| 释义 |
high —高 adj (almost always used) ()Examples:can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud take a low one—Pamir high plateau on the border between Xinjiang and Tajikistan—propranolol (beta-blocker used treat high blood pressure)—substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law—high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good—Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River—lit. cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful—high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion a high official position—klystron (electronic tube used produce high frequency radio waves)—lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt—too high reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable—person hired lure customers to high-priced bars—high versus low social hierarchy of ruler people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism—rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion a high post—(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit—crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors—high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor—Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)—high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc—high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching—person hired lure customers to high-priced restaurants—spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits—relegate a high official to a minor post in an outlying region (punishment in Imperial China)—brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions—drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration)—prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)—you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge— |