[N-VAR 可变名词](从底到顶的)身高;高度 The height of a person or thing is their size or length from the bottom to the top.
[oft with poss]
Her weight is about normal for her height...
按她的身高,她的体重基本正常。
I am 5'6'' in height...
我身高5英尺6英寸。
The wave here has a length of 250 feet and a height of 10 feet...
这里的浪有250英尺宽10英尺高。
He was a man of medium height.
他是个中等个子的男子。
...a garden containing all sorts of trees and shrubs of varying heights and shades.
种着高低不一色调不同的各种树和灌木的花园
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]高Height is the quality of being tall.
She admits that her height is intimidating for some men.
她承认自己的高个头会令有些男人却步。
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[N-VAR 可变名词](距离地面或他物的某一)高度 A particular height is the distance that something is above the ground or above something else mentioned.
At the speed and height at which he was moving, he was never more than half a second from disaster.
以这样的速度在这么高的地方移动,他离灾难始终只有半步之遥。
...a test in which a 6.3 kilogram weight was dropped on it from a height of 1 metre...
让6.3公斤的重物从1米高的地方落到它上面的试验
The corridors there were painted chocolate-brown to shoulder height...
那里的走廊从地面到齐肩高的部分都漆成棕褐色。
The chains were at different heights on the wall.
挂在墙上的链子高低不齐。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]高处;高地 A height is a high position or place above the ground.
From a height, it looks like a desert...
从高处看,它像一片沙漠。
I'm not afraid of heights.
我不恐高。
...the Golan Heights.
戈兰高地
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[N-SING 单数名词]处于顶峰;处于高潮 When an activity, situation, or organization is at its height, it is at its most successful, powerful, or intense.
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During the early sixth century emigration from Britain to Brittany was at its height...
6世纪初,从不列颠涌向布列塔尼的移民潮达到了高峰。
At its height Bletchley Park employed 12,000 people...
布莱奇利园的雇员数在巅峰时期曾达1.2万人。
He was struck down at the height of his career...
他在事业达到巅峰时病逝了。
At the height of the summer season there can be up to 42,000 people in Benidorm.
在夏季高峰期,贝尼多姆的人口可达4.2万人。
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[N-SING 单数名词](某一特性)的极致 If you say that something is the height of a particular quality, you are emphasizing that it has that quality to the greatest degree possible.
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The hip-hugging black and white polka-dot dress was the height of fashion...
黑白圆点花纹的紧身连衣裙当时是最时尚的。
I think it's the height of bad manners to be dressed badly...
我认为衣着不当是最没有礼貌的行为。
This is the height of hooliganism.
这真是流氓至极。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]极度;极点 If something reaches great heights, it becomes very extreme or intense.
[with supp]
...the mid-1980s, when house prices rose to absurd heights...
房价高得离谱的20世纪80年代中期
Recently the speculation has reached new heights...
最近猜测又升级了。
One wondered what heights of ecstasy the winner reached.
人们想知道胜者欣喜若狂到了什么程度。
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height★/haɪt; NAmEhaɪt/nounmeasurement 量度1★[uncountable , countable ]the measurement of how tall a person or thing is (人或物的)身高,高度◆Height: 210 mm. Width: 57 mm. Length: 170 mm.高:210 毫米;宽:57 毫米;长:170 毫米。◆Please state your height and weight.请说明身高和体重。◆It is almost 2 metres in height.它差不多有 2 米高。◆She is the same height as her sister.她和她姐姐一样高。◆to be of medium/average height中等身材◆You can adjust the height of the chair.你可以调节椅子的高度。◆The table is available in several different heights.这款桌子有几种不同的高度供选择。being tall 高2★[uncountable ]the quality of being tall or high 高◆She worries about her height (= that she is too tall).她为个子太高而烦恼。◆The height of the mountain did not discourage them.山高并没有使他们泄气。distance above ground 高度3★[countable , uncountable ]a particular distance above the ground (离地面的)高度◆The plane flew at a height of3 000 metres. 飞机在 3 000 米的高空飞行。◆The stone was dropped from a great height.那块石头是从很高的地方掉落下来的。◆The aircraft was gaining height.飞机在爬高。◆to be at shoulder/chest/waist height齐肩╱胸╱腰高high place 高处4★[countable , usually plural ]( often used in names 常用于名称) a high place or position 高地;高处;高位◆Brooklyn Heights布鲁克林高地◆He doesn't have a head for heights(= is afraid of high places).他惧高。◆a fear of heights恐高◆We looked out over the city from the heights of Edinburgh Castle.我们从爱丁堡城堡所在的高处俯视整个城市。◆The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.古战场的布局从高处清晰可见。strongest point/level 最强点;最高水平5★[singular ]the point when sth is at its best or strongest 最佳点;最强点;顶点◆He is at the height of his career.他正处于事业的巅峰。◆She is still at the height of her powers.她仍然处于最佳状态。◆I wouldn't go there in the height of summer.我不会在盛夏时节去那里。◆The fire reached its heightaround 2 a.m. 大火在半夜两点钟左右烧得最猛。◆The crisis was at its heightin May. 危机在五月份到了最严重的关头。6heights[plural ]a better or greater level of sth; a situation where sth is very good 更好;更高水平;极佳状况◆Their success had reached new heights.他们的成就达到新高水平。IDIOMsee
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extreme example 极端例子7[singular ]heightof sth an extreme example of a particular quality 极端;极度◆It would be the height of folly(= very stupid)to change course now. 现在改变方向可谓愚蠢至极。◆She was dressed in the height of fashion.她穿着最时髦的衣服。IDIOMdraw yourself up/rise to your full ˈheightto stand straight and tall in order to show your determination or high status 昂首挺胸地站立(以示决心或地位高)heightheightsheight/haɪt; NAmEhaɪt/
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heightheight /haɪt/ ●●●S2W3 noun
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1how tall [countable, uncountable] how tall someone or something is: Sam’s about the same height as his sister now. State your age, height, and weight. buildings of different heightssix feet/ten metres etc in height None of these sculptures was less than three metres in height.a height of six feet/ten metres etc Sunflowers can grow to a height of 15 feet.2distance above the ground [countable, uncountable] the distance something is above the ground: It’s a miracle she didn’t break her neck falling from that height.a height of 2,500 feet/10,000 metres etc The aircraft was flying at a height of 10,000 metres.gain/lose height (=move higher or lower in the sky) The plane was rapidly losing height.3high placea)[countable] a place or position that is a long way above the groundfrom a height a bird that opens shellfish by dropping them from a height onto rocks Rachel had always been scared of heights.have a head for heights (=not be afraid of heights)b)heights [plural] a particular high place – used especially in place names: the Golan Heights4new/great/dizzy etc heightsa)a very high level of achievement or successrise to/reach etc ... heights He reached the dizzy heights of the national finals. They took ice dancing to new heights.b)a very great level or degree: War fever had reached new heights.5the height of something the busiest or most extreme part of a period or activitySYN peak: the height of the tourist season6be at the height of your success/fame/powers etc to be more successful, famous etc than at any other time: The Beatles were at the height of their fame.7be the height of fashion/stupidity/luxury etc to be extremely fashionable, stupid etc: Flared trousers were considered to be the height of fashion in those days.
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