詞匯精選:high的用法和辨析
一、詳細(xì)釋義:
adj.
有某高度的
例句:
The grass in the yard was waist high.
院子里的草有齊腰高。
例句:
Measure your garage: how high is the door?
量一量你的車庫(kù):門(mén)有多高?
(離地面)很高的,海拔很高的
例句:
We saw three birds circling very high up.
我們看到3只鳥(niǎo)在高空盤(pán)旋。
例句:
I looked down from the high window.
我從高高的窗口往下看。
(數(shù)量、質(zhì)量、體積或程度)高的,超乎尋常的
例句:
The European country with the highest birth rate is Ireland.
人口出生率最高的歐洲國(guó)家是愛(ài)爾蘭。
例句:
It is very high that people appraise to his thesis.
人們對(duì)他的論文評(píng)價(jià)很高。
先進(jìn)的;高級(jí)的;復(fù)雜的
例句:
Neither Anna nor I are interested in high finance.
安娜和我對(duì)巨額融資都不感興趣。
例句:
The states had no recourse but to await the verdict of the high tribunal.
各州沒(méi)有追索權(quán),只能坐待高級(jí)法院的判決。
高的
例句:
Membership fees at the big clubs are fantastically high.
大俱樂(lè)部的會(huì)費(fèi)高得驚人。
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含某物多
例句:
Don't indulge in rich sauces, fried food and thick pastry as these are high in fat.
不要吃太多濃醬汁、油炸食品和甜膩的油酥點(diǎn)心,因?yàn)檫@些食品的脂肪含量很高。
例句:
This ore assays high in gold.
這礦石經(jīng)檢驗(yàn)證明含金量高。
(通常用在名詞前)上層的;地位高的
例句:
Her manner was easy, dignified, and elegant, and seemed to evince high birth and habits or elevated society.
她儀態(tài)大方,莊重而優(yōu)雅,似乎表示出身名門(mén),習(xí)慣于上層社會(huì)的生活。
例句:
Every single one of the arms companies is controlled by the families of high officials.
每一家軍火公司都是由高官家族控制的。
價(jià)值高的
例句:
Loss of independencewas a high price to pay for peace.
以喪失獨(dú)立來(lái)?yè)Q取和平是極高的代價(jià)。
例句:
Sheaths are also made to command high appreciation and value.
刀鞘被制作的具有很高的觀賞性和價(jià)值。
(通常用在名詞前)高尚的,崇高的
例句:
I rate him high as a poet.
我認(rèn)為他是一位高尚的詩(shī)人。
例句:
He was a man of the highest principles.
他是個(gè)道德崇高的人。
(通常用在名詞前)十分贊同的,非常尊敬的
例句:
I have a high regard for his opinion.
我很尊重他的意見(jiàn)。
例句:
All David' s friends held him in high esteem.
大衛(wèi)的朋友對(duì)他都很尊重。
高音的
例句:
The tenor sang the high notes with ease.
這個(gè)男高音歌手高音唱得很自如。
例句:
Can you go up to a high C?
你能升到C高音嗎?
中間的;全盛的
例句:
The Tang dynasty is thought of as the high summer of Chinese poetry.
人們認(rèn)為唐朝是中國(guó)詩(shī)歌的全盛時(shí)期。
例句:
The ancient Olympic Games were held for more than 1,000 years, reaching its all time high by about 400 BC.
古代奧運(yùn)會(huì)舉辦了一千多年,在公元前400年左右達(dá)到全盛。
(肉、奶酪等)開(kāi)始變質(zhì)的,開(kāi)始發(fā)餿的
例句:
Some game-birds are kept until they are high before cooking.
有些獵獲的飛禽一直被保存到開(kāi)始變質(zhì)才烹制。
例句:
The beef is a bit high.
這牛肉有點(diǎn)變質(zhì)了。
有醉意,表現(xiàn)興奮
例句:
Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Mike in minutes rather than hours.
她很興奮,因?yàn)樵龠^(guò)幾分鐘而不是幾小時(shí)后就能見(jiàn)到邁克了。
例句:
Everyone noticed her high spirits and commented upon her happiness.
每個(gè)人都注意到了她的興奮,談?wù)撝母吲d。
趾高氣昂,自命不凡,自以為了不起
例句:
Lewis has too high an opinion of himself and it's time we brought him down a peg or two.
劉易斯過(guò)分自命不凡,是我們殺殺他威風(fēng)的時(shí)候了。
例句:
American girls were used to a great deal of deference, and it had been intimated that this one had a high spirit.
美國(guó)女孩子一向給人奉承慣了,何況這一位看來(lái)就很有些自命不凡。
adv.
在高處,向高處,高
例句:
You should not be afraid to aim high in the quest for an improvement in your income.
想讓自己的收入有所提高時(shí),你應(yīng)該敢于給自己設(shè)定高的目標(biāo)。
例句:
We just do not set our sights high enough.
我們?cè)O(shè)定的目標(biāo)不夠高遠(yuǎn)。
(成本、價(jià)值)高,(數(shù)量)大
例句:
He expects the unemployment figures to rise even higher in coming months.
他預(yù)計(jì)失業(yè)人數(shù)會(huì)在今后幾個(gè)月里進(jìn)一步攀升。
音調(diào)高
例句:
It 's pitched a bit too high .
音調(diào)定得太高了一點(diǎn)。
例句:
The bird sang high and clearly in the tree.
鳥(niǎo)兒在樹(shù)上清脆地高歌。
n.
最高水平,最大數(shù)量
例句:
Jump, jump, over the bar as high as you can go.
跳,跳,跳過(guò)去,跳出你最高的水平。
例句:
Grain output reached a new high in the three years.
谷物產(chǎn)量達(dá)到三年中最高水平。
高氣壓區(qū),反氣旋
例句:
A high over southern Europe is bringing fine sunny weather to all parts.
歐洲南部上空的反氣旋給各地區(qū)帶來(lái)了晴朗的好天氣。
(某天、某星期等的)最高氣溫
例句:
The high temperature today will only be around 68 degrees Fahrenheit,
今天的最高氣溫大約只有華氏68度,
(毒品引致的)快感
例句:
I found that smoking weed made me feel secure and loved, but when the high wore off, I felt even more empty, lost and alone.
抽大麻使我有了安全感,有一種被愛(ài)的感覺(jué)。但是,當(dāng)快感消失之后,我愈發(fā)感到空虛,迷惘和孤獨(dú)。
例句:
Methedone do not produce the "high" bring on by heroin.
美沙酮不產(chǎn)生海洛因引起的那種快感。
極大快樂(lè),極度高興,樂(lè)不可支
例句:
There was a positive high I got by going out and playing against other people and working hard to win.
它給我一種快感,與人比拼,為了獲勝,我吃苦耐勞,常代表學(xué)校出去比賽。
(用于中學(xué)校名)
例句:
When his son was a high-school sophomore, he got a part-time job-- sacking groceries at a supermarket.
他兒子在一所中學(xué)讀二年級(jí)時(shí),就在一家超級(jí)市場(chǎng)找到了一份包裝商品的業(yè)余工作。
二、詞義辨析:
high,tall,lofty
這些形容詞均有“高的”之意。 high普通用詞,指本身高出地面之上,與low相對(duì),不用于人。也可指程度、地位、聲音等的高,還可作引申用。 tall僅指人或物的高度,指物的“高”時(shí),可與high換用。 lofty書(shū)面用詞,指外觀宏偉壯麗的高聳物;用于指思想或目的時(shí),表示崇高。貶義指 態(tài)高傲。
三、相關(guān)短語(yǔ):
come hell or high water
無(wú)論困難多大 無(wú)論如何。例如:He is determined to finish the job come hell or high water.他決心無(wú)論如何都要把工作完成。
fly high
飛黃騰達(dá);興高采烈;野心勃勃;躊躇滿志
high and low
到處,各處,上上下下;各色人等,高低貴賤的人們
high gear
n. 高速檔
high noon
正午
high point
制高點(diǎn);高潮,高峰時(shí)刻
high school
n. 1.【美】中學(xué)
high sea
公海
high season
旺季,繁忙季節(jié)
high spirits
高興,快樂(lè),興高采烈,精神飽滿
high style
新款式,時(shí)髦式樣
high tea
午茶,茶點(diǎn)(下午黃昏時(shí)) 黃昏時(shí)吃的正式茶點(diǎn),與簡(jiǎn)單的晚餐相似,通常有一道熱菜(或三明治)和一壺茶,在英格蘭北部和蘇格蘭特別流行。 參考例句: It was termed "high tea" because it was eaten at a high dining table rather than a low tea table . 它之所以被稱為“hightea”,是因?yàn)檫@頓飯是在一張高餐桌而不是矮茶桌上吃的。
四、參考例句:
high voltage
高壓
Danger! High tension wires.
危險(xiǎn)!高壓電線。
He enforced high standards.
他堅(jiān)持高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
It's too high.
那太高了。
Unlimited high fives.
永遠(yuǎn)喜歡擊掌。
High heels are sexy.
高跟鞋很性感。
playing for high stakes.
下大賭注
The high school seniors engaged in high jinks after commencement.
畢業(yè)典禮后高中畢業(yè)生狂歡一場(chǎng)。
Mold manufacture has high risk and high affixation.
模具制造業(yè)是一個(gè)高風(fēng)險(xiǎn)與高附加值的行業(yè)。
A beam of high radiant power will have high divergence.
高輻射功率的光束會(huì)有高的發(fā)散度。
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