height
/haɪt/noun
1
- mass noun the measurement from base to top or (of a standing person) from head to foot高度, 身高：
columns rising to 65 feet in height
高达65英尺的圆柱
both men were of middle height.
两个男人都是中等身材。
1.1
- elevation above ground or a recognized level (typically sea level)地面（或公认的水平面, 尤指海平面）以上的高度; 海拔：
the glider is gaining height.
滑翔机越升越高。
1.2
- the quality of being tall or high高：
her height marked her out from other women.
她在女人中身高出众。
2
- a high place or area高地, 高处：
he's terrified of heights.
他有恐高症。
3
- the most intense part or period of something极点, 顶点, 鼎盛时期：
the height of the tourist season
旅游季节的高峰期
at the height of his career
在他事业的鼎盛时期
they took consumerism to new heights.
他们把保护消费者权益运动推向新的高潮。
3.1
- an extreme instance or example of something极端例子, 典型：
it would be the height of bad manners not to attend the wedding.
不参加婚礼将是极其不礼貌的。
词源
Old English hēhthu （in the sense 'top of something'）, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoogte, also to HIGH.