high
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- The house is encircled by a high fence .
- I've put the cake on a high shelf where he can't get at it.
- I love high heels but they're rather impractical .
- A high wall isolated the house from the rest of the village .
- The village is perched on top of a high hill .
- Chocolate has a high fat content .
- She had a high temperature and was delirious .
- Pollution has reached disturbingly high levels in some urban areas .
- A lot of businesses are being hurt by the current high interest rates .
- The pollen count is high today, which is bad news for hay fever sufferers .
- We've got to change the present system in which high court judges are regarded as somehow untouchable .
- As the daughter of the president , she enjoys high status among her peers .
- His father was a high-ranking official in the embassy .
- She is widely regarded as the high priestess of contemporary dance .
- At the age of 32, she managed to enter one of the citadels of high fashion .
high adjective (DISTANCE)
(especially of things that are not living ) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground , or having the stated distance from top to bottom（尤指无生命的东西）高的，有…高的
a high building /mountain 高楼／高山
high ceilings 高高的天花板
It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide . 它有两米半高，一米宽。
The corn grew waist-high (= as high as a person's waist ) in the fields . 田里的玉米长到了齐腰的高度。
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high adjective (ABOVE AVERAGE)
greater than the usual level or amount（比通常水平）高的，多的
The job demands a high level of concentration . 这项工作需要精神高度集中。
He suffers from high blood pressure . 他患有高血压。
Antique furniture fetches very high prices these days . 这段时间古董家具的卖价很高。
She got very high marks in her geography exam . 她的地理考试得分很高。
It's very dangerous to drive at high speed when the roads are wet . 在潮湿的路面上高速驾驶是很危险的。
He's in a high-security prison . 他被关在一处戒备森严的监狱中。
high in sth
containing a large quantity of something
含有大量…的
I avoid foods that are high in fat . 我避免食用含有大量脂肪的食物。
high standards/principles
very good or very moral standards
高标准／高度的道德准则
She was a woman of high principles . 她是一位道德高尚的女士。
She demands very high standards from the people who work for her. 她对为她工作的人要求很高。
high winds
fast , strong wind
大风，强风
High winds caused delays on the ferries . 大风导致渡轮延误。
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high adjective (IMPORTANT)
having power , an important position , or great influence（权位）重要的，高级的
an officer of high rank 高级军官
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high adjective (SOUND)
near or at the top of the range of sounds
高音的，声音尖锐的
I can't reach the high notes . 这些高音我唱不上去。
high adjective (BAD)
UK(of food ) smelling bad and no longer good to eat
（食物）腐坏的，变质的
This meat is rather high - I'm going to throw it out. 这块肉已经变质了——我去扔掉。
high adjective (MENTAL STATE)
not thinking or behaving normally because of taking drugs（因吸毒而）极度兴奋的
He was high on heroin at the time . 他当时正因吸了海洛因而飘飘欲仙。
习语
be as high as a kitecome/get (down) off your high horse
get on your high horse
have it on the highest authority
high and mighty
hunt/search high and low
leave sb high and dry
live high on/off the hog
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