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high
haɪ haɪ
Word forms: comparative higher, superlative highest, plural highs
1 ADJ-GRADED 高的（不用于形容人或动植物） Something that is high extends a long way from the bottom to the top when it is upright. You do not use high to describe people, animals, or plants. 高的（不用于形容人或动植物）

  • ...a house, with a high wall all around it.

    四周围着高墙的房子

  • Mount Marcy is the highest mountain in the Adirondacks.

    马西山是阿迪朗达克山脉中最高的山。

  • ...distraught people who have threatened to jump from high buildings.

    曾威胁说要从高楼跳下的心神不安的人们

  • ...high-heeled shoes.

    高跟鞋

  • The gate was too high for a man of his age to climb.

    大门太高了，像他那个年龄的人爬不上去。

SYN tall, towering, soaring, steep
High is also an adverb.

  • ...wagons packed high with bureaus, bedding, and cooking pots.

    书桌、寝具和炊具堆得老高的运货车

Usage Note :

  • The word you should use to describe people, animals, or plants is tall. She was rather tall for a woman. Tall is also used to describe buildings such as skyscrapers, and other things whose height is much greater than their width. ...tall pine trees. ...a tall glass vase.

    形容人、动物或植物高时应该用tall。例如，She was rather tall for a woman（她在女人中已是相当高了）。tall 也可以用来形容摩天大楼等建筑物，以及其他高度远远超过宽度的物体。例如，tall pine trees（高挺的松树），a tall glass vase（一只高挑的玻璃花瓶）。

2 ADJ [n ADJ] [as ADJ as] 高度为…的;有…高的 You use high to talk or ask about how much something upright measures from the bottom to the top. 高度为…的;有…高的

  • ...an elegant bronze horse only nine inches high.

    只有9英寸高的精致青铜马雕塑

  • The grass in the yard was waist high.

    院子里的草有齐腰高。

  • Measure your garage: how high is the door?

    量一量你的车库：门有多高？

3 ADJ-GRADED （相对地面、海平面、其他人或物）高的 If something is high, it is a long way above the ground, above sea level, or above a person or thing. （相对地面、海平面、其他人或物）高的

  • I looked down from the high window.

    我从高高的窗口往下看。

  • The bridge was high, jacked up on wooden piers.

    桥很高，被几个大木墩托起。

  • The sun was high in the sky, blazing down on us.

    太阳高挂在空中，火辣辣地照在我们身上。

  • In Castel Molo, high above Taormina, you can sample the famous almond wine made there.

    在陶尔米纳山高处的莫罗堡，你可以品尝那里酿造的著名的杏仁酒。

High is also an adverb.

  • ...being able to run faster or jump higher than other people.

    能比别人跑得更快、或跳得更高

If something is high up, it is a long way above the ground, above sea level, or above a person or thing.（相对地面、海平面、其他人或物）高得多的

  • His farm was high up in the hills.

    他的农场在山的高处。

  • ...grapes grown high up on the cliff.

    生长在山崖高处的葡萄

  • We saw three birds circling very high up.

    我们看到3只鸟在高空盘旋。

4 ADJ-GRADED （数量、程度、强度等）高的 You can use high to indicate that something is great in amount, degree, or intensity. （数量、程度、强度等）高的

  • The European country with the highest birth rate is Ireland.

    人口出生率最高的欧洲国家是爱尔兰。

  • Official reports said casualties were high.

    官方报告称死伤惨重。

  • The higher the risk of lending money, the higher is the interest rate demanded by the lenders.

    贷款的风险越高，贷方索要的利率就越高。

  • High winds have knocked down trees and power lines.

    大风刮倒了树木和电线。

  • Commercialisation has given many sports a higher profile.

    商业化已经让多项体育运动有了更高的公众关注度。

SYN strong, violent, extreme, blustery
High is also an adverb.

  • He expects the unemployment figures to rise even higher in coming months.

    他预计失业人数会在今后几个月里进一步攀升。

You can use phrases such as 'in the high 80s' to indicate that a number or level is, for example, more than 85 but not as much as 90.85以上的;接近90的
5 ADJ-GRADED （食物等）含…高的，富含…的 If a food or other substance is high in a particular ingredient, it contains a large amount of that ingredient. （食物等）含…高的，富含…的

  • Don't indulge in rich sauces, fried food and thick pastry as these are high in fat. [+ in]

    不要吃太多浓酱汁、油炸食品和甜腻的油酥点心，因为这些食品的脂肪含量很高。

  • ...a superb compost, high in calcium.

    富含钙的优质堆肥

6 N-COUNT 最高点;最高水平 If something reaches a high of a particular amount or degree, that is the greatest it has ever been. 最高点;最高水平

  • Traffic from Jordan to Iraq is down to a dozen loaded lorries a day, compared with a high of 200 a day. [+ of]

    现在从约旦到伊拉克一天只有十几辆装货的卡车通过，而最高峰时可达到一天200辆。

  • Sales of Russian vodka have reached an all-time high.

    俄罗斯伏特加酒的销量已达到历史最高水平。

SYN peak, height, top, summit
7 ADJ-GRADED （重要性）高的;重要的 If you say that something is a high priority or is high on your list, you mean that you consider it to be one of the most important things you have to do or deal with. （重要性）高的;重要的

  • The Labour Party has not made the issue a high priority.

    工党尚未将该问题列为优先考虑的事项。

  • Economic reform is high on the agenda. [+ on]

    经济改革已成为头等大事。

8 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] （地位、职位）高的，显赫的 Someone who is high in a particular profession or society, or has a high position, has a very important position and has great authority and influence. （地位、职位）高的，显赫的

  • Was there anyone particularly high in the administration who was an advocate of a different policy?. [+ in]

    政府中有没有哪位高层人物支持采取不同政策？

  • Every single one of the arms companies is controlled by the families of high officials.

    每一家军火公司都是由高官家族控制的。

  • ...corruption in high places.

    高层腐败

  • ...high social class.

    上层社会

Someone who is high up in a profession or society has a very important position.（在某职业领域或社会）地位高，身居高位

  • His cousin is somebody quite high up in the navy.

    他的堂兄是一位海军高官。

  • You've offended somebody very high up.

    你得罪了某位高层人物。

9 ADJ [ADJ n] 先进的;高级的;复杂的 You can use high to describe something that is advanced or complex. 先进的;高级的;复杂的

  • Neither Anna nor I are interested in high finance.

    安娜和我对巨额融资都不感兴趣。

  • ...the rise of Japan's high technology industries.

    日本高科技产业的崛起

SYN advanced, complex
10 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] 向高的目标（努力） If you aim high, you try to obtain or to achieve the best that you can. 向高的目标（努力）

  • You should not be afraid to aim high in the quest for an improvement in your income.

    想让自己的收入有所提高时，你应该敢于给自己设定高的目标。

  • We just do not set our sights high enough.

    我们设定的目标不够高远。

SYN way up, aloft, far up, to a great height
11 ADJ-GRADED （声望、评价）高的 If someone has a high reputation, or people have a high opinion of them, people think they are very good in some way, for example at their work. （声望、评价）高的

  • She has always had a high reputation for her excellent short stories.

    她一直因其优秀的短篇小说享有很高的声望。

  • People have such high expectations of you.

    人们对你寄予重望。

SYN notable, leading, important, famous
12 ADJ-GRADED （质量、标准）高的 If the quality or standard of something is high, it is very good indeed. （质量、标准）高的

  • This is high quality stuff.

    这东西质量很好。

  • His team were of the highest calibre.

    他的团队水平一流。

  • Schools award scholarships for high academic achievement.

    学校向学业成绩优异者授予奖学金。

13 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 崇高的;高尚的 If someone has high principles, they are morally good. 崇高的;高尚的

  • He was a man of the highest principles.

    他是个道德崇高的人。

14 ADJ-GRADED （音调）高而尖的，高的 A high sound or voice is close to the top of a particular range of notes. （音调）高而尖的，高的

  • Her high voice really irritated Maria.

    她的尖嗓门实在让玛丽亚很恼火。

SYN high-pitched, piercing, shrill, penetrating
15 ADJ-GRADED （河流）水位高的 When a river is high, it contains much more water than usual. （河流）水位高的

  • The waters of the Yangtze River are dangerously high for the time of year.

    长江的水位每年这个时候都处于危险的高位。

16 ADJ-GRADED 兴奋的;兴高采烈的 If your spirits are high, you feel happy and excited. 兴奋的;兴高采烈的

  • Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours.

    她很兴奋，因为再过几分钟而不是几小时后就有希望见到尼克了。

SYN cheerful, excited, merry, exhilarated
17 ADJ [verb-link ADJ] 喝醉了的;（吸毒后）极度兴奋的 If someone is high on drink or drugs, they are affected by the alcoholic drink or drugs they have taken. 喝醉了的;（吸毒后）极度兴奋的 [informal]

  • He was too high on drugs and alcohol to remember them. [+ on]

    他吸毒酗酒后处于极度兴奋状态，已经记不得他们了。

SYN intoxicated, stoned [slang] , spaced out [slang] , tripping [informal]
18 N-COUNT 兴奋;高兴 A high is a feeling or mood of great excitement or happiness. 兴奋;高兴 [informal]
19 PHRASE 上级;上面 If you say that something came from on high, you mean that it came from a person or place of great authority. 上级;上面

  • Orders had come from on high that extra care was to be taken during this week.

    上面下了命令，本周要格外小心。

20 PHRASE 陷入困境 If you say that you were left high and dry, you are emphasizing that you were left in a difficult situation and were unable to do anything about it. 陷入困境 [emphasis]

  • Schools with better reputations will be flooded with applications while poorer schools will be left high and dry.

    较有名气的学校将会收到如潮水涌至般的申请，而差一些的学校则会陷入招生困境。

SYN abandoned, stranded, helpless, forsaken
21 PHRASE 起起落落;快乐和痛苦;成功和失败 If you refer to the highs and lows of someone's life or career, you are referring to both the successful or happy times, and the unsuccessful or bad times. 起起落落;快乐和痛苦;成功和失败
22 PHRASE 到处;各处 If you say that you looked high and low for something, you are emphasizing that you looked for it in every place that you could think of. 到处;各处 [emphasis]
23 in high dudgeon→see: dudgeon  come hell or high water→see: hell  to be high time→see: time 
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tall 1 2

elevated, lofty, tall; (ant.) low 3

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