英语词汇“height”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	height
释义	height height /haɪt/ noun [C or U] 1 B1 the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall: » The sheer height of New York's skyscrapers is so impressive.» She's about average height (= neither short nor tall).Thesaurus⁺: ↑High, tall and deep 2 B1 the particular distance that something is above a surface: » The bullet entered the body at chest height.Thesaurus⁺: ↑High, tall and deep heights 3 F0 high places, or the top of hills: » Don't go up the tower if you're afraid of heights.» Machine guns were mounted along the heights behind the town.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Hills and mountains 4 F0 a high level of success: » He reached the heights of his profession at the age of 35.» Share prices scaled new heights yesterday.» Her husband rose to the dizzy/lofty heights of transport minister.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Success and achievements , ↑Higher and lower points of achievement , ↑Failures the height of sth 5 C2 the time when a situation or event is strongest or most full of activity: » August is the height of the tourist season.» At the height of the violence/crisis we were left without any help.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Specific periods of timeThesaurus⁺: ↑Power and intensity , ↑Energy, force and power 6 F0 an extreme example of something: » the height of fashionThesaurus⁺: ↑Intensifying expressions 7 F0 the time when you are most successful in what you do: » She was at the height of her career when he first met her.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Higher and lower points of achievement , ↑Success and achievements , ↑FailuresWord partners for height• ♯grow to/♯reach a height of sth• ♯average/♯full/♯great/♯maximum height• be [3 metres, etc.] ♯in heightWord Builder:–Nouns: height–Verbs: heighten • • • Extra Examples:» The children lined up in order of height.» He's always been very sensitive about his height.» My little brother is only half my height.» We are flying at a height of 9 000 metres.» She had fallen, it appeared, from a great height.
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