单词 | high |
释义 | Word Frequency high(haɪ) adjective 1. being a relatively great distance from top to bottom; tall a high building 2. situated at or extending to a relatively great distance above the ground or abovesea level a high plateau 3. a. (postpositive) being a specified distance from top to bottom three feet high b. (in combination) a seven-foot-high wall 4. extending from an elevation a high dive 5. (in combination) coming up to a specified level knee-high 6. being at its peak or point of culmination high noon 7. of greater than average height a high collar 8. greater than normal in degree, intensity, or amount high prices a high temperature a high wind 9. of large or relatively large numerical value high frequency high voltage high mileage 10. (of sound) acute in pitch; having a high frequency 11. (of latitudes) situated relatively far north or south from the equator 12. (of meat) slightly decomposed or tainted, regarded as enhancing the flavour of game 13. of great eminence; very important the high priestess 14. exalted in style or character; elevated high drama 15. expressing or feeling contempt or arrogance high words 16. elated; cheerful high spirits 17. (predicative) informal overexcited by the end of term the children are really high 18. informal being in a state of altered consciousness, characterized esp by euphoria and often induced by the use of alcohol, narcotics, etc 19. luxurious or extravagant high life 20. advanced in complexity or development high finance 21. (of a gear) providing a relatively great forward speed for a given engine speed Compare low1 (sense 21)22. phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a vowel whose articulation is produced by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate or the blade towards the hard palate, such as for the ee in English see or oo in English moon Compare low1 (sense 20)23. (capital when part of name) formal and elaborate in style High Mass 24. (usually capital) of or relating to the High Church 25. remote, esp in time 26. cards a. having a relatively great value in a suit b. able to win a trick 27. high and dry 28. high and low 29. high and mighty 30. high as a kite 31. high opinion adverb 32. at or to a height he jumped high 33. in a high manner 34. nautical close to the wind with sails full noun 35. a high place or level 36. informal a state of altered consciousness, often induced by alcohol, narcotics, etc 37. another word for anticyclone 38. short for high school 39. (capital) (esp in Oxford) the High Street 40. electronics the voltage level in a logic circuit corresponding to logical one Compare low1 (sense 30)41. on high Word origin Old English hēah; related to Old Norse hār, Gothic hauhs, Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaũkas bump, Russian kúchča heap, Sanskrit kuča bosom |
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