| 单词 | high |
| 释义 | high —high /haɪ/ adjective (ABOVE AVERAGE) B1 greater than the usual level or amount: » The job demands a high level of concentration.» He suffers from high blood pressure.» Antique furniture fetches very high prices these days.» She got very high marks in her geography exam.» It's very dangerous to drive at high speed when the roads are wet.» He's in a high-security prison.Thesaurus+: ↑Big and quite big , ↑Enormoushigh in sthC1 containing a large quantity of something: » I avoid foods that are high in fat.high standards/principlesB1 very good or very moral standards: » She was a woman of high principles.» She demands very high standards from the people who work for her.Thesaurus+: ↑Virtue and moral goodhigh windsF0 fast, strong wind: » High winds caused delays on the ferries.Thesaurus+: ↑Wind and winds , ↑Stormy weatherThesaurus+: ↑Power and intensity , ↑Energy, force and power• • • Extra Examples:» 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.adjective (DISTANCE) ► A2 (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: » a high building/mountain» high ceilings» It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide.» The corn grew waist-high (= as high as a person's waist) in the fields.Thesaurus+: ↑High, tall and deepWord Builder:–Adjectives: high–Adverbs: high, highly• • • Extra Examples:» 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.adjective (IMPORTANT) ► B2 having power, an important position, or great influence: » an officer of high rankThesaurus+: ↑Important people and describing important people , ↑Famous people , ↑Wealthy people• • • Extra Examples:» 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.adjective (MENTAL STATE) ► C2 not thinking or behaving normally because of taking drugs: » He was high on heroin at the time.Thesaurus+: ↑Drugs - general words , ↑Specific types of drugadjective (SOUND) ► F0 near or at the top of the range of sounds: » I can't reach the high notes.Thesaurus+: ↑Describing qualities of soundadjective UK (BAD) ► F0 (of food) smelling bad and no longer good to eat: » This meat is rather high - shall I throw it out?Thesaurus+: ↑Not pleasant to eat or drinkadverb ► B1 at or to a large distance from the ground: » You'll have to hit the ball quite high to get it over that net.» Concorde flew much higher than most planes.Thesaurus+: ↑High, tall and deepWord Builder:–Adjectives: high–Adverbs: high, highly• • • Extra Examples:» We saw a condor gliding high above the mountains.» The ball rose high above the fielder and fell behind the boundary line.» Can you see those goats grazing high in the mountains?» He batted the ball high into the air.» She twirled her baton high in the air as she led the parade.noun [C usually singular] (MENTAL STATE) ► F0 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: » Exercise gives you a high.» She's been on a high ever since she got her article published in the Times.» There are lots of highs and lows in this job.Thesaurus+: ↑Pleasure and happinessnoun [C] (ABOVE AVERAGE) ► F0 a higher level than has ever been reached previously: » Interest rates have reached an all-time/record high.Thesaurus+: ↑Large in number or quantity• • • Extra Examples:» The pass rate in the exams has reached a new high this year.» Share prices have soared to a new all-time high in a day of frantic trading on the stock market.» The value of the shares hit a new high today.» Yields on gas and electricity shares have hit a record high.» Viewing figures for the TV show hit a new high last week.noun [S] US (EDUCATION) ► F0 INFORMAL FOR HIGH SCHOOL(Cf. ↑high school) (when used in the name of a school): » I go to Santa Ana High.Thesaurus+: ↑Types of school |
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