height
noun
haɪt
noun
1
HOW TALL
有多高
how
tall
someone
or
something
is
身高; 高，高度
C,U
Sam’s
about
the
same
height
as
his
sister
now.
萨姆现在身高和他姐姐差不多。
State
your
age,
height,
and
weight.
说出你的年龄、身高和体重。
buildings
of
different
height
s
高矮不一的建筑
a
height
of
6
feet/10
metres
etc
None
of
these
sculptures
was
less
than
three
metres
in
height.
Sunflowers
can
grow
to
a
height
of
fifteen
feet.
这些雕塑的高度无一低于 3 米。 向日葵可以长到 15 英尺。
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
6
feet/10
metres
etc
Sunflowers
can
grow
to
a
height
of
fifteen
feet.
向日葵可以长到 15 英尺。
2
DISTANCE ABOVE THE GROUND
地面之上的距离
the
distance
something
is
above
the
ground
〔离地面的〕高度
C,U
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
2500
feet/10,000
metres
etc
The
aircraft
was
flying
at
a
height
of
10,000
metres.
飞机在 1 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.
那架飞机在迅速降低飞行高度。
3
HIGH PLACE
高处
a.
a
place
or
position
that
is
a
long
way
above
the
ground
b.
a
particular
high
place
–
used
especially
in
place
names
高地〔尤用于地名〕
C plural 复数
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从而打开其壳的一只鸟
Rachel
had
always
been
scared
of
heights
.
雷切尔过去一直恐高。
have
a
head
for
heights
the
Golan
Heights
戈兰高地
4
new/great/dizzy etc heights
a.
a
very
high
level
of
achievement
or
success
b.
a
very
great
level
or
degree
很高的水平 （程度 ）
rise
to/reach
etc
…
heights
He
reached
the
dizzy
heights
of
the
national
finals.
他取得了令人眩目的成绩，进入了全国总决赛。
They
took
ice
dancing
to
new
heights.
他们使冰上舞蹈达到了新的境界。
War
fever
had
reached
new
heights.
战争狂热创了新高。
5
the height of sth
the
busiest
or
most
extreme
part
of
a
period
or
activity
某事物最繁忙的时候 （季节 ）;
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
to
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走红的时候。
7
be the height of fashion/stupidity/luxury etc
to
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.
那时喇叭裤被认为是最时髦的服装。