| 单词 | height |
| 释义 | Word family noun height heights adjective heightened verb heighten height /haɪt/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1 how tall 有多高 [countable, uncountable]TALL PERSON how tall someone or something is 身高；高，高度 Sam’s about the same height as his sister now. 萨姆现在身高和他姐姐差不多了。 State your age, height, and weight. 说出你的年龄、身高和体重。 buildings of different heights 高矮不一的建筑six feet/ten metres etc in height None of these sculptures was less than three metres in height. 这些雕塑的高度无一低于3米。a height of six feet/ten metres etc Sunflowers can grow to a height of 15 feet. 向日葵可以长到15英尺。 →5 see picture at 见图 dimension2 distance above the ground 地面之上的距离HIGH [countable, uncountable] the distance something is above the ground 高度 It’s a miracle she didn’t break her neck falling from that height. 她从那么高的地方掉下来居然没有摔断脖子，真是个奇迹。a height of 2,500 feet/10,000 metres etc The aircraft was flying at a height of 10,000 metres. 飞机在一万米高空飞行。gain/lose height (=move higher or lower in the sky) 爬高/下降 The plane was rapidly losing height. 飞机在急速下降。3 high place 高处 a) [countable]HIGH a place or position that is a long way above the ground 高处from a height a bird that opens shellfish by dropping them from a height onto rocks 把贝类从高处抛向岩石来把壳打开的一只鸟 Rachel had always been scared of heights. 雷切尔过去一直恐高。have a head for heights (=not be afraid of heights) 不怕登高，不恐高 b) heights [plural]TTR a particular high place – used especially in place names 高地〔尤用于地名〕 the Golan Heights 戈兰高地4 new/great/dizzy etc heights a) SUCCESSFULa very high level of achievement or success 新的/巨大的/令人目眩的等高度[成就]rise to/reach etc ... heights He reached the dizzy heights of the national finals. 他成绩斐然，进入了全国总决赛。 They took ice dancing to new heights. 他们将冰上舞蹈提升到一个新的层次。 b) INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTa very great level or degree 很高的水平[程度] War fever had reached new heights. 好战情绪达到了新的高点。5 the height of something MOSTthe busiest or most extreme part of a period or activity 某事物最繁忙的时候[季节]；某事物的高潮[顶点] SYN peak the height of the tourist season 旅游旺季的高峰期6 be at the height of your success/fame/powers etc BESTto be more successful, famous etc than at any other time 处于成功/名声/权力等的巅峰 The Beatles were at the height of their fame. 当时正是披头士乐队最出名的时候。7 be the height of fashion/stupidity/luxury etc VERYto be extremely fashionable, stupid etc 是最时髦的/愚蠢的/奢侈的等 Flared trousers were considered to be the height of fashion in those days. 喇叭裤那时被认为是最时髦的服装。Examples from the Corpusheight• One of the climbers fell from a height of 25 metres.• They take 40 years to bloom, 50 years to grow branches and 150 years to reach a height of 40 feet.• You have to be a certain height to get on some of the rides.• Sally had always been self-conscious about her height.• Some of the pyramids are over 200 feet in height.• Sam's about my height, I guess.• In the decade since then, Disney has soared to new heights.• The living space is excellent with plenty of height and room inside.• Peak heights were measured and corrected to a constant internal standard value.• She's about the same height as I am.• My brother and I are nearly the same height.• Langford was forty years old, and at the height of his reputation as a war photographer.• It was in the height of fashion when it was built.• No one knows the height of the tsunami caused by this eruption.• What's the height of the average banana tree?gain/lose height• The control column was eased forward to maintain speed and the aircraft began to lose height.• With sixty-seven miles to run he needed to lose height at nearly three thousand feet a minute.• This helped them to gain height and get power when heading the ball.• Vampires rose into the air, trying to gain height, kicking at clutching hands.Origin height Old English hiehthuheight nounChinese tall something how or Corpus is someone |
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