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单词 highlife
释义

highlife

[ hahy-lahyf ]
/ ˈhaɪˌlaɪf /

noun

an expensive, glamorous, or elegant style of living.

Origin of highlife

First recorded in 1755–65; high + life

Words nearby highlife

Highland Park, Highlands, high-level, high-level language, high-level waste, highlife, highlight, highlighter, highlighting, highline, high liver
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British Dictionary definitions for highlife

highlife
/ (ˈhaɪˌlaɪf) /

noun

  1. a style of music combining West African elements with US jazz forms, found esp in the cities of West Africa
  2. (as modifier)a highlife band
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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