单词 | the height of sth |
释义 | 1.(vertical measurement)高度;身高 Her weight is about normal for her height.按照她的身高来说, 她的体重基本正常。 I am 5 feet and 6 inches in height.我身高5英尺6英寸。 The wave here has a length of 250 feet and a height of 10 feet.这儿的浪宽250英尺、高10英尺。 a garden containing all sorts of trees and shrubs of varying heights and shades种着高低不一、色调不同的各种树和灌木的花园 What height are you?你的身高是多少? 2.(relative tallness or high level)高;高度 The tower impresses by its sheer height.这座塔高耸入云, 令人印象深刻。 The height of the ceiling gives the room an airy feel.这个天花板的高度让这个房间很敞亮。 3.(above the ground)(距离地面的)高度;海拔 a test in which a 6.3 kilogram weight was dropped from a height of 1 metre让6.3千克的重物从1米高的地方落下的试验 The chains were at different heights on the wall.挂在墙上的链子高低不齐。 From a height, the area looks like a desert.从高处看, 这个地方就像一片沙漠。 4.【航空】(of plane)高度;海拔 the height at which the plane was travelling飞机飞行的高度 At the speed and height at which he was moving, he was never more than half a second from disaster.他以这样的速度和高度运动, 灾难始终寸步不离。 5.(peak)最高点;顶点;高峰 He died when he was at the height of his career.他在事业达到顶峰时去世了。 He is a writer at the height of his powers.身为作家, 他正值事业的巅峰时刻。 6.(period of greatest activity)高潮;旺季 We're approaching the height of the tourist season.我们马上就要到旅游旺季了。 At the height of the summer season there can be up to 42,000 people in Benidorm.在夏季高峰期, 贝尼多姆的人数可以达到42,000人。 7.the height of sth (utmost)…的极致;…极端 It's the height of fashion.这是最时尚的。 It's the height of bad manners.这是最不礼貌的。 It's the height of stupidity.这真是愚蠢至极。 8.【天文】(angular distance above horizon)(天体的)高度, 地平纬度 See height |
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