| 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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