adj (1) 1)(指物)高的((of things) having a top that is some distance，esp a large distance from the base)：a～stool/wall/tower/mountain 高凳子/墻/塔/山;～heels 高跟兒;The houses are～. 這些房子很高。How～is the building/the hill? 大樓/山有多高? 〖同〗tall;〖反〗low; 2)測(cè)量的高度(measuring in height)：The building is 26 metres～. 此樓26米高。 a 15-hand～horse 一匹15手高的馬;a seven-foot～wall/cray 七英尺高的墻/巖;a building twenty storeys～一棟20層高的樓房;a low mud wall about 80 centimetres～大約80厘米高的低矮泥墻;knee-～boots 齊膝高的靴子; 3)離地(海)平面很高(reaching up to a certain (usu great) distance from the ground or sea level)：The bookshelf is too～for the child to reach.書(shū)架太高，孩子夠不著。(a plane)～in the sky 高高飛在天空中的飛機(jī);a～ceiling/shelf/plateau 很高的天花板/很高的架子/海拔很高的高原;fly at a～altitude 在高空飛行;a dive from the～diving board 高臺(tái)跳水; 4)超出一般高度的(of greater than average height)：a～collar/neck高領(lǐng)子/長(zhǎng)頸; 5)(指動(dòng)作)在地面以上相當(dāng)?shù)母叨韧瓿傻幕蜻_(dá)到這一高度的((of physical action) performed at or reaching a considerable distance above ground)： a～dive/kick 高臺(tái)跳水/踢得很高;
?(2)高級(jí)的，重要的(of great rank，importance，or influence)[通常作attrib]：a～official 高級(jí)官員;～society/social status 上流社會(huì)/高的社會(huì)地位;hold a～office/position in the government 在政府任要職/重要職位;have friends in～places 有職位顯赫的朋友;～er education 高等教育;a man of～standing 地位很高的人;refer a case to～er court 將案件提交上級(jí)法院;be～up in the company 公司中位居高層;〖同〗important，superior;〖反〗unimportant;
?(3) 1)高度的，強(qiáng)烈的，很大的，非常的(above the usual level，amount，rate，or degree)：a～price/temperature/fever/speed/salary高價(jià)/溫/燒/速/薪;a～wind/explosive/living standard 強(qiáng)風(fēng)/烈性炸藥/高的生活標(biāo)準(zhǔn);～voltage/praise/blood pressure/frequency 高壓電/高度贊揚(yáng)/高血壓/高頻率;have～hopes of becoming a director極有希望成為廠長(zhǎng);travel/go at (a)～speed 高速行駛;(gas) be kept at a～pressure(煤氣)在高壓下保存;need (require) a～degree of accuracy/intelligence 需要(要求)高精度/智力;be in～spirits 興致勃勃;an area of～unemployment 失業(yè)率很高的地區(qū);a～risk investment 風(fēng)險(xiǎn)很大的投資;have a～sense of duty/responsibility 具有很高的義務(wù)/責(zé)任感;make sth at a～cost 以高價(jià)制成某物;in～favour 十分有利;(suggestion)meet with the principal's～est approval(建議)受到校長(zhǎng)的高度贊成; 2)有高價(jià)值的(having great value)：An ace is a～card.“A”牌是張大牌。work out～numbers 計(jì)算出復(fù)雜的數(shù)字;play for～stakes下大賭注; 3)昂貴(奢侈)的(rich，extravagant or luxurious)[作attrib]：living in a～style 過(guò)奢侈生活;enjoy the～life 享受豪華的生活;indulge in～living 沉溺于奢侈的生活; 4)高尚的，品德好的(very noble;showing goodness in morals and character;worthy of admiration)[通常作attrib]：have～ideals/principles/aims有高尚的理想/高水準(zhǔn)的道德原則/崇高的目標(biāo);a person of～principle/character/morals有高水準(zhǔn)原則/品質(zhì)/道德的人;～moral standards 高尚的道德水平;live by certain～ideals 生活有高尚的理想; 5)很有利的(very favourable)[通常作attib]：have a～opinion of sb 對(duì)某人給予很高的評(píng)價(jià);have a～regard for sb 非常尊重某人; 6)令人愉快的(enjoyable)[作attrib]：the～point of the evening 晚上最令人愉快的時(shí)刻;Going to university was a～point in his life. 上大學(xué)是他一生中最快樂(lè)的時(shí)刻。
?(4)高音調(diào)的，尖利的((of a note of music，a sound of a voice) at or near the top end of the range)：have a very～voice 有很尖的嗓音/高音;a～squeaky voice 一種刺耳的尖聲;hold/reach～notes 唱/達(dá)到很高的聲調(diào);the～tones of a child/flute 孩子(唱)的/笛子的高音;The note is too～for her. 這音調(diào)對(duì)她來(lái)說(shuō)太高了。〖同〗sharp;〖反〗low，deep;
?(5)(時(shí)間、季節(jié)等)正盛的(being at or near its peak)[作attrib]：～noon/summer 正午/盛夏;
?(6)高速檔的(used for fast speeds)：change into a～(er) gear 換到(更)高檔;
?(7)(肉類等)開(kāi)始變質(zhì)的((of food，esp meat)beginning to be bad)[作 pred]：The game-birds/The meat/The venison is～. 獵禽/肉/鹿肉開(kāi)始變質(zhì)。
?(8)醉了的，被麻醉品麻醉了的(drunk or affected by drugs)[通常作pred][A(on)](infml)： get～喝醉了;be/get～on pot/cannabis/marijuana 酗酒/吸大麻/抽大麻煙神情恍惚;
?high and dry 1)擱淺：When the tide went out the boat was～and dry. 當(dāng)潮水退去時(shí)，這條船擱淺了。 2)孤立無(wú)援：All his money was stolen and he was left～and dry in a country where he knew nobody. 他所有的錢(qián)都被人偷了，他在這個(gè)國(guó)家舉目無(wú)親，孤立無(wú)援。
?in high places 在有權(quán)勢(shì)的圈子里：have friends in～places 在有權(quán)勢(shì)的人中有朋友;
?→′high-born adj 出身高貴(名門(mén))的;?high-′class adj 最好的;上流社會(huì)的;?high-′flyer，?high-′flier n 野心勃勃的人;?high-′flyins adj 野心勃勃的;?high-′grade adj 高質(zhì)量的;高級(jí)的;?high-′handed adj 高壓的，專橫的;?high-′handedly adv 專橫地;?high-′handedness n專橫，高壓;′highland高地;?high-′level adj(指談判)高級(jí)的，高層次的;?high-′minded adj 品格高尚的;?high-′mindedly adv 品格高尚地;?high-′mindedness n 品格高尚;?high-′octane adj(指汽油)辛烷含量高從而質(zhì)優(yōu)的;?high-′pitched adj 尖聲的，聲調(diào)高的;(指屋頂)十分陡的;?high-′powered adj(指物)大功率的;力量大的;(指人)有精力的，精力充沛的;?high-′priced adj 昂貴的，高價(jià)的;?high-′principled adj 正大光明的;?high-′ranking adj 高級(jí)的;′high-rise adj(指樓房)高(多)層的;′high-sounding adj(指語(yǔ)言)夸張的;?high-′speed adj 高速度的;?high-′spirited adj 活潑愉快的;(指馬)活蹦亂跳的;?high-′tech adj 高技術(shù)的;′high-up n 社會(huì)地位高的人，要人;
?adv (1)高，高高地(at or to a high point，place，or level)：pay/live/climb/jump～付高價(jià)/過(guò)奢侈生活/爬得高/跳得高;(bird/plane) circle/fly～above/into the sky(鳥(niǎo)/飛機(jī))在高空中盤(pán)旋/飛向高空;throw the ball～up into the air 把球拋向空中;～above the clouds 在云層的高處;hold one's head～高高昂起頭;Prices have risen too～.價(jià)格上漲太高。(dollar) stay～(美元匯率)居高不下;be/stand～in sb's favour深受……的尊重;
?(2)(職務(wù)、地位等)很高(to or at a high or important level in society，in an organization，a high rank)： aim～in one's political ambitions 在政治上雄心勃勃;rise～in the world/the profession 在世界上/這個(gè)職業(yè)中地位很高;get very～in the company 在公司中獲得高職位;He's flying～，but he'll fall soon.(fig)他爬得很高，但也會(huì)跌得很快。
?(3)聲調(diào)高地(to or at a high level in sound)：sing～唱很高的調(diào);
?high and low到處：search/look～and low for sth 到處尋找某物;
?run high(尤指感情)強(qiáng)烈：Popular feelings/Passions ran～over the plan.人們對(duì)這個(gè)計(jì)劃群情激動(dòng)。
?n (1)(最)高峰(水準(zhǔn)值)(high point in a scale;the highest level;too great value in prices or costs，etc)[C]：Living cost reached a new～. 生活費(fèi)用達(dá)到一個(gè)新的高度。be at a new～處于新的高位;(stock-market levels) approach previous～s (股市水平)接近以前的高點(diǎn);(wool production)decline from a～of about 300 million pounds to about 110 million pounds(羊毛產(chǎn)量)從大約3億磅下降到大約1.1億磅;
?(2)高氣壓槽(帶)(area of high barometric pressure)[C]：a～over northern Asia 北亞上空的一個(gè)高壓槽;
?(3)興奮(快感)(state of great excitement and often happiness produced by or as if by a drug)[C](sl)：He's on a～today. 他今天異常興奮。
?on high 1)在高處： (climbers)gaze/look down from on～(攀登者)從高處向下凝視;(lord) look down from on～(貴族)居高自傲;(decisions)be handed down to the workforce from on～(決定)從上面?zhèn)鬟_(dá)給勞工們; 2)在天堂：hosts/god on～天堂的主人/上帝; a judgement from on～上蒼的審判;
?【用法】tall 可指人，而high則不可。與 high(高的)相對(duì)的詞是low(低的)，用于多數(shù)事物(不包括人)的測(cè)量，特別是表示離地面的距離時(shí)，例如：You can see the city from the top of that high building.(你可以從這座高樓的頂上看這座城市。)與tall(高的)相對(duì)的詞是short(矮的)，指人，例如：a tall man(一個(gè)高個(gè)的人);用于船可以說(shuō)：a tall ship(一艘很高的船);還可以用tall 來(lái)描述高而狹長(zhǎng)的東西，特別是表示從頂?shù)降椎恼麄€(gè)距離時(shí)，此時(shí)tall與high同義。
?【辨異】high與tall皆指有相當(dāng)大的高度。high是個(gè)普通的詞，既指向上的伸長(zhǎng)，又指處在一個(gè)相當(dāng)高的位置，如：six feet high(六英尺高);a high shelf(一個(gè)高架子);tall(高的)用來(lái)指與其寬度相比很高或者指比同類事物的平均高度高，如：a tall tree/building(一棵很高的樹(shù)/一座很高的樓房)。high 和tall有時(shí)可互換使用，如：a tall/high building(一座高樓);a tall/high tree (一棵很高的樹(shù))。