英语释义

1. rising or extending upward a great distance taller than average, usual, or expected
a high wall a high fly ball

2. having a specified height or elevation tall
six feet high —often used in combination
sky-highwaist-high

3. situated or passing above the normal level, surface, base of measurement, or elevation
the high desert

4. advanced toward the acme or culmination
high summer

5. advanced toward the most active or culminating period
on the Riviera during high season

6. constituting the late, most fully developed, or most creative stage or period
high Gothic

7. advanced in complexity, development, or elaboration
the higher primates including humans higher mathematics

8. verging on lateness —usually used in the phrase high time
It's high time he won an award.

9. long past remote
high antiquity

10. elevated in pitch (see pitch entry 4 sense 4b(1))
a high note

11. relatively far from the equator
high latitude

12. rich in quality luxurious
high living

13. slightly tainted or spoiled
high game meat also malodorous
smelled rather high

14. exalted or elevated in character noble
high purposes

15. of greater degree, amount, cost, value, or content than average, usual, or expected
high prices high temperatures high blood pressure traveling at a high rate of speed unemployment was high

16. of relatively great importance: such as

17. foremost in rank, dignity, or standing
high officials

18. serious, grave
high crimes

19. observed with the utmost solemnity
high religious observances

20. critical, climactic
the high point of the novel

21. intellectually or artistically of the first order or best quality
high culture

22. marked by sublime, heroic, or stirring events or subject matter
high tragedy a tale of high adventure

23. forcible, strong
high winds

24. stressing matters of doctrine and ceremony specifically high church

25. filled with or expressing great joy or excitement
high spirits

26. intoxicated by or as if by a drug or alcohol
high on cocaine

27. articulated or pronounced with some part of the tongue close to the palate
a high vowel

28. enthusiastically in approval or support of
party leaders high on a new candidate

29. at or to a high place, altitude, level, or degree
climbed higher passions ran high

30. well, luxuriously —often used in the phrases high off the hog and high on the hog

31. an elevated place or region: such as

32. hill, knoll

33. the space overhead sky —usually used with on
birds wheeling on high

34. heaven —usually used with on
wisdom from on high

35. a region where the pressure of the atmosphere is greater than normal a region of high barometric pressure
a high moving out to the east — called also anticyclone

36. a point or level of greater amount, number, or degree than average or expected a high point or level
sales reached a new high mostly sunny with highs in the 80s the highs and lows of her career

37. the transmission gear of a vehicle (such as an automobile) giving the greatest speed of travel
put it into high

38. an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state produced by or as if by a drug
produces a high that lasts several hours coming down from the high of their wedding day

39. a state of elation or high spirits
the high of victory

40. rising or extending upward a great distance

41. extending or reaching upward more than other things of the same kind

42. located far above the ground or another surface

43. at or to a high place or level

44. at a high rate

45. at a high price

46. a high point or level

47. a gear that is used for faster speeds of travel in a vehicle

48. a state of intoxication produced by a drug

49. extending to a great distance above the ground
high mountains

50. having a specified elevation tall
The building is 50 stories high.

51. of greater degree, size, amount, or cost than average
high temperatures high speed

52. having great force
high winds

53. pitched or sounding above some other sound
a high note a high voice

54. very serious
high crimes

55. of the best quality
high art

56. rich in quality
high living

57. at or to a high place or degree
She jumped higher than the others.

58. a high point or level
Prices reached a new high.

59. a region of high barometric pressure
A strong high brought clear skies.

60. the arrangement of gears in an automobile giving the highest speed of travel

61. in the sky up above
clouds on high

62. having a complex organization greatly differentiated or developed phylogenetically —usually used in the comparative degree of advanced types of plants and animals
the higher algaethe higher apes — compare low

63. exhibiting elation or euphoric excitement
a high patient

64. being intoxicated also excited or stupefied by or as if by a drug (as marijuana or heroin)

65. an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state especially one produced by or as if by a drug (as heroin)

英汉例句

• his blue jeans are hiked up a bit too high on his waist, like he「s been wearing suits too long to remember where dungarees belong.

  他的蓝色粗斜纹棉布裤扎在腰上有点高了，就像他穿的西装太长，以致记不住工作服应该放在什么地方。

• his boy had run ahead of him and climbed high on to a nearby cement factory tower.

  那时，儿子比他先跑一会儿，高高地爬上了附近一家水泥厂的塔台上；

• but people who score high on measures of a personality trait called 「public self-consciousness」 feel that way all the time.

  但人们对于自己的个性评价的分数都偏高，这就是「公共自我意识」在起作用。

• low on his duho but high on his snuff, the chief would learn from the spirits on the other side what lay in store for him and for his people.

  身处低矮的小凳但人又高过鼻烟的烟雾，酋长能从另一世界的保佑他和他族人的神灵那里获得启示。

• people who score high on tests of self-compassion have less depression and anxiety, and tend to be happier and more optimistic.

  那些在自我同情测试上得分高的人较少抑郁和焦虑，并且更加快乐和乐观。

• since the consumer-price index series began in 1997, it has only been this high on one previous occasion (last september).

  自从1997年开始核算消费者价格系列指数起，该指数只是在去年9月份达到过如此高度。

• one person might score high on all three, or they might fall into one extreme or another such as self-oriented perfectionism.

  一个人可能在三个方面得分都高，或者他们在某个方面达到极端，比如自我导向型完美主义。

• small wonder that schools run by either the catholic church or the church of england are often high on their list.

  无怪乎罗马天主教教会和英国圣公会管理的学校在家长择校排行榜常居高位。

• jake, riding high on its shoulders, plugged-in to its antenna.

  杰克。 他骑在魅影高高的肩膀上，发辫插在它的触角里。

• therefore, it is critical that governments place investing in immunization high on their national health agendas.

  因此，关键是各国政府应在本国卫生议程中高度重视免疫投资工作。

• if you don’t (and i know i don’t), this is a great way to buy high on optimism and sell low in panic over and over again.

  若果你没有（我知道，我没有），很好，通过这个办法你完全可以一遍又一遍的做到高点买入，低点卖出。

• owning the trendy devices runs high on the list of wants for teenagers, according to a recently released analyst report.

  最近一项分析报告显示，拥有一个高科技产品在青少年们的愿望清单中名列前茅。

• the lascaux caves, in the dordogne region of france, may have the answer. there you can see a painting of a red cow with a black head high on one of the walls.

  法国多尔多涅河地区的拉斯科洞穴中也许就有这些问题的答案：在那里的一面墻壁上，你能看到一头红色的母牛，它黑色的牛头高高扬起。

• thus, it could be argued that national motives will gain a greater importance in turkeys energy strategy, while the international dimension of turkish energy policy remains high on the agenda.

  由此，有人可能认为，在土耳其能源策略中，国家利益占更要的位置。 于此同时，土耳其能源政策的国际化空间仍然是大会日程的高度关注焦点。

• the wildlife trade is rarely high on official agendas, and those who rely on it are often the weakest groups in society. it makes sense to treat them, and their business, as a solution, not a problem.

  原本野生动植物贸易极少热衷于政府计划，而那些紧紧依赖于这些计划的人们往往是社会中最为弱势的群体，所以将他们及他们的生计视作一种解决方案而非问题本身就变得意义非凡。

• while diversity may be high on the list of the more 「social-minded」 managers, don」t ever expect to sit at the executive table if you emphasize issues (or non-issues) such as this.

  虽然多样化可能在 「社会性头脑」经理的名单上高居前位，如果仅强调诸如此类的事项或非事项，不要期望可以坐上主管的位子。

• his grades were off the charts. nobody’s ever scored that high on the test.

  他的分数已经打破了纪录.没有人在考试中得过这么高的分数.

• in contrast, italy and greece, which rank low on life satisfaction, rank high on expectations for the year to come, together with swedes and finns.

  而义大利人、希腊人、瑞典人和芬兰人却恰好相反，他们对来年抱有很高期望，同时对于生活的满意度也很低。

• this puts the bar very high on topics like security and reliability – some people would argue that we were late in this market but we wanted to solve these fundamental problems.

  这对安全性和可靠性等提出了很高的要求。有些人可能会说我们涉足这个市场较晚，但是我们希望能解决这些根本性的问题。

• on sunday i arrived in bangkok – a city that's never figured particularly high on my business city list.

  最近一个周日，我抵达曼谷——在我的商业幸福指数名录上，这个城市的排名从来就不算高。

• embracing immutability is high on the list of ways to think like a functional programmer.

  在像函数式编程者那样思考的方法列表中，维护不变性处于列表的较高位置。

• inflation has risen to a 32 month high on higher food and other raw commodity prices.

  由于食品和原材料价格上升，通胀达到32个月以来的最高水平

• outside the -gallery, giant metal balls were piled high on top of each other, taking over the courtyard.

  在画廊的外面，巨大的金属球互相叠在一起堆得很高，占据了整个院子。

相似词

lofty(Lofty)人名；(英)洛夫蒂

tall(Tall)人名；(马里、阿拉伯)塔勒；(芬、罗、瑞典)塔尔；(英)托尔；(土)塔勒

towering高翔（tower的ing形式）

相反词

low牛叫

low-lying低洼的

short短；缺乏；短路；短裤

squat矮胖的；矮而宽的