height

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n.  (人或物的)身高; 高; 高度

复数:heights

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牛津词典

noun

    量度 measurement

  1. (人或物的)身高,高度
    the measurement of how tall a person or thing is
    1. Height: 210 mm. Width: 57 mm. Length: 170 mm.
      高:210毫米;宽:57毫米;长:170毫米。
    2. Please state your height and weight.
      请说明身高和体重。
    3. It is almost 2 metres in height .
      它差不多有2米高。
    4. She is the same height as her sister.
      她和她姐姐一样高。
    5. to be of medium/average height
      中等身材
    6. You can adjust the height of the chair.
      你可以调节椅子的高度。
    7. The table is available in several different heights.
      这款桌子有几种不同的高度供选择。
  2. 高 being tall


  3. the quality of being tall or high
    1. She worries about her height (= that she is too tall) .
      她为个子太高而烦恼。
    2. The height of the mountain did not discourage them.
      山高并没有使他们泄气。
  4. 高度 distance above ground

  5. 高度
    a particular distance above the ground
    1. The plane flew at a height of 3 000 metres.
      飞机在3 000米的高空飞行。
    2. The stone was dropped from a great height .
      那块石头是从很高的地方掉落下来的。
    3. The aircraft was gaining height.
      飞机在爬高。
    4. to be at shoulder/chest/waist height
      齐肩 / 胸 / 腰高
  6. 高处 high place

  7. 高地;高处;高位
    a high place or position
    1. Brooklyn Heights
      布鲁克林高地
    2. He doesn't have a head for heights (= is afraid of high places) .
      他惧高。
    3. a fear of heights
      恐高
    4. 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。
    5. 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。
  8. 最强点;最高水平 strongest point/level

  9. 最佳点;最强点;顶点
    the point when sth is at its best or strongest
    1. He is at the height of his career.
      他正处于事业的巅峰。
    2. She is still at the height of her powers .
      她仍然处于最佳状态。
    3. I wouldn't go there in the height of summer .
      我不会在盛夏时节去那里的。
    4. The fire reached its height around 2 a.m.
      大火在半夜两点钟左右烧得最猛。
    5. The crisis was at its height in May.
      危机在五月份到了最严重的关头。
  10. 更好;更高水平;极佳状况
    a better or greater level of sth; a situation where sth is very good
    1. Their success had reached new heights .
      他们的成就达到新高水平。
    2. She dreamed of reaching the dizzy heights of stardom.
      她梦想达到超级巨星的地位。
  11. 极端例子 extreme example

  12. 极端;极度
    an extreme example of a particular quality
    1. 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。
    2. She was dressed in the height of fashion .
      她穿着最时髦的衣服。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-VAR (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.
    1. Her weight is about normal for her height...
      按她的身高,她的体重基本正常。
    2. I am 5'6'' in height...
      我身高5英尺6英寸。
    3. 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。
    4. He was a man of medium height.
      他是个中等个子的男子。
    5. ...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
  2. N-UNCOUNT 高
    Height is the quality of being tall.
    1. 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。
  3. N-VAR (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.
    1. 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。
    2. ...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
    3. 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。
    4. The chains were at different heights on the wall.
      挂在墙上的链子高低不齐。
  4. N-COUNT 高处;高地
    A height is a high position or place above the ground.
    1. From a height, it looks like a desert...
      从高处看,它像一片沙漠。
    2. I'm not afraid of heights.
      我不恐高。
    3. ...the Golan Heights.
      戈兰高地
  5. N-SING 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. He was struck down at the height of his career...
      他在事业达到巅峰时病逝了。
    4. 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。
  6. N-SING (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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. This is the height of hooliganism.
      这真是流氓至极。
  7. N-PLURAL 极度;极点
    If something reaches great heights, it becomes very extreme or intense.
    1. ...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
    2. Recently the speculation has reached new heights...
      最近猜测又升级了。
    3. 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。

双语例句

  1. The instruments will register every change of direction or height.
    这些仪器将会记录下每一个方位或高度的变化。
  2. In fact, the first group were absolutely correct in their estimation of this man's height.
    事实上,第一组人对这名男子身高的估计完全正确。
  3. I have to give my height in feet and inches.
    我得报出自己的身高是几英尺几英寸。
  4. Her weight is about normal for her height
    按她的身高,她的体重基本正常。
  5. He was a man of medium height.
    他是个中等个子的男子。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. The chains were at different heights on the wall.
    挂在墙上的链子高低不齐。
  10. From a height, it looks like a desert
    从高处看,它像一片沙漠。
  11. I'm not afraid of heights.
    我不恐高。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. He was struck down at the height of his career
    他在事业达到巅峰时病逝了。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. This is the height of hooliganism.
    这真是流氓至极。
  19. Recently the speculation has reached new heights
    最近猜测又升级了。
  20. 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。
  21. The needles that indicate your height are at the top right-hand corner
    显示你身高的指针在右上角。
  22. Under planning law the maximum height for a fence or hedge is 2 metres
    规划法中规定,围栏或树篱最高为2米。
  23. The chair has a ratchet below it to adjust the height
    这把椅子下面有棘轮调整高度。
  24. My sister is the same height but only a size 12
    我姐姐是一样的身高,不过只穿12号的。
  25. I'm average for my height. But I still feel I'm fatter than I should be
    从身高来看,我算是中等身材。但我还是觉得自己胖了点。
  26. What is your height and weight?
    你的身高和体重是多少?
  27. He's the same height as I.
    他和我一样高。

同义词辨析

  height altitude elevation【导航词义:高度】

  height n. 高度,身高

〔辨析〕普通用词,指人或物的高度,也指地面之上的距离。

〔例证〕
The tree is 30 meters in height.
这棵树高30米。
He is a young man of medium height.
他是个中等个子的年轻人。
The climber fell from a great height.
登山者从极高的地方坠落下去。

  altitude n. 海拔

〔辨析〕指高出地平面或海平面等已知平面的高度,用于复数时通常表示高处或高地。

〔例证〕
They were flying at an altitude of 20,000 feet.
他们的飞行高度是20,000英尺。
There is little oxygen at high altitudes.
在海拔高的地方氧气很少。
At these altitudes snow never melts.
在这些高地雪从不融化。

  elevation n. 海拔

〔辨析〕主要指地面上物体高出海平面的垂直高度。

〔例证〕
My hometown is at an elevation of 2000 feet.
我的家乡海拔2000英尺。
Soon we reached a plateau at an elevation of about eighty feet.
我们很快就抵达一片海拔高度约80英尺的高原。
The road climbs to an elevation of 1200 feet.
公路上升到海拔1200英尺。

习惯用语

n.

    draw yourself up/rise to your full height

  • 昂首挺胸地站立(以示决心或地位高)
    to stand straight and tall in order to show your determination or high status
    1. the dizzy heights (of sth)

    2. 重要的职位;显赫的地位
      an important or impressive position

      英英释义

      noun

      1. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

          Synonym:    stature

        1. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
          1. the altitude gave her a headache

          Synonym:    altitude

        2. the vertical dimension of extension

            Synonym:    tallness

          1. the highest level or degree attainable
            1. his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
            2. the artist's gifts are at their acme
            3. at the height of her career
            4. the peak of perfection
            5. summer was at its peak
            6. ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
            7. the summit of his ambition
            8. so many highest superlatives achieved by man
            9. at the top of his profession

            Synonym:    acmeelevationpeakpinnaclesummitsuperlativemeridiantiptoptop