1 N-SING (争论或冲突中的)优势,有利地位 If a person or organization has the high ground in an argument or dispute, that person or organization has an advantage. (争论或冲突中的)优势,有利地位 [journalism]
SYN advantage, lead, edge, dominance
2 PHRASE 道义上的优势;道德上的制高点 If you say that someone has taken the moral high ground, you mean that they consider that their policies and actions are morally superior to the policies and actions of their rivals. 道义上的优势;道德上的制高点
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The Republicans took the moral high ground with the message that they were best equipped to manage the authority.
共和党人传达了这样一种信息,即他们最有资格管理政府,从而在道义上占了上风。
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Now we stand on the moral high ground. We can defend ethically and morally everything we stand for.
目前我们在道义上占了优势。我们可以从伦理和道德的角度捍卫我们主张的一切。