A2 (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
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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.
B1 greater than the usual level or amount(比通常水平)高的,多的
C1 containing a large quantity of something含有大量…的
B1 very good or very moral standards高标准/高度的道德准则
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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.
B2 having power, an important position, or great influence(权位)重要的,高级的
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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.
near or at the top of the range of sounds高音的,声音尖锐的
UK (of food) smelling bad and no longer good to eat(食物)腐坏的,变质的
C2 not thinking or behaving normally because of taking drugs(因吸毒而)极度兴奋的
[ C ] a higher level than has ever been reached previously最高水平,高潮
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The pass rate in the exams has reached a new high this year.
Share prices have soared to a new all-time high in a day of frantic trading on the stock market.
The value of the shares hit a new high today.
Yields on gas and electricity shares have hit a record high.
Viewing figures for the TV show hit a new high last week.
[ C usually singular ] a period of extreme excitement or happiness when you feel full of energy, often caused by a feeling of success, or by drugs or alcohol or a religious experience(因获得成功带来的)极度兴奋;(毒品、酒精或宗教体验引起的)快感,极乐
[ S ] US informal forhigh school (when used in the name of a school)(用于中学名称中,high school的非正式说法)
B1 at or to a large distance from the ground在高处,高高地
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We saw a condor gliding high above the mountains.
The ball rose high above the fielder and fell behind the boundary line.
Can you see those goats grazing high in the mountains?
He batted the ball high into the air.
She twirled her baton high in the air as she led the parade.
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