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Height High Place Ground Tall Distance Reached Haɪt

Height refers to the size or length of people or things from bottom to top. It can also mean a high place or position, or describe something at its peak or most extreme state.

高度:指人或物体从底部到顶部的尺寸或长度;也可以指高处或高位,或形容事物达到顶峰、极致的状态。

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[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] 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.
  [at N with poss]
  • 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.
  [the N of n]
  [emphasis]
  • 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。


Oxford height / haɪt ; NAmE haɪt / noun measurement 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 2 [uncountable ] the quality of being tall or high 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。 6 heights [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
dizzy
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。 IDIOM draw yourself up/rise to your full ˈheight to 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) height heights
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heightheight /haɪt/ ●●● S2 W3 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 place a)[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 heights a)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 activity SYN  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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