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high DISTANCEhaIadj-er, -est (esp. of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top to bottom高的，有…高的Qomolangma is one of the highest mountains in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界高峰之一。The hall has a high elegant ceiling.这个大厅的天花板高且典雅。Could you get that book down, please--the shelf is too high for me to reach.请你把那本书拿下来----书架太高了，我够不着。We had to climb over a wall that was three-metres high.我们必须翻过3米高的墙。It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide.它有2.5米高，1米宽。The corn grew waist-high (=as high as a person's waist) in the fields.田野里的玉米长到了齐腰的高度。She has very high cheekbones (=her bones are close to her eyes).她颧骨很高。(infml) If someone leaves you high and dry, they do something which is very inconvenient for you and puts you in a very difficult situation.使处境困难They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry.他们在最后一刻退出了买卖，使我们处境困难。(old use) On high is used to refer to God in heaven.(在天堂的)上帝He looked down from on high.他从高处俯视一切。[HIGH 中的 on high]A high chair is a long-legged chair for a baby or a small child, usually with a small table connected to it for the child to eat from.(幼儿坐的)高脚椅(前面连着小桌子，供喂食用) ChairA high-five is a greeting or an expression of admiration in which two people each raise a hand above their shoulder and bring the fronts of their hands together with force.一种问候或表达敬意的方式(两人各自举起一只手过肩，用自己手掌相击对方手掌)High heels or high-heeled shoes are shoes usually worn by women that make the person wearing them seem taller.高跟鞋I find it quite difficult to walk in high heels.我发现穿高跟鞋走路挺困难。The high jump is a sport in which competitors try to jump over a bar supported on two poles. The height of the bar is gradually raised and the winner is the person who jumps the highest without knocking the bar off the poles.跳高She is expected to become the first British woman to clear (=jump higher than) two metres in the high jump.她有望成为第一个跳过2米高度的英国女运动员。How many high jumpers are competing today?今天有多少跳高运动员参赛? Sports(Br and Aus) Someone who is for the high jump is going to be severely punished for something they have done wrong.受严厉惩罚She'll be for the high jump when her tutor finds out that she still hasn't done her essay.当导师发现她还没有完成文章，会严厉惩罚她的。☆FOR中的for itHigh noon is exactly twelve o'clock, when the sun should be at its highest point in the sky.正午，中午12点正We reluctantly left our air-conditioned hotel and walked out into the stifling heat of high noon.我们不情愿地离开了有空调的宾馆，走进正午那令人窒息的酷热之中。The high noon of something is the most important stage in its development.全盛时期He produced his best-known paintings at the high noon of his Impressionist phase.他最富盛名的画创作于他作为印象派画家的顶峰时期。A roof that is high-pitched slopes steeply.陡的Many of the houses are two storeys tall with wooden frames and high-pitched gable roofs.很多房子是二层楼高的木制构架，带有陡峭的三角形屋顶。[HIGH中的 high-pitched]A high rise is a tall modern building with a lot of floors.高层建筑She lives in a high rise overlooking the river.她住在一幢可以俯瞰那条河的高层建筑中。I would hate to work in a high-rise office building.我不喜欢在高层办公楼工作。High tide or high water is the time when the sea or a river reaches its highest level and comes furthest up the beach or the bank.(海洋河流的)高潮(时期)Something's high tide is its most successful point.高潮，顶峰，全盛时期The signing of the peace treaty was the high tide of her presidency.和平条约的签署是她担任总统期间的最大成就。A high water mark is a mark which shows the point furthest up a beach that can be reached by the sea, or which shows the greatest height reached by an area of water during a flood.高水位线，顶峰(fig.) His 1991 election victory was probably the high water mark of his popularity (=the point when he was the most popular).1991年的选举胜利可能是他威望的顶峰时期。"High Noon" (film title, 1952)《正午》(电影片名) Measurements
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