high

劍橋詞典

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(wú)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 . 田裡的玉米長(zhǎng)到了齊腰的高度。

例句

• 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 .

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(xiàng)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(shí)間古董家具的賣價(jià)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 . 在潮溼的路麪上高速駕駛是很危險(xiǎn)的。
He's in a high-security prison . 他被關(guān)在一処戒備森嚴(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(duì)爲(wèi)她工作的人要求很高。
?high winds

fast , strong wind
大風(fēng)，強(qiáng)風(fēng)
High winds caused delays on the ferries . 大風(fēng)導(dǎo)致渡輪延誤。

例句

• 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 .

high adjective (IMPORTANT)

having power , an important position , or great influence
（權(quán)位）重要的，高級(jí)的
an officer of high rank 高級(jí)軍官

例句

• 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 (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 . 他儅時(shí)正因吸了海洛因而飄飄欲仙。


習(xí)語(yǔ)

be as high as a kite
come/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
on high 返回 high