 這些高音我唱不上去。
high adjective (BAD)
UK(of food ) smelling bad and no longer good to eat
（食物）腐壞的，變質(zhì)的
This meat is rather high - I'm going to throw it out. 這塊肉已經(jīng)變質(zhì)了——我去扔掉。
high adjective (MENTAL STATE)
not thinking or behaving normally because of taking drugs（因吸毒而）極度興奮的
He was high on heroin at the time . 他當(dāng)時正因吸了海洛因而飄飄欲仙。
習(xí)語
be as high as a kitecome/get (down) off your high horse
get on your high horse
have it on the highest authority
high and mighty
hunt/search high and low
leave sb high and dry
live high on/off the hog
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