| 词汇 | high |
| 释义 | high adjective uk/haɪ/ us/haɪ/ (DISTANCE) A2 （尤指无生命的东西）高的，有…高的 (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 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。
(ABOVE AVERAGE) B1 （比通常水平）高的，多的 greater than the usual level or amount 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。 high in somethingC1 含有大量…的 containing a large quantity of something I avoid foods that are high in fat. 我避免食用含有大量脂肪的食物。 His doctor told him to eat foods that were higher in protein. They advised us to eat salmon, which is high in omega-3 fatty acids. Comfrey leaves are a great addition to your compost heap because they are high in nitrogen. Sweet potatoes are higher in fibre and protein than ordinary potatoes. high standards/principlesB1 高标准／高度的道德准则 very good or very moral standards 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。 He fought all his life for higher standards in education. All the team members lived up to the high standards of their coach. Our university promotes the highest principles of scholarship. high winds 大风，强风 fast, strong wind High winds caused delays on the ferries. 大风导致渡轮延误。 The storm brought high winds and heavy rain. The flight was delayed because of high winds. High winds caused damage to several homes in the area. The building regulations stipulate higher structural standards for areas affected by high winds.
(IMPORTANT) B2 （权位）重要的，高级的 having power, an important position, or great influence an officer of high rank 高级军官
(SOUND) 高音的，声音尖锐的 near or at the top of the range of sounds I can't reach the high notes. 这些高音我唱不上去。 (BAD) UK（食物）腐坏的，变质的 (of food) smelling bad and no longer good to eat This meat is rather high - I'm going to throw it out. 这块肉已经变质了——我去扔掉。 (MENTAL STATE) C2 （因吸毒而）极度兴奋的 not thinking or behaving normally because of taking drugs He was high on heroin at the time. 他当时正因吸了海洛因而飘飘欲仙。 Idioms be as high as a kiteidiom informal（吸毒或大量饮酒后）极度兴奋，神情恍惚 to behave in a silly or excited way because you have taken drugs or drunk a lot of alcohol I tried to talk to her after the party, but she was as high as a kite. 我想在聚会之后跟她谈谈，但她喝酒喝得神情恍惚了。 非常高兴，异常激动 to feel very happy and excited I was as high as a kite when I heard I'd got the job. 当得知我得到了那份工作时，我高兴极了。 come/get (down) off your high horseidiom 别再自以为是 to stop talking as if you were better or more clever than other people It's time you came down off your high horse and admitted you were wrong. 现在该是你别再自以为是，承认自己错误的时候了。 get on your high horseidiom 自以为是，自命不凡 to start talking angrily about something bad that someone else has done as if you feel you are better or more clever than they are have it on the highest authorityidiom formal 据知情人士透露 to have been told something by someone who knows the truth I have it on the highest authority that they are getting a divorce. 我听知情人士说他们正要离婚。 high and mightyidiom disapproving 盛气凌人的，趾高气扬的 behaving as if you are much more important than other people He was acting all high and mighty. 他表现得盛气凌人。 hunt/search high and lowidiom 到处找 to search everywhere for something I've been hunting high and low for that certificate and I still can't find it! 我到处找那张证书，可还是找不到！ leave someone high and dryidiom informal 给（某人）带来麻烦，使（某人）陷入困境 to do something that is not at all convenient for someone and puts them in a very difficult situation They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry. 他们在最后一刻退出了交易，使我们陷入困境。 live high on/off the hogidiom US informal often disapproving 过奢华的生活 to live in great comfort with a lot of money on highidiom literary在天上 in heaven God looked down from on high. 上帝在天上看着我们。 mainly humorous（命令）由上级下达的，来自高层的 If an order comes from on high, it comes from someone in a position of authority. Instructions came from on high to reduce our travel expenses. 上级指示要缩减我们的差旅费用。 high noun uk/haɪ/ us/haɪ/ (ABOVE AVERAGE) [ C ]最高水平，高潮 a higher level than has ever been reached previously 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。
(MENTAL STATE) [ C usually singular ]（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 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. 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。 (EDUCATION) [ S ] US（用于中学名称中，high school的非正式说法） informal for high school (when used in the name of a school) I go to Santa Ana High. 我在圣安娜高中上学。 high adverb uk/haɪ/ us/haɪ/ B1 在高处，高高地 at or to a large distance from the ground 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。
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