high

high 基本解释

adj.  高的; 有某高度的; (离地面)很高的; 海拔很高的
n.  最高水平; 最大数量; 高气压区; 反气旋; (某天、某星期等的)最高气温
adv.  在高处; 向高处; 高; (成本、价值)高; (数量)大; 音调高

high 词性变化

比较级：higher最高级：highest复数：highs

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high 词组短语

• high actual
• high caloric diet
• high cecum
• high dilution
• high enema
• high energy physics
• high fat diet
• high-rise
• high-tech
• high-octane fuel

high 详细解释

adj.

从底到顶 from bottom to top

1. 高的
   measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top
   1. What's the highest mountain in the US?
      美国哪座山最高？
   2. The house has a high wall all the way round it.
      这栋房子的四周围着高墙。
   3. shoes with high heels
      高跟鞋
   4. 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
   1. How high is Mount Aconcagua?
      阿空加瓜山有多高？
   2. It's only a low wall─about a metre high.
      那只不过是一堵矮墙——约一米高。
   3. The grass was waist-high.
      那片草齐腰高。

离地面远 far above ground

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
   1. a high branch/shelf/window
      高处的树枝 / 搁板 / 窗
   2. The rooms had high ceilings.
      那些房间的天花板很高。
   3. They were flying at high altitude.
      他们正在高空飞行。
   4. the grasslands of the high prairies
      高地草原

超出常规 greater than normal

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
   1. a high temperature/speed/price
      高温 / 速 / 价
   2. a high rate of inflation
      高通货膨胀率
   3. Demand is high at this time of year.
      一年的这个时期需求很大。
   4. a high level of pollution
      严重的污染
   5. a high standard of craftsmanship
      高水平的手工艺
   6. high-quality goods
      优质商品
   7. A high degree of accuracy is needed.
      需要高度的准确性。
   8. The tree blew over in the high winds .
      树被大风刮倒了。
   9. 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。
   10. The cost in terms of human life was high.
       付出了很大的生命代价。

含量多 containing a lot

5. 含某物多
   containing a lot of a particular substance
   1. foods which are high in fat
      高脂肪食物
   2. a high potassium content
      高钾含量
   3. a high-fat diet
      高脂肪的饮食

等级；地位 rank/status

6. 上层的；地位高的
   near the top in rank or status
   1. She has held high office under three prime ministers.
      她曾在三任首相手下任过要职。
   2. He has friends in high places (= among people of power and influence) .
      他有位高权重的朋友。

有价值 valuable

7. 价值高的
   of great value
   1. to play for high stakes
      豪赌
   2. My highest card is ten.
      我最大的牌是十。

理想；准则 ideals/principles

8. 高尚的；崇高的
   morally good
   1. a man of high ideals/principles
      有崇高理想 / 道德准则的人

赞同 approving

9. 十分赞同的；非常尊敬的
   showing a lot of approval or respect for sb
   1. She is held in very high regard by her colleagues.
      她很受同事们的敬重。
   2. You seem to have a high opinion of yourself!
      你似乎自我评价很高嘛！

声音 sound

10. 高音的
    at the upper end of the range of sounds that humans can hear; not deep or low
    1. She has a high voice.
       她嗓音很尖。
    2. That note is definitely too high for me.
       那个音对我来说绝对太高了。

时段 of period of time

11. 中间的；全盛的
    used to describe the middle or the most attractive part of a period of time
    1. high noon
       正午
    2. high summer
       盛夏

食物 food

12. 开始变质的；开始发馊的
    beginning to go bad and having a strong smell

喝酒；吸毒 on alcohol/drugs

13. 有醉意；表现兴奋
    behaving in an excited way because of the effects of alcohol or drugs

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noun

水平；数量 level/number

1. 最高水平；最大数量
   the highest level or number
   1. Profits reached an all-time high last year.
      去年的利润空前地高。

天气 weather

2. 高气压区；反气旋
   an area of high air pressure; an anticyclone
   1. 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.
   1. 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。

毒品引起 from drugs

4. （毒品引致的）快感
   the feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement that sb gets after taking some types of drugs
   1. The high lasted all night.
      那种快感持续了一整夜。

来自成功 / 乐趣 from success/enjoyment

5. 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
   1. He was on a real high after winning the competition.
      他赢了那场比赛后高兴极了。
   2. the highs and lows of her acting career
      她的演员生涯的大起大落

学校 school

6. （用于中学校名）
   used in the name of a high school
   1. He graduated from Little Rock High in 1982.
      他1982年毕业于小石城中学。

adv.

远离地面 / 底部 far from ground/bottom

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
   1. An eagle circled high overhead.
      一只鹰在头顶上空盘旋。
   2. I can't jump any higher.
      我没法跳得更高了。
   3. She never got very high in the company.
      她在公司里从未坐到很高的位置。
   4. His desk was piled high with papers.
      他的桌子上摞着高高的一堆文件。
   5. She's aiming high (= hoping to be very successful) in her exams.
      她期望考出优异成绩。

价值；数量 value/amount

2. （成本、价值）高；（数量）大
   at or to a large cost, value or amount
   1. Prices are expected to rise even higher this year.
      预计今年的价格将涨得更高。

声音 sound

3. 音调高
   at a high pitch(3)
   1. I can't sing that high.
      我唱不了那么高的调子。

high 同义词辨析

  highloftytall【导航词义：高的】

  high adj. 高的

〔辨析〕可用于具体或抽象的事物，指山、建筑物等本身高出地面之上的，但不用于人；也可指程度、地位、声音等高的。

  lofty adj. 〈文〉巍峨的，高耸的

〔辨析〕指外观宏伟壮丽的，通常用于形容山、建筑物等，也常引申表示“高尚的”（含褒义）或“高傲的”（含贬义）。

  tall adj. 高的，高大的

〔辨析〕形容由底到顶的长度，可用于人或无生命的东西。

high 习惯用语

adj.

be/get on your high horse

• 趾高气扬；自命不凡；自以为了不起
  to behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people

have a high old time

• 玩得很开心
  to enjoy yourself very much

high and dry

• 高出水面；搁浅
  in a position out of the water
  1. Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank.
     他们的帆船搁浅在沙丘上了。
• 处境艰难；无依无靠；身无分文
  in a difficult situation, without help or money

high and mighty

• 趾高气扬；神气活现；自高自大
  behaving as though you think you are more important than other people

high as a kite

• （因酗酒或吸毒）异常兴奋，神魂恍惚
  behaving in a very excited way because of being strongly affected by alcohol or drugs

in high dudgeon

• 愤然；怒冲冲
  in an angry or offended mood, and showing other people that you are angry
  1. He stomped out of the room in high dudgeon.
     他愤怒地噔噔走出了屋子。

smell, stink, etc. to high heaven

• 发出难闻气味；难闻透顶
  to have a strong unpleasant smell
• 很不诚实；不道德
  to seem to be very dishonest or morally unacceptable

(come) hell or high water

• 无论有什么困难
  despite any difficulties
  1. I was determined to go, come hell or high water.
     我决心要去，无论有什么困难。

take, claim, seize, etc. the moral high ground

• 声称自己的论点在道义上占优势
  to claim that your side of an argument is morally better than your opponents' side; to argue in a way that makes your side seem morally better

of a high order

of the highest/first order

• 高质量的；高品质的；一流的
  of a high quality or degree; of the highest quality or greatest degree
  1. The job requires diplomatic skills of a high order.
     这项工作要求高超的外交技巧。
  2. She was a snob of the first order.
     她是天字第一号势利鬼。

a high/low profile

• 惹人 / 不惹人注目；高 / 低姿态
  the amount of attention sb/sth has from the public
  1. This issue has had a high profile in recent months.
     近几个月来，这个议题一直是关注的焦点。
  2. I advised her to keep a low profile for the next few days (= not to attract attention) .
     我建议她未来几天保持低姿态。

it's about/high time

• 差不多 / 现在是…的时候了
  used to say that you think sb should do sth soon
  1. It's about time you cleaned your room!
     你该打扫自己的房间了！

n.

on high

• 在高处
  in a high place
  1. We gazed down into the valley from on high.
     我们从高处向下眺望山谷。
• 高层人员
  the people in senior positions in an organization
  1. 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。
• 在天上
  in heaven
  1. The disaster was seen as a judgement from on high.
     这场灾难被视作上天的惩罚。

adv.

high and low

• 到处；各地
  everywhere
  1. I've searched high and low for my purse.
     我到处找我的钱包。

run high

• 激愤；激昂
  to be strong and angry or excited
  1. Feelings ran high as the election approached.
     选举临近，大家情绪都很激动。

fly high

• 成功
  to be successful

hold your head high

hold up your head

• 昂首挺胸；抬起头来
  to be proud of or not feel ashamed about sth that you have done
  1. She managed to hold her head high and ignore what people were saying.
     她勉力昂首挺胸，不理会人家的闲言碎语。

be riding high

• 获得成功；信心十足
  to be successful or very confident

high 双语例句

1. 1、 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。
2. 2、 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。
3. 3、 The grass in the yard was waist high
   院子里的草有齐腰高。
4. 4、 Measure your garage: how high is the door?
   量一量你的车库：门有多高？
5. 5、 I looked down from the high window
   我从高高的窗口往下看。
6. 6、 The bridge was high, jacked up on wooden piers
   桥很高，被几个大木墩托起。
7. 7、 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。
8. 8、 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。
9. 9、 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。
10. 10、 Official reports said casualties were high
    官方报告称死伤惨重。
11. 11、 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。
12. 12、 high winds have knocked down trees and power lines
    大风刮倒了树木和电线。
13. 13、 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。
14. 14、 Don't indulge in rich sauces, fried food and thick pastry as these are high in fat.
    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。
15. 15、 Traffic from Jordan to Iraq is down to a dozen loaded lorries a day, compared with a high of 200 a day
    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。
16. 16、 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。
17. 17、 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。
18. 18、 Economic reform is high on the agenda.
    经济改革已成为头等大事。
19. 19、 Was there anyone particularly high in the administration who was an advocate of a different policy?
    政府中有没有哪位高层人物支持采取不同政策？
20. 20、 Neither Anna nor I are interested in high finance.
    安娜和我对巨额融资都不感兴趣。
21. 21、 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。
22. 22、 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。
23. 23、 This is high quality stuff
    这东西质量很好。
24. 24、 He was a man of the highest principles.
    他是个道德崇高的人。
25. 25、 Her high voice really irritated Maria.
    她的尖嗓门实在让玛丽亚很恼火。
26. 26、 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。
27. 27、 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。
28. 28、 He was too high on drugs and alcohol to remember them.
    他吸毒酗酒后处于极度兴奋状态，已经记不得他们了。
29. 29、 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。
30. 30、 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。

high 英英释义

noun

1. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

   Synonym:    high gear

2. a lofty level or position or degree
   1. summer temperatures reached an all-time high

3. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
   1. he goes to the neighborhood highschool

   Synonym:    senior high schoolsenior highhighschoolhigh school

4. a high place
   1. they stood on high and observed the countryside
   2. he doesn't like heights

   Synonym:    heights

5. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
   1. they took drugs to get a high on

6. a state of sustained elation
   1. I'm on a permanent high these days

7. an air mass of higher than normal pressure
   1. the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high

adj

1. happy and excited and energetic

   Synonym:    in high spirits

2. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

   Synonym:    mellow

3. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

   Synonym:    gameygamy

4. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
   1. a high mountain
   2. high ceilings
   3. high buildings
   4. a high forehead
   5. a high incline
   6. a foot high

5. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
   1. a high temperature
   2. a high price
   3. the high point of his career
   4. high risks
   5. has high hopes
   6. the river is high
   7. he has a high opinion of himself

6. used of sounds and voices

   Synonym:    high-pitched

7. standing above others in quality or position
   1. people in high places
   2. the high priest
   3. eminent members of the community

   Synonym:    eminent

adv

1. at a great altitude
   1. he climbed high on the ladder

   Synonym:    high up

2. far up toward the source
   1. he lives high up the river

3. in or to a high position, amount, or degree
   1. prices have gone up far too high

4. in a rich manner
   1. he lives high

   Synonym:    richlyluxuriously