high是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 (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 -- （尤指无生命的东西）高的，有…高的

  • a high building/mountain 高楼／高山

  • high ceilings 高高的天花板

  • It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide. 它有两米半高，一米宽。

  • The corn grew waist-high (= as high as a person's waist) in the fields. 田里的玉米长到了齐腰的高度。

• 1 greater than the usual level or amount -- （比通常水平）高的，多的

  • The job demands a high level of concentration. 这项工作需要精神高度集中。

  • He suffers from high blood pressure. 他患有高血压。

  • Antique furniture fetches very high prices these days. 这段时间古董家具的卖价很高。

  • She got very high marks in her geography exam. 她的地理考试得分很高。

  • It's very dangerous to drive at high speed when the roads are wet. 在潮湿的路面上高速驾驶是很危险的。

  • He's in a high-security prison. 他被关在一处戒备森严的监狱中。

  • I avoid foods that are high in fat. 我避免食用含有大量脂肪的食物。

  • 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. 她对为她工作的人要求很高。

  • High winds caused delays on the ferries. 大风导致渡轮延误。

• 2 having power, an important position, or great influence -- （权位）重要的，高级的

  • an officer of high rank 高级军官

• 3 near or at the top of the range of sounds -- 高音的，声音尖锐的

  • I can't reach the high notes. 这些高音我唱不上去。

• 4 (of food) smelling bad and no longer good to eat -- （食物）腐坏的，变质的

  • This meat is rather high - I'm going to throw it out. 这块肉已经变质了——我去扔掉。

• 5 not thinking or behaving normally because of taking drugs -- （因吸毒而）极度兴奋的

  • He was high on heroin at the time. 他当时正因吸了海洛因而飘飘欲仙。

• 6 a higher level than has ever been reached previously -- 最高水平，高潮

  • Interest rates have reached an all-time/record high. 利率达到了历史最高水平／创纪录的高水平。

• 7 a period of extreme excitement or happiness when you feel full of energy, often caused by a feeling of success, or by drugs or alcohol or a religious experience -- （因获得成功带来的）极度兴奋；（毒品、酒精或宗教体验引起的）快感，极乐

  • Exercise gives you a high. 运动使人兴奋。

  • She's been on a high ever since she got her article published in the Times. 自从她的文章在《泰晤士报》上发表以来，她一直情绪高涨。

  • There are lots of highs and lows in this job. 这份工作中有很多快乐也有许多沮丧。

• 8 informal for high school (when used in the name of a school) -- （用于中学名称中，high school的非正式说法）

  • I go to Santa Ana High. 我在圣安娜高中上学。

• 9 at or to a large distance from the ground -- 在高处，高高地

  • You'll have to hit the ball quite high to get it over that net. 你必须把球打得相当高，这样它才能过那网。

  • The new jet flew much higher than most planes. 这种新的喷气式飞机飞得比大多数飞机都高很多。