high ground

noun

1. （讨论或争论中的）优势，有利条件
   the advantage in a discussion or an argument, etc.
   1. The government is claiming the high ground in the education debate.
      政府在教育辩论中处于有利地位。

1. N-SING （争论或冲突中的）优势，有利地位
   If a person or organization has the high ground in an argument or dispute, that person or organization has an advantage.
   1. The President must seek to regain the high ground in the political debate...
      总统必须设法在这场政治辩论中重新获得优势。
   2. How do we recapture the intellectual high ground?
      我们如何才能重新在智力上获得优势呢？
2. PHRASE 道义上的优势;道德上的制高点
   If you say that someone has taken the moral high ground, you mean that they consider that their policies and actions are morally superior to the policies and actions of their rivals.
   1. The Republicans took the moral high ground with the message that they were best equipped to manage the authority...
      共和党人传达了这样一种信息，即他们最有资格管理政府，从而在道义上占了上风。
   2. Now we stand on the moral high ground. We can defend ethically and morally everything we stand for.
      目前我们在道义上占了优势。我们可以从伦理和道德的角度捍卫我们主张的一切。

1. The President must seek to regain the high ground in the political debate
   总统必须设法在这场政治辩论中重新获得优势。
2. How do we recapture the intellectual high ground?
   我们如何才能重新在智力上获得优势呢？
3. The Republicans took the moral high ground with the message that they were best equipped to manage the authority
   共和党人传达了这样一种信息，即他们最有资格管理政府，从而在道义上占了上风。
4. Now we stand on the moral high ground. We can defend ethically and morally everything we stand for.
   目前我们在道义上占了优势。我们可以从伦理和道德的角度捍卫我们主张的一切。
5. So the big news from last week is the way Beijing managed to squander its legal and economic high ground.
   因此上周的这个大新闻实际显示的是北京是如何‘浪费’了它的法律和经济的制高点。
6. The motoring organization is warning of thick mist and blowing snow on high ground.
   机动车组织发出高地将出现浓雾和风雪的警告。
7. We may all claim the moral high ground, but how many of us can resist the temptation?
   我们都声明自己站在了道德高地上，但是我们中有多少人能经得住诱惑呢？
8. Neither side can claim the moral high ground.
   双方都不能说占据了道德高地。
9. I think we need to find high ground.
   我想我们需要找个高地。
10. The army that holds the high ground has the advantage in this battle.
    占有高地的那支队伍在这场战役中处于优势。
11. Within a year, the US had lost the moral high ground.
    但不出一年，美国就失去了道德高地。
12. It's a bit late to start claiming the moral high ground.
    现在才开始要求提高道德标准有点晚了。
13. Tunnel Construction under High Ground Pressure and High-expansion Wall Rock
    高地压应力强膨胀性围岩中隧道施工优化技术
14. Our troops take up defensive position on high ground overlooking the river.
    我部队在临河高地上占据了防御阵地。
15. And they're classic Terran position, using that high ground against us.
    他们在人类的基地上，居高临下对我们展开了攻击。
16. Confectionery is a tough business. But it does make it harder for Cadbury to take the high ground.
    糖果行业处境艰难，而这确实加大了吉百利保持较高道德水准的难度。
17. This year, they have ceded the high ground by presenting a non-competitive slate for the council elections.
    今年，他们放弃高姿态介入，取而代之的是为理事会选举提交一份非竞争性的篮板。
18. For this to happen, however, our tarnished brand of capitalism has to regain the moral high ground.
    不过，要想实现这一点，我们失去光泽的资本主义品牌就必须重新占领道德高地。
19. There will be snow on high ground.
    在高地上将会有雪。
20. Both the media and the politicians are trying to claim the moral high ground.
    媒介和政客都试图自我标榜道德高尚。
21. Perhaps most damagingly, Thatcherism has lost the moral high ground.
    最可悲的或许是，撒切尔主义已丧失了道德高地。
22. But none of this meant abandoning the moral high ground.
    但所有这些都不意味着放弃道德高地。
23. Numerical Simulation of High Ground Stress Metal Mine Mining and Supporting Scheme
    高地应力金属矿山开采及支护方案的数值模拟
24. Move to the nearest high ground in a direction away from the path.
    立即朝某个方向逃到远离泥石流路径的最近的高地上。
25. Analysis on Deformation Characteristics and Counter Measures about High Ground Stress and Big Distortion Tunnel
    高地应力大变形隧道变形特性及工程应对措施分析
26. Sorry, it takes a few minutes to reach the high ground.
    对不起，到高地需要几分钟的时间。
27. In that case, Logic as the science of thought occupies a high ground.
    这种情况下，逻辑作为研究思维的科学，占有很高的地位。
28. It can be found almost anywhere, but prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country, including high ground.
    这种蛇几乎到处可见，它们最喜欢光线充足的山坡和荒凉、辽阔的田野。其中包括高地。
29. Seeing if we can get a signal from high ground.
    看看我们能否在高处收到信号。
30. Then she took high ground.
    随后，她找到了一个大大的理由。

n.

take, claim, seize, etc. the moral high ground

• 声称自己的论点在道义上占优势
  to claim that your side of an argument is morally better than your opponents' side; to argue in a way that makes your side seem morally better

noun

1. a position of superiority over opponents or competitors