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RANK/STATUS 等级；地位> 6 (usually before noun 通常用 于名词前）near the top in rank or status上层的；地位麁
的：She has hdd high oj^ce under three prime
ministers. 她曾在三任首相手下任过要职。◊ffehas_/Hendsm/iig/i pZaces (= among people of power and
influence)•他有 位高权重的朋友。EQ2LOW
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VALUABLE 有价值 7 of great value 价事髙的：to
play for high stakes 豪雇◊ My
highest card is ten•我最大的牌
是十。
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IDEALS/PRINCIPLES 理想；准即1 8 (usually before noun 通 常用于名词前）morally good高尚的；崇高的：a memo/ Wgh
fdeak/princip如有崇高理想/道德准则的人
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APPROVING 赞同 9 (usually before noun 通常用于名词前）
showing a lot of approval or respect for sb 十分赞同 的；非常尊敬的：S/ie is ■ hdd m very high regard by her coHeagues.她很受同事们的敬重。◊ Vou seem to have a high
opinion o/yourse〖}7你似乎自我评价很高嘛！ EEQ
LOW
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SOUND 声音 10
at the upper end of the range of sounds
that humans can hear; not deep or low 高音的：She has a high
voice•她嗓去很尖。，◊ 77mt note is de/initefy too high/or me•那个音对莪来说绝对太高了。 H33 low
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OF PERIOD OF TIME 时;段 11 [only before noun] used to describe the middle or the most attractive part of a
period of time 中间的；全盛的：high
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FOOD 食物 12
(of meat, cheese, etc.肉、奶酷等）beginning to go bad and having a strong smell 开始姜质的；
开始发馊的
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ON ALC0H0L/DRUGS 喝酒；吸毒 13 [not before noun] ~ (on sth) (/n/omjfl/) behaving in an excited way because of the effects
of alcohol or drugs 有醉意；表现兴奋
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PHONETICS 语音学 14 语音j = close2
(16)
_see also height IT»T71 be/get on your high
'horse {informal) to behave in
a way that shows you think you are better than other people趾高气扬；自命不凡；备以
为 了不起 have a _higli olirtime (oW-/fls/7/ono/，/Vj/o/TTifl/)
to enjoy yourself very much 玩得很弁心 high and ’dry 1 (of a boat, etc.』小沾等）in a position
out of the water 高出水面；_浅：77ieir yacht was high and dry on a sandbemfc.也们的帆船搁浅在沙丘上了。2 in a difficult situation，without help
or money 处境艰难；无依无靠；
身无分'文 high and ’mighty (/>7/ormfl〇 behaving as though you think you are more important than other people趾高气扬；神气活现；自高自大high as a'kite {informal) behaving in a very excited way because of being strongly affected by
alcohol or drugs (因酗酒 或吸毒）异常兴奋，神魂恍惚〗11»1_^1|€111«^6011(£^- fashioned, forma!) in an angry or offended mood, and showing other people that
you are angry 愤然；■怒冲 冲：ffe stomped out 〇/ the room in high dudgeon. ■{也
怒地瞪瞪走出了屋子。smell, stink，etc* .to high heaven {informal) 1 to have a strong unpleasant smell发出古闻气味；难闻透顶2 to seem to be very dishonest or
morally unacceptable 很不诚实；.不道 _ —more at hell, moral adj., order n., profile n., time n.
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LEVEU/NUMBER 水平；数量 1 the highest
level or number 最高水平；最矢氣量：Prq/iits reached an aH-timehighkistyear.去年的利润空前地高。
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WEATHER 3^^, 2 an area of high air pressure; an anti-
cyclone 高气压区；反气旋：A Aigh over
southern
3 the highest temperature reached during a particular day, week, etc.(某天、某星期等的）最高气温：Highs today wiH be in the region 〇/25°C..今天的最髙气温将为
25摄氏度左右。
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FROM DRUGS 毒品弓| 起 4 (/zi/omifl/)
the feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement that sb gets after taking some
types of drugs (毒品引致的）快感：The hig/U〇5tecf aH night.那种快感持续了一整夜。
FROM
SUCCESS/ENjOYMENT 来自成功 / 乐趣 5 (//7/omjfl/)
the feeling of extreme pleasure
and excitement that sb gets from doing sth enjoyable or being successful at sth
极大欢乐；极度髙兴；穿:不可支：He was on a rea〖 high a_/iter winning the competition.他贏了那场比赛后高兴极
了。◊ the highs ancHows 〇/ her
acting career 她的演员
生涯的大起大落
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SCHOOL 学校 6 used in the name of a
high school (用 于中学校名）：He graduated /irom
Little Rocfc Hig/i h 1982.他1982年毕业于小石城中学。
mini on • high 1 (forma/)
in a high place 在高处：We ■gazed down
into the vaHey 介om on /lig/i..我们从髙处向
..下眺望山谷。2
(/jwmoraws)
the people in senior positions in an organization 高层人员：An order came down
from on high that lunchbreaks were to be half an hour and no ionger.上头指示说午餐休息时间不得超过半
小时。3 in heaven 在天上：77ie disaster was seen
as a judgement介om on high.这场灾难被视作上天的惩罚。
■
adv. (high-er, high-est)
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FAR FROM GROUND/BOTTOM 远离地面 /
底部 *1
at or to a position or level that is a long way up from the ground or from the
bottom 在高处；向高办；高：An eag/e cirded high
overhead•—只鹰在头顶上空盘旋。◊ J can’t jump
any higher.我没法跳得更髙了。◊ She never got
very high in t/ie company.她在公司里从未坐到很高的位
置。◊ His desfc was piled high with
papers.他的桌子上
摞着高高的一堆文件。◊ She’s aiming
high (= hoping to be very successful) in her exams•她期望考出优异▲绩。
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VALUE/AMOUNT 价值；数量 2 at or to a large cost,
value or amount (成本、价值 >
高；（数量）大：Prices are expected to rise even
higher this year.预计今年的价格将 涨得更高。
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SOUND #音 3 at a high pitch(3)音调高：I can’t sing that high.我唱不了那么髙的调子。EH3 low
ITTO1 ,high and 1
low everywhere
到处；各地：fve searched high amHow/or
my purse.我到处找我的钱包。
run 'high (especially of
feeiings 尤指情绪）to be strong and angry
or excited 激愤；激昂：■FeeHngs ran
high as the election approached, g举&近，大家情绪都很激动。
—more at FLY V” HEAD n.，RIDE V.
WH丨CH WORD?词语辨析 high ♦ tall
■
High is used to talk about the measurement
from the bottom to the top of something. *: high 用以指从 底部到顶部的高度：/s ove/7/Ve metres
/7/gh:这围栏有五米多髙。◊ We has
c//>r?ba/ some 〇/
沩e vvor/cTs打/ghesf 他攀登过几座.世界最
高峰。You also use high to
describe the distance of something from the ground.亦可用 high 表示离地面 的距离：How high was the plane
when the engine 知//«/?发动机出故障时飞机离地面多高？
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Tall is used instead of high to talk about
people•指 人用 tall不用 high:
My
brother's
much taller than me.我哥—比義高多 了。. Ta丨丨 is
also used for things that are high and narrow such as trees. * tall 亦可指
高而窄的事物，如树木•： She ordered cold beer in a ffl//g/flSS.她叫了一杯高玻璃杯装的冰镇啤酒。◊ to// /fletory c/j/mneys 2d■的高烟囱 Buildings
can be high or tall.建筑物用high或tall均可。
,high and 'tight /7〇wn (L/S) a military hairstyle in which the sides of the
head are shaved and the top is cut very short (—种只留头顶寸发的）军人发型
high-ball /'haiboil/ noun, verb {
• noun a strong alcoholic
drink, such as whisky or gin, mixed with fizzy water (= with bubbles) or ginger ale, etc. and served with ice开波酒，冰威士忌苏打（用烈
酒掺入汽水等加冰）
■ verb {informal) 1 [V +adv./prep.] to go somewhere very
quickly 高速行进：TTi^y highbaHed out 〇/ town.他们: 知匆地出 了城。2 [VN] to deliberately
make an estimate of the cost, value, etc. of sth that is too high 故意高 估…的价值（‘成本等）：He thought she was highballing her salary
requirements.
求过高。EEH LOWBALL
'high beams noun [pi.] [