high-land-er
/'hailend9(r)/ noun 1 a person who comes
from an area where there are a lot of mountains jfij W. iffeK(ft A; llliffeA 2 High-land-er a person who comes
from the Scottish Highlands M A. j#j itfe A — compare LOWLANDER
.Highland
'fling noun a fast Scottish dance
that is danced by one person jl]itfeff ( )
.Highland
'Games noun [pi.] a Scottish event
with traditional sports, dancing and music ^1$ AitjflfeiSgfl^
.high-'level
adj. [usually before noun] 1 involving senior
people A gij M (ft ; IMW: high-level talks/negoti- ations / i%$\ o high-level staff jftftJR-M 2 in a
high position or place f&Sj^lft; a high-level
walk in the hills & 3 advanced M
:
a high-level course jij 4 (computing
if) (of a computer language if % 51 g) similar to an existing
language such as English, making it fairly simple to use jl^fft [333 LOW-LEVEL
'high
life noun (also the high life) [sing., U] (also .high 'living [U]) (sometimes disapproving) a way of life that involves
going to parties and spending a lot of money on food, clothes, etc. if4£(ft£?g;
ff£E^ (ft|h tS high-life /'hailaif/ noun [U] a style of dance and
music from W Africa influenced by rock
and jazz and
popular especially in the 1950s and 1960s
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high-light 0-w /'hailait/ verb,
noun m verb [VN] 1 to emphasize sth,
especially so that people give it more attention 3? tB ;
ilS Uf : The report highlights the major problems facing society today.
2 to mark part
of a text with a special
coloured pen, or to mark an area on a computer screen, to emphasize it or make
it easier to see # ( i£; # ( it
£5tfl*lft^M$ ) &SM0:
I’ve highlighted
the important passages in
yellow. ffl M it 7 It ^ lx 3 to make some parts of
your hair a lighter colour than the rest by using a chemical substance bn them
& ( )
■ noun 1 the best, most
interesting or most exciting part of sth dftfr < Aft ) (ft^fr: one of the
highlights of the trip was
seeing the Taj Mahal.
o The highlights of
the match will be shown
later this evening. ttHiiff
2 highlights [pi.] areas of hair
that are lighter than the rest, usually because a chemical substance has been
put on them M ^ (ft jk A — compare lowlights 3 highlights
[pi.]
(technical Aift) the light or bright part
of a picture or photograph ( m
high light er /'hailaita(r)/ noun 1 (also 'highlighter pen) a special pen used for
marking words in a text in bright colours ( SffejfcfcfiA ) — picture
0
stationery 2 a coloured substance
that you put
above your eyes or on your
cheeks to make yourself more attractive ( 18.
(ft ) W\&
high ly Otw /'haili/ oc/v.
1
very Ig; # #: highly successful/skilled/intelligent
A
jfjfcjfj / / ipf] O highly competitive/critical/sensitive
’ t / WtW-O
It is highly unlikely that
she'll be late. MU (ft Wf 2 at or to a high
standard, level or amount jl|[
#£ itfe; Hfe; A it : highly
trained/educated % M M 0& in ilH /^ %.
# O a highly paid job itjfrZEf^ 3 with admiration or
praise W fife; If If itfe: His teachers think very highly of him (-
have a very good opinion of him). A'JMKSiftlfilfeo o She
speaks highly of you. A#fl#lf „
O Her novels
are very highly regarded.
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.highly
'strung (6r£)
(AWraf high-
strung) ad/’, (of a person or
an animal A^^fj^f) nervous and easily upset ‘M %. A 3c (ft: a
sensitive and highly-strung child Ml /§& nT]
0 Their new horse is
very highly strung, ftfefll iftfr SitWIfflo
,high-'mainten-ance ad/, needing a lot of
attention or effort A (ft; ft # It A
(ft: a
high-maintenance
girlfriend flr H 51 >l> BSf
^ (ft -ff §] £ Win low-maintenance
.high-'minded
ad),
(of people or ideas AsJc&ill) having strong moral
principles jSf $ (ft ; in (ft ► ,high- minded-ness noun [U]
High
ness /'hainas/
noun His/Her/Your
Highness a
title of respect used when talking
to or about a member of the royal family ( g JEft ft (ft ) J&T > 88 T —
see also Royal Highness
.high
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most important stage of
sth, when sth that will decide the future happens
.high-
octane adj. [only before noun] 1 (of fuel used in
engines of very good quality and
very efficient J; 2 (informal) full of energy;
powerful a high-octane athlete
.high-per
form ance adj. [only before noun] that can go very fast or do complicated
things ; itj 'A W;
fi %
7$. tfj: a high-performance car/computer, etc.
it mm
.high-'pitched adj. (of sounds ^W) very
high Hit?(ft; A
'
A
ill It was the high point
of the
evening. [333 low point
.high-'powered
adj. 1 (of people A) having a
lot of power and influence; full of energy ^jX^(ft; ffifj B£ H(ft: high-powered
executives j£^±|Hn 2 (of
activities ffi/ft) important; with a lot
of responsibility M ^ Ift; a high-powered job fa jt[ it ift I ft
3 (also .high-'power) (of machines |flf|)
very powerful a high-powered car/computer, etc. A A; A
jftto. nmwmm
.high
'pressure noun [U] 1 the condition of air,
gas, or liquid that is kept in a small space by force ^ 15 :
Water
is forced through the pipes at high pressure. 7jc$E 2a condition of the air which
affects the weather, when the pressure is higher than average — compare low pressure(2)
.high-'pressure
adj. [only before noun] 1 that involves
aggressive ways of persuading sb to do sth or to buy sth H f] (ft: high-pressure sales
techniques ® fj
A
2 that
involves a lot of worry and anxiety Jl M
& £ft ; ffi A A HT71 stressful : a
high-pressure job 3 using or containing
a great force of a gas
or a liquid W ) : a high-pressure water-jet .high-'priced adj. [usually before noun] expensive ^
&A high-priced
housing/cars ft H(ftft
Wia LOW-PRICED
.high
'priest noun 1 the most important
priest in the Jewish religion in the past ( IHN'^Affclft
)
2
{feminine .high 'priestess) an important priest in
some other non-Christian religions ( ^liIft ) A!£ iff] : (figurative) Janis
Joplin was known as the High Priestess of Rock.
A
Wo
.high-'profile adj. [usually before noun] receiving or involving
a lot of attention and discussion on television, in newspapers, etc. JM ) ift;
a high-profile campaign A A A — see
also PROFILE
.high-'ranking
adj. senior; important ?li(ft;
[ft: a high-ranking
officer/official /
'A M O
a
high-ranking post MPH3 low-ranking high-reso'lution (also hi-res, high-res /.hai 'rez/) adj. (of a photograph or an
image on a computer or television screen flf , if % 51 MM
W
WJU ft) showing a lot of clear sharp detail ?# Wfr ££:(ft;
$lft: a high-resolution scan PTU1 low-
resolution