- of great vertical extent高的：
the top of a high mountain
高山之巅
the mast was higher than the tallest building in the city.
这根桅杆比该市最高的楼房还高。
- (after a measurement and in questions) measuring a specified distance from top to bottom（用在量度单位之后, 也用于问句）（测量从上到下的特定距离）…高度的：
a tree forty feet high.
一棵40英尺高的树。
- far above ground, sea level, or another point of reference远离地面（海面或另一参照点）的：
a palace high up on a hill.
高据山头的宫殿。
- extending above the normal or average level（比正常或平均水平）高的：
a round face with a high forehead.
高额圆脸。
- attrib.(of territory or landscape) inland and well above sea level（地域或地形）内陆高地：
high prairies.
高地草原。
- near to the top of a real or notional list in order of rank or importance（等级或重要性）排名靠前的; 重要的：
financial security is high on your list of priorities.
金融安全列在你优先考虑事项的最前面。
- attrib. performed at, to, or from a considerable height在（或至、从）高处：
high diving.
高台跳水。
- great, or greater than normal, in quantity, size, or intensity（数量、大小或强度）大（或高）的, 大（或高）于正常的：
a high temperature
高温
sweets and chocolate are very high in calories.
糖果与巧克力富含热量。
- of large numerical or monetary value（数值或价值）高（或大）的：
they had been playing for high stakes.
他们一直在豪赌。
- very favourable良好的, 赞许的, 有利的：
she had no very high opinion of men.
她对男人没什么好评价。
- extreme in religious or political views（宗教或政治观点）极端的, 偏激的：
a man of high Tory opinions.
持极端保守观点的人。
- (of a period or movement) at its peak（时期或运动）在顶点的：
high summer.
盛夏。
- (of latitude) close to 90°; near the North or South Pole（纬度）接近90°的; 南北极附近的：
high southern latitudes.
接近南极的高纬度地区。
- great in rank or status（等级或地位）高级的, 重要的：
both held high office under Lloyd George.
两位都在劳合·乔治手下任高级职务。
- ranking above others of the same kind最佳的, 出类拔萃的：
the last High King of Ireland.
最后一位卓越的爱尔兰国王。
- morally or culturally superior高尚的, 崇高的; 高雅的：
they believed that Nature was driven by something higher than mere selfishness.
他们相信驱动自然的不单纯是自私自利, 而是更高尚的东西。
- (of a sound or note) having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range（声音或音符）高音的：
a high, squeaky voice.
高而尖的声音。
- (of a singer or instrument) producing notes of relatively high pitch（歌手或乐器）音调高的：
a high soprano voice.
女高音的高嗓音。
- predic. informal excited; euphoric〈非正式〉激动的; 兴奋的：
she wasn't tipsy, just a little high.
她没醉, 只是有点兴奋。
- intoxicated with drugs（因吸毒）极其兴奋的, 醉的：
some of them were already high on alcohol and Ecstasy.
他们中有些人已经因酒精和摇头丸而过度兴奋了。
- predic. unpleasantly strong-smelling, in particular (of food) beginning to go bad（味道）刺鼻的, 臭的（尤指食物开始变坏）。
- (of game) slightly decomposed and so ready to cook（野味）略微变质得马上煮食的。
- Phonetics (of a vowel) produced with the tongue relatively near the palate【语音】（元音）舌位高的。
- a high point, level, or figure高点, 高水平, 高数字：
commodity prices were actually at a rare high.
商品价格之高确乎少有。
- a notably happy or successful moment（显著的）幸福时刻, 成功时刻：
the highs and lows of life.
人生的苦乐。
- a high-frequency sound or musical note高音, 高音符。
- an area of high barometric pressure; an anticyclone高气压区; 高气压。
- usu. in sing. informal a state of high spirits or euphoria, especially one induced by drugs〈非正式〉（尤指毒品引起的）快感, 兴奋（状态）：
if the stable is doing well then everybody's on a high.
如果这群赛马跑得好的话, 那就人人飘飘欲仙了。
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. high school〈非正式, 主北美〉中学：
I go to junior high.
我上初中。
- a high power setting强动力（设置）, 强挡：
the vent blower was on high.
通风口的吹风机开了强挡。
- top gear in a motor vehicle（机动车辆的）高速挡。
- at or to a considerable or specified height在（或向）高处（或高度）：
the sculpture stood about five feet high.
这雕塑约5英尺高。
- highly高（高）地：
he ranked high among the pioneers of twentieth-century chemical technology.
在20世纪化学技术的先驱中他名列前茅。
- at a high price以高价：
buying shares low and selling them high.
低价买进股票, 高价卖出。
- (of a sound) at or to a high pitch高声地, 尖声地。
ace（或 king 或 queen等） high
- (in card games) having the ace (or another specified card) as the highest-ranking（纸牌游戏中）A牌（或K、Q等指明的大牌）最大。
from on high
- from a very high place从高处。
- from remote high authority or heaven从高层（权威部门）; 从高空; 从天堂：
central government programmes coming down from on high.
从高层下发的中央政府计划。
high and dry
- out of the water, especially the sea as it retreats不在水中（尤指海水退潮后）。
- in a difficult position, especially without resources处境困难（尤指没有收入来源）：
your family would be left high and dry by the death of the breadwinner.
你家会因养家糊口之人的去世而处境困难。
high and low
- in many different places四处, 各处：
I searched high and low for a new teacher.
我四处寻找一位新老师。
high and mighty
- important and influential有权有势的, 趾高气扬的：
the accursed high and mighty elite.
可恶的自以为了不起的精英分子。
- informal thinking or acting as though one is more important than others〈非正式〉高傲的, 盛气凌人的。
the high ground
- a position of superiority (originally in military conflict)（源于军事冲突）优势地位, 优越位置：
if he turns it down, he will have lost the moral high ground to the president.
如果他拒绝的话, 就会把道德上的优势输给总裁。
a high old --
- attrib. informal used for emphasis〈非正式〉（用于强调）非常, 很：
a high old time of it we all had.
我们都玩得非常开心。
high, wide, and handsome
- informal expansive and impressive〈非正式〉无忧无虑地。
- [ORIGIN: from Arizona Nights by Stewart E. White （1873-1946）, American author.]
it is high time that --
- it is past the time when something should have happened or been done早该是…的时候了：
it was high time that she faced facts.
早该是她面对事实的时候了。
on high
- in or to heaven or a high place在（向）天堂; 在（向）高空, 在（向）高处：
a spotter plane circling on high.
在高空盘旋的侦察机。
on one's high horse
- informal used to refer to someone behaving in an arrogant or pompous manner〈非正式〉逞威风, 摆架子。
run high
- (of a river) be full and close to overflowing, with a strong current（河流）水满的, 高涨的; 水流湍急的。
- (of feelings) be intense（感情）强烈, 剧烈：
passions run high when marriages break up and children are involved.
当婚姻破裂、孩子们也牵扯进来时, 情绪就激动起来了。