| 单词 | height |
| 释义 | height (once / 84 pages) n The noun height can mean the measurement of something from bottom to top. A pediatrician will measure the height of a child to make sure they are growing at a normal and healthy rate. Height derives from the Old English word hehthu, meaning "top of something." To measure your height, you measure the distance from the floor to the top of your head. The height of a mountain is its elevation above sea level (the height of Mt. Everest, for instance, is 29,029 feet). Height can also mean the most extreme or intense part of something: The height of cherry blossom season in Japan is late March through early April. WORD FAMILYheight: heights+/high: height, higher, highest, highly, highness, highs/highness: highnesses USAGE EXAMPLESTens of thousands lost power in Louisiana and Mississippi at the height of the storm, according to utilities. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) And to her secret distress, Ruby is in the 25th percentile for height and the 80th for weight. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) They’ve been working with county officials for two years now on the building’s height, lighting and parking on the parcel of land they bought. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top Syn|Hypo|Hyper tallness highness, loftiness the quality of being high or lofty lownessthe quality of being low; lacking height squatness, stubbinessthe property of being short and broad shortness, truncationthe property of being truncated or short dimension the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) 2n elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface Syn|Hypo|Hyper altitude level height above ground ceiling(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds ceilingmaximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions) absolute ceilingthe maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight combat ceiling, service ceilingaltitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate elevation distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) 3n (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot Syn|Hypo|Hyper stature tallness the property of being taller than average stature shortnessthe property of being shorter than average stature bodily property an attribute of the body 4n the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development at the height of her career Syn|Hyper acme, elevation, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top degree, level, point, stage a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process |
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