high

名词 high:

1. a lofty level or position or degree
2. an air mass of higher than normal pressure
   同义词：high pressure
3. a state of sustained elation
4. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
5. a high place
   同义词：heights
6. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
   同义词：senior high school, senior high, highschool, high school
7. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
   同义词：high gear

形容词 high:

1. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
2. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
3. standing above others in quality or position
   同义词：eminent
4. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
   同义词：high-pitched
5. happy and excited and energetic
   同义词：in high spirits
6. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
   同义词：gamey, gamy
7. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
   同义词：mellow

副词 high:

1. at a great altitude
   同义词：high up
2. in or to a high position, amount, or degree
3. in a rich manner
   同义词：richly, luxuriously
4. far up toward the source

1. The mountain is 3500 meters high.
   这座山有3500米高。
2. He likes swimming in high summer.
   他喜欢在盛夏游泳。
3. The plane flew high above.
   飞机高高地在上空飞。

high

adj.（形容词）
high.er,high.est 缩写 h.,H.

Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward:
高的：具有相对高度的；向上伸的：
例句：
a high mountain; a high tower.
高山；高耸的塔

Extending a specified distance upward:
有一定高度的：向上趋向于一个特定的高度的：
例句：
a cabinet ten feet high.
十英尺高的贮藏柜

Being at or near the peak or culminating stage:
接近或处于顶点极限的：
例句：
the high tourist season; high summer.
旅游旺季；盛夏

Advanced in development or complexity:
高等的，复杂的：发展程度或复杂度高的：
例句：
high forms of animal life; higher mathematics.
动物生态的高级形式；高等数学

Far removed in time; remote:
远古的；久远的：
例句：
high antiquity.
远古时代

Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.
腐坏的：略微腐坏的或开始变质的；有臭味的。用于肉
Having a bad smell; malodorous.
难闻的；恶臭的

Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second:
高音的：声调与每秒较大数量的声波循环相对应的：
例句：
the high tones of a flute.
长笛的高音调

Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed:
尖锐的：声音提高的；不柔和的或不肃静的：
例句：
a high voice.
尖锐的声音

Situated relatively far from the equator:
离赤道较远的：
例句：
a high latitude.
高纬度

Of great importance:
重要的：
例句：
set a high priority on funding the housing program.
把储备住宅计划资金视为优先的工作

Eminent in rank or status:
高阶的，高层的：级别或地位高贵的：
例句：
a high official.
高级官员

Serious; grave:
严肃的；严重的：
例句：
high crimes and misdemeanors.
重罪与轻罪

Constituting a climax; crucial:
紧要的；高潮的：
例句：
The chase scene is the high point of the film.
追逐场面是这部电影的高潮

Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes:
深远的，令人激动的：有崇高的或激动人心的事件或主题的：
例句：
high adventure; high drama.
激动人心的冒险；动人的戏剧

Lofty or exalted in quality or character:
高尚的，高贵的：在品质或性格方面崇高的或高尚的：
例句：
a person of high morals.
品格高尚的人

Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree:
庞大的：比平常或预期大的，如在数量、强度、费用或程度上的：
例句：
.A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children.(Doris Lessing)
.得到有四个健康孩子的幸福婚姻必须付出高昂代价.(多丽丝·莱辛)

Favorable:
好的：
例句：
He has a high opinion of himself.
他对自己评价很高

Of great force or violence:
猛烈的，强劲的：
例句：
high winds.
狂风

Indicating excitement or euphoria:
兴高采烈的，兴奋的：
例句：
high spirits.
兴致高

Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
【俚语】 使醉的：喝醉了的，被麻醉品例如可卡因或大麻麻醉了的
Luxurious; extravagant:
奢侈的；豪华的：
例句：
high living.
奢侈的生活

Linguistics Of or relating to vowels produced with part of the tongue close to the palate, as in the vowel oftree.
【语言学】 高元音的：以舌的一部分抵硬腭发出的元音，例如在tree 中的元音
Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.
高档的：能产生相对于发动机速度的最大机车速度的传动装置或设备，如汽车的变速档
adv.（副词）
higher,highest
At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree:
（位置、水平高度、程度）高地：
例句：
saw a plane high in the sky; prices that had gone too high.
看见高空中那架飞机；价格简直太高了

In an extravagant or luxurious way:
挥霍地：以奢侈的、豪华的方式：
例句：
made a fortune and lived high.
交了好运且生活奢华

n.（名词）
A lofty place or region.
高处，高地
A lofty level or degree:
高水平，高程度：
例句：
Summer temperatures reached an all-time high.
夏天气温达到有史以来最高峰

The high gear configuration of a transmission.
变速器的高档
A center of high atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
高气压中心；高气压圈
Slang An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by or as if by a drug.
【俚语】 麻醉品造成的兴奋或麻木状态

<习惯用语>high and dry
In a position of helplessness; stranded:
孤独无助地：处于无援助的处境；无依无靠地：
例句：
went off and left me high and dry.
都走掉了只剩下我无依无靠

Nautical Out of water. Used of a ship, for example.
【航海】 搁浅：在水域之外。例如用于船只
high and low
Here and there; everywhere:
到处；各处：
例句：
searched high and low for the keys.
到处找钥匙

on high
High in the sky.
在天上
In heaven.
在天堂
In a position of authority.
处于权威位置
来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English hôah
源自 古英语 hôah

【引伸】
high.ly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>high,tall,lofty,towering,elevatedThese adjectives mean extending to a greater than usual height.
这些形容词的意思是延伸至超出正常的高度。
High, the most general term,refers to what rises a considerable distance from a base or is situated at a level well above another level considered as a base:
High 是最普通的词，是从基底上升到相当的高度处在高于基底的水平：
例句：
a high building;
高楼；

例句：
a high ceiling;
高高的天花板；

例句：
a high shelf;
高大的架子；

例句：
high standards.
高水平。

Tall describes what has relatively great stature;it often refers to living things and to what has great height in relation to breadth or in comparison with like things:
Tall 指有相对大的形体，一般用于生物和与同类相比较高的或较宽的事物：
例句：
a tall man;
高个子男人；

例句：
tall trees;
大树；

例句：
a tall hat.
高帽。

Lofty describes what is of imposing or inspiring height:
Lofty 表示突出的、庄严的高度：
例句：
lofty mountains;
崇山峻岭；

例句：
lofty sentiments.
崇高的盛情。

Towering suggests awe-inspiring height:
Towering 表示令人惊惧的高度：
例句：
a towering oak;
高大的橡树；

例句：
towering icebergs;
巨大的冰山；

例句：
towering ambition.
远大的抱负。

Elevated stresses height in relation to immediate surroundings;it refers principally to being raised or situated above a normal or average level:
Elevated 强调与周围事物反差的高度；主要指高于一般或平均的高度：
例句：
an elevated plain;
高原；

例句：
elevated praise;
很高的赞扬；

例句：
elevated thought.
崇高的思想