| 单词 | high |
| 释义 | high I. 1. a. (1) < a high tree > < a high mountain > (2) < a high leap > < a high plateau > (3) < High Asia > (4) of a person (5) < a new office building 10 stories high > — often used in combination < knee-high > < sky-high > (6) < \ē\, \i\, \ü\, and \u̇\ are high vowels > (7) < a high ball > b. (1) < it was now high June — Guy McCrone > : advanced toward its most active or culminating period < an Italian vacation during the high season — New York Times > specifically < High Baroque > < High Gothic > < the high period of William Faulkner's work — M.D.Geismar > < the high middle ages > (2) < high time … that your mother came home — Isa Glenn > (3) < a high tone > < a high alto voice > < she heard the high giggles of the … young men — Louis Auchincloss > : raised, loud < “halt!” he called in a high voice > also < she sang a high C easily > (4) < the use of which goes back … to a high antiquity — Edward Clodd > (5) (6) (7) < higher alcohols containing six or more carbon atoms > (8) < the higher algae > < the higher apes > (9) < high males of the species > (10) < high vacuum > c. (1) < gambling for high stakes > < unemployment was high > < the high cost of living > < enjoyed a high standard of living > < moved at a high speed > < going into the market at the time of high business — Samuel Johnson > < an automobile engine having high compression > (2) < everything is so high nowadays > (3) < a high wind came up > < the high passions of this hour > : marked by high waves < a high sea > (4) < a food high in iron > (5) < the queen is higher than the jack > : capable of taking a trick < the nine is high > (6) < a high transmission gear > < in high gear > d. (1) < people of high anxiety — Vance Packard > < high disfavor in her face — Edna Ferber > < the boys were in high glee — H.A.Chippendale > < the high brilliance of this gem > < my … uncle's high disapproval — Joyce Cary > < the high seriousness … and the sound scholarship which inform his work — C.I.Glicksberg > < his hopes were high > (2) < indulged in a brief but reckless period of high living — H.M.Skala > (3) < a large, personable window, with a … high complexion — Dorothy Sayers > < a sturdy, handsome, high-colored woman — Carl Van Doren > also < fall styles in high shades — New York Times > < high flesh tints play a major part in the tonal organization of the picture — Bernard Smith > (4) < should cook game when it is high > also < dead … had been there since yesterday, and they were plenty high — Shelby Foote > < found their blankets a little high for civilized noses — Jackson Burgess > (5) < made their localities into symbols of high farming — A.W.Smith > < the first systematic efforts at high breeding — E.D.Ross > 2. a. (1) < high society consisting of the Spaniards and Creoles of property — C.L.Jones > < mainly concerned with Roman high life — William Murray > < a high official of the government > (2) < primarily a parliament is a high court of justice — A.F.Pollard > < high preparations were necessary for this journey — Herbert Hoover > : grave, serious < a high insult > < aroused high displeasure > : critical, climactic < at this high hour of Australia's history — W.F.Hambly > < the high moments were the start in the freshness of morning — John Buchan > < the high point of the novel is the escape > < the high spot of the Republican doings will come Friday night — Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman-Review > (3) < offered a fertile field for high intrigue — Carl Bridenbaugh > < born into the world of high politics > (4) < the high man among entrants in the tryout > < if a bidder should be the high bidder on a facility — U.S. Code > b. (1) < a man of high character > < met his death in the high Roman fashion — John Buchan > < writing is a high calling — Cyril Connolly > < good intent and high purpose are not enough — D.D.Eisenhower > < high thinking and plain living > (2) < the high tradition of the European fairy story and folk tale — British Book News > < a theatrical production of high quality > (3) < the high civilizations of Middle America and the Andean Highlands — Holger Cahill > (4) < a tale of high adventure > < high romance and profound sympathy for the proletariat appear side by side in the poetry — Encyc. Americana > < the act in which she faces her accusers is high drama > < the high tragedy ends with both … dying but clasping each other's hands — Leslie Rees > (5) < high comedy > (6) < the high Arabic of the Koran — J.C.Swaim > (7) < an hour for high … nonsense — Elinor Wylie > < held high revelry at the castle that night > < along with her went excitement and high occasion — Nadine Gordimer > c. < when it comes to philosophy, high thought, and the eternal verities — Bergen Evans > 3. a. (1) < saw there were going to be high words — Dodie Smith > < threatening them in very high language — George Willison > (2) < carry things with a high hand — John Buchan > < you certainly take a very high tone — Louis Auchincloss > (3) < a high boast, but it is true — W.R.Inge > < makes high claims for his invention > b. (1) < is unusually high on her next venture — Lewis Funke > < has been particularly high on him — Newsweek > (2) < hated as the leader of high toryism — British Book News > specifically usually capitalized c. (1) < she hadn't the high spirits which endear grown-ups to healthy children — Joseph Conrad > < had a high old time together > < his heart was high as he entered the old homestead > < those were the high days — Sinclair Lewis > (2) < so high from nervous tension … they need half a dozen drinks to sober down — Alfred Bester > < like a high patient after shock treatment — Joseph Hitrec > (3) < getting higher all the time by nipping at … martinis — Daniel Curley > < high as a kite > also Synonyms: < a high building > < a high cliff > < a high cupboard > In extension it is often used to indicate a great degree of what it modifies or to stress a certain moral elevation < a high color > < a high volume of sound > < a high purpose > tall applies to what rises or grows high by comparison with others of its kind, especially when it is small in breadth as compared to its height < a tall man > < a tall flagpole > lofty, suggesting a greater, more imposing altitude than high or tall, has a much wider figurative than literal application carrying the idea of moral grandeur, dignity, or stature or of superciliousness < a lofty mountain > < a lofty position in the church > < a lofty plane of conversation > < a lofty attitude toward servants > II. a. (1) < after a cup of tea we walked a little higher — John Seago > < climbed high on the ladder > < the waves dashed high > — often used in combination < a high-climbing vine > (2) < allow passage of … vessels as high as Albany — Herman Beukema > — usually used with up < lives high up the river > b. < prices have gone too high > < that young man is aiming high > < how high can one rise in this organization > < delay had cost high in bitterness — Time > — often used in combination < a high-ranking official > c. < has gay reunions … and lives high — J.W.Krutch > — often used in the phrases high off the hog or high on the hog < the new America is eating too high on the hog for its own good — Newsweek > III. 1. a. < flat as a table top, without a single high or low — Harold Sinclair > b. < each lifted on high his knife — A.C.Whitehead > < watched the birds wheeling on high > c. < a judgment from on high — C.S.Kilby > d. 2. a. < carrying snobbery to new … highs — Leslie Charteris > < a high of 38 was due today … the weatherman forecast — Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer > specifically < the daily high > b. c. (1) (2) 3. < you find scoundrels among both the high and the low > 4. < she learned bookkeeping in high — John O'Hara > 5. slang IV. < the high of victory > |
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