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high ABOVE AVERAGEhaIadj-er, -est greater than the usual level高的，大的The job demands a high level of concentration.这项工作需要高度专注。Salaries are high but so is the cost of living.薪水是高，但生活开支也大。He suffers from high blood pressure.他患有高血压。Antique furniture fetches very high prices these days.这段时间老式家具的价钱卖得很高。She got very high marks in her geography exam.她在地理考试中得了高分。It is very dangerous to drive at high speed when the roads are wet.在湿的路面高速行驶是很危险的。I don't have a very high opinion of Gino after his behaviour last night.基诺昨晚的表现使我对他评价不高。He's in a high-security prison.他被关在一个戒备森严的监狱中。She demands very high standards from the people who work for her.她对替自己工作的人要求很高。High standards or principles are also very moral standards.道德标准My mother is a woman of high principles.我母亲是个具有道德标准的人。If you do something in high dudgeon, you do it angrily, usually because of the way you have been treated.怒气冲冲地After waiting an hour for them, he drove off in high dudgeon.他在等了他们一小时后，怒气冲冲地驾车离去。In the Church of England, high church means containing a lot of customary acts and ceremonies, like those of the Roman Catholic Church, or believing that church services should contain a lot of customary acts and ceremonies.高教会派(英国基督教圣公会的一派，主张保持较多的天主教教义和仪式)Ceremony plays an important part in high church services.高教会派十分注重仪式。Our family has always been high church.我们家一直信奉高教会派。☆ LOW 中的 low churchIf something is described as high-class, it is of good quality.高级的，一流的The hotel offers high-class accommodation in the city centre.这座位于市中心的宾馆提供了一流的房间设施。High definition television is a system which produces very good quality television images in greater detail than ordinary systems.高清晰度电视A high explosive is a very powerful explosive.烈性炸药，高爆炸药Gelignite is a high explosive.葛里炸药是一种烈性炸药。Allied planes bombed the road repeatedly with high explosive bombs.盟军飞机用烈性炸药炸弹对路进行持续轰炸。High fidelity (abbreviation hi-fi) is the production by electrical equipment of very good quality sound that is as similar as possible to the original sound.高保真The technology used in compact discs offers the ultimate in high fidelity.激光唱盘技术应用提供最大的高保真音响效果。The company is a major manufacturer of high-fidelity audio equipment.这家公司是高保真音响设备的主要生产厂家。A high-flyer or highflier is someone who has a lot of ability and a strong desire to be successful and is therefore expected to achieve a lot.有能力、有抱负的人High-flyers in the industry typically earn 25% more than their colleagues.企业中有能力、有抱负的人士一般比他们的同事多挣25%的钱。(fig.) The company used to be a stock-market highflier (=an extremely successful organization), but its share price has fallen dramatically in recent months.这家公司的股票曾是绩优股，但在近几个月内它的股价大幅下跌。They have an international reputation as a high-flying (=extremely successful) manufacturer of computer equipment.他们作为一家极其成功的计算机生产商，拥有很好的国际声誉。A person or thing that is in high gear is very active.活跃的，积极的As soon as the candidates have been chosen, the presidential campaign will move into high gear.候选人一旦被选出后，总统选举将大举展开。Something that is high-grade is good quality or better quality than usual.优质的，高级的I'd recommend using high-grade videotape for important recordings that you want to keep for a long time.如果你想长期保存，我建议你使用优质录像带录重要内容。(specialized) A high-level language is a language for writing computer programs which looks more like human language than computer language and is therefore easier to understand.(计算机)高级语言LOGO was the first high-level language to be specially written to help children learn about computers.LOGO语言是第一种专门为孩子学习电脑而设计的计算机高级语言。High-level waste is waste, such as nuclear fuel that has been used to produce electricity, which is very RADIOACTIVE and needs to be kept cool for many years before it can be got rid of without harming the environment.核废料，放射性废料The high life is an exciting way of living in which rich and successful people enjoy themselves by spending a lot of time and money in fashionable places.豪华生活，上层社会的生活Her string of hit singles has earned her millions and enabled her to live the high life in the south of France.她的一系列上榜金曲给她带来了数百万的财富，使她能够在法国南部过着豪华的生活。A person who is high-minded has very moral standards of behaviour and expects other people to follow them.品格高尚的，情操高尚的The public is fed up with high-minded newspaper editors telling them what they should and shouldn't do.人们已经厌倦了那些思想高尚的报纸编辑们对他们的说教。Fuel that is high-octane contains a larger than usual amount of the substance used to improve the quality of fuel.高辛烷的(能提高燃料的质量)Oil companies claim that high-octane fuel keeps engine parts cleaner than regular gasoline.石油公司声称高辛烷燃料比传统汽油更能保持引擎部件的清洁度。Something's high point is the time when it is the most successful, enjoyable, important or valuable.顶点，最佳状态The documentary marks the high point in a recent campaign to improve the public image of the secret service.该记录片标志着近期为改善安全机构公众形象的运动进入高潮。The high point of my week is arriving home from work on a Friday evening.我一周的最高峰是星期五晚上下班回家。Something that is high-powered has a lot of power or strength.功率大的，强有力的Are you sure you've got enough experience to be riding a high-powered motorbike like that?你确信自己有足够的经验驾驶那种大功率摩托车吗?You'll need a very high-powered computer system to process so much data.你需要有一个非常强大的计算机系统来进行如此大量的数据处理。[HIGH 中的 high-powered]High-pressure is used to refer to something that involves pressure which is greater than usual.高压Hot water sprayed from high-pressure hoses is being used to wash the oil off the rocks.高压软管中喷出的热水正被用来冲洗岩石上的油。Methods of selling that are high-pressure involve persuading people in a forceful way to buy something that they often do not really want.强行的，用强制手段的The high-pressure sales techniques used for selling financial services such as life insurance have been strongly criticized in a new report.在新的报告中，那种使用强行推销方式的金融服务，如人身保险，受到了强烈批评。(esp. Am) The saleswoman tried to high-pressure me into buying (=persuade me to buy) an extended guarantee which almost doubled the cost of the television.女推销员试图强行说服我购买一份长期的保单，这样的话电视机的价格几乎加倍。Someone who has a high profile receives a lot of attention and interest from the public.备受关注Unlike most business people she has a high profile and is rapidly becoming a household name.她和大多数商界人士不同，保持高姿态，并很快成为家喻户晓的人物。She's a high-profile politician.她是个引人注目的政治家。He came to public attention when he started in a high-profile job as economic adviser to the Prime Minister.他在成为备受注目的首相经济顾问之后，开始引起公众的注意。Something that is high-risk involves a greater than usual amount of risk.高风险的，风险大的Only people who can afford to lose their money should make high-risk investments.只有那些能承担损失的人才能进行高风险投资。The government is to launch a new AIDS education campaign which will target high-risk groups such as intravenous drug-users.政府打算进行一项新的爱滋病教育运动，这项运动针对的目标是爱滋病高风险群体，如静脉注射毒品者。(esp. Am)A high roller is someone who spends a lot of money on things that are not really needed or who GAMBLES (=risks money on the result of games or races) when they have little chance of winning.大肆挥霍的人，视赌如命的人High season is the period in the year when the greatest number of people visit a place and when the prices are at their highest level.(旅游)旺季People on limited budgets should avoid travelling in/during/(Br)at high season if they can.人们在收支预算有限的情况下，应当尽量避免在旅游旺季出外游玩。☆ LOW 中的low seasonSomething that is high-speed moves or operates very quickly.快速的，高速的The proposed high-speed rail link would transport passengers between Houston and Dallas in just 1 hour 45 minutes.拟建中的高速铁路干线只要用1小时45分钟就能使乘客往返于休斯顿和达拉斯之间。(dated) High tension means high VOLTAGE.高电压的a high-tension cable高压电缆
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