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high IMPORTANThaIadj-er, -est having an important position, power or great influence重要的，(职务、地位)高级的He is an officer of high rank.他是个高级军官。She has a lot of friends in high places (=She knows people in positions of power).她有很多身居要职的朋友。(esp. humorous) I have it on the highest authority (=I have been told by someone who knows the truth) that they are getting a divorce.我有最可靠消息，他们在闹离婚。(disapproving) If someone is high and mighty, they treat other people as if other people are not as important as themselves.高傲的，盛气凌人的(esp. humorous) If an order comes from on high, it comes from someone in a position of authority.来自高层的 [HIGH 中的on high]A high commissioner is an official of high rank who represents the government of a country that is a member of the British Commonwealth in another country that is also a member of the Commonwealth.高级专员(英联邦各国互相派驻的代表政府的高级官员)The office where a high commissioner works is called the High Commission.高级专员公署The Canadian High Commission is in Trafalgar Square in London.加拿大高级专员公署设在伦敦的特拉法尔加广场 。A high commission is also an international organization that has been established for a particular purpose, and a high commissioner is the person in charge of this organization.(为特定目的而建立的)国际组织According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, at least 24 000 people have fled the country.据联合国难民署的消息，至少有24000人逃离了该国。The high court is the law court in England and Wales for trials of CIVIL rather than criminal cases and where decisions made in regional courts can be considered again.(英国)高等法院He intends to appeal against the verdict in the High Court.他不服判决，打算向高等法院上诉。Two police officers have lost their High Court libel action over a newspaper story which accused them of being liars.两名警官在一件高等法院诽谤案中败诉，该案件是由一则新闻报道指控他们说谎而引起的。In the US, the high court is the Supreme Court.(美国)最高法院The High Court of Australia is the law court where decisions that are made in the Supreme Court of each STATE (=a part of the country with its own government) can be considered again.(澳大利亚)最高法院Something that is high-flown or high-sounding tries to be much more important than it really is, sometimes seeming silly as a result.空想的，虚夸的He's full of high-flown ideas about how to save the world.他脑子里充满了如何拯救世界的空想。Someone who is high-handed uses their power or authority more forcefully than is needed without thinking about the feelings or wishes of other people.高压的，专横的The report criticizes their high-handed treatment of customers who have difficulty paying their bills.这份报告批评他们专横地对待支付帐单有困难的顾客。Such high-handedness will only make her unpopular with her employees--she should try dealing with their problems more sympathetically.如此专横的态度只会令雇员们厌恶她----她在处理他们的问题时应当更富有同情心。If you are on your high horse, you are annoying people by telling them how something should be done, as if you know the best way of doing it, and as if other people's ideas are not important.神气活现的She's always on her high horse about how the office should be organized.她总是一副神气活现的样子，对办公室的组织工作指手划脚。If discussions are high-level, very important people are involved in them.高层人士(进行)的This meeting is the first high-level contact between the two countries since diplomatic relations were resumed last April.这是两国继去年四月恢复外交关系以来首次高层接触。If a person is high-powered, the things that they do are important and need a lot of energy, skill, experience, knowledge or responsibility.强有力的，精力充沛的I've got a meeting with some high-powered executives from head office this morning.今天早上我和总部几位大能量的经理有一个会议要开。If something such as a book is high-powered, it is advanced and needs a lot of knowledge to understand it.先进的，高级的This book is more high-powered than the introductory textbook, but it's well worth putting in the extra effort to understand it.这本书比一般引论高深得多，但很值得花额外的功夫去理解它。[HIGH 中的high-powered]A high priest or high priestess is a very important priest or priestess in a religious or spiritual organization.大祭司，主教(fig.) She is widely regarded as the high priestess of (=the most important person working in) contemporary dance.她被人们广泛誉为当代舞蹈权威。The high seas are the seas which are not controlled by any country.公海，外海For over 30 days they wandered the high seas, searching for a port that would accept a cargo of nuclear waste.他们在公海上逗留了三十多天，寻找一个能接受核废料的港口。(Br) The high street (Am and Aus main street) in a town is the road with the most important shops and businesses.(位于重要商业区的)大街I see there's a new Italian restaurant opening on the high street.我看见大街上有一家新开张的意大利餐厅。(Br) The high street also refers to the business done at shops.商店买卖，商业活动There are signs of economic recovery in the high street.商店里出现经济恢复的迹象。There was a modest rise in high-street spending last month.上个月的商店买卖销售额稍有增加。(Br) The high table in a school or university is the table at which the most important teachers eat their meals.大学中德高望重的老师的餐桌(Br) High tea is a meal eaten by some people in the late afternoon or early evening which usually includes cooked food and tea to drink.傍晚茶(在傍晚时吃的茶点，通常有肉、糕点和茶等)High treason is the committing of a crime which seriously threatens the safety of a country, its queen or king or its governing organization.叛国罪He was sentenced to life imprisonment for high treason and espionage.他因叛国罪和间谍罪被判无期徒刑。Someone who is high up in an organization has an important position in it.要人，身居高位者You have to be fairly high up in the company in order to be given a car.你必须在公司里担任相当高的职务才能配备一辆轿车。(infml) A higher-up is someone with a more important position than you in an organization.上司，上级They're still waiting for a decision about the extra money from the higher-ups.他们仍然等待着上级作出关于额外工资的决定。
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