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单词 high ground
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Examples of 'high ground' in a sentence
high ground

Bridge has the moral high ground in this dispute.How can Chiles regain the sofa high ground?

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high ground

British English: high ground NOUN
the high ground If a person or organization has the high ground in an argument or dispute, that person or organization has an advantage.
The President must seek to regain the high ground in the political debate.
  • American English: high ground
  • Brazilian Portuguese: vantagem
  • Chinese: 优势
  • European Spanish: autoridad
  • French: place au dessus de la mêlée
  • German: Überlegenheit
  • Italian: posizione di vantaggio
  • Japanese: 優位
  • Korean: 우위
  • European Portuguese: vantagem
  • Latin American Spanish: autoridad

(noun) 
The President must seek to regain the high ground in the political debate.
Synonyms
advantage
Men still have an economic position of advantage over women.
lead
He now has a lead of 30 points.
edge
This could give them the edge over their oppponents.
dominance
They're unpopular for their dominance over the community.
superiority
Our army has air superiority.
upper hand
ascendancy
The extremists are gaining ascendancy.
pre-eminence
London's continuing pre-eminence among European financial centres
moral high ground

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ascendancy
Definition
the condition of being dominant
The extremists are gaining ascendancy.
Synonyms
influence,
power,
control,
rule,
authority,
command,
reign,
sovereignty,
sway,
dominance,
domination,
superiority,
supremacy,
mastery,
dominion,
upper hand,
hegemony,
prevalence,
pre-eminence,
predominance,
rangatiratanga (New Zealand)
in the sense of dominance
They're unpopular for their dominance over the community.
Synonyms
control,
government,
power,
rule,
authority,
command,
sway,
domination,
supremacy,
mastery,
ascendancy,
paramountcy
in the sense of edge
This could give them the edge over their oppponents.
Synonyms
advantage,
lead,
dominance,
superiority,
upper hand,
head start,
ascendancy,
whip hand

Nearby words of
high ground

  • high and low
  • high and mighty
  • high as a kite
  • high ground
  • high jinks
  • high point
  • high spirits

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