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  • n.高度;高;(人或物的)身高;高地;更好;极端;最佳点

复数: heights

heigh 高 + -t suffix相当于-ED

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heightheight

noun

量度 measurement

1

(人或物的)身高,高度
the measurement of how tall a person or thing is

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。

高 being tall

2


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。

高度 distance above ground

3

高度
a particular distance above the ground

The plane flew at a height of 3 000 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

高处 high place

4

高地;高处;高位
a high place or position

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。

最强点;最高水平 strongest point/level

5

最佳点;最强点;顶点
the point when sth is at its best or strongest

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的。

The fire reached its height around 2 a.m.

大火在半夜两点钟左右烧得最猛。

The crisis was at its height in May.

危机在五月份到了最严重的关头。

6

更好;更高水平;极佳状况
a better or greater level of sth; a situation where sth is very good

Their success had reached new heights .

他们的成就达到新高水平。

She dreamed of reaching the dizzy heights of stardom.

她梦想达到超级巨星的地位。

极端例子 extreme example

7

极端;极度
an extreme example of a particular quality

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。

习语

to stand straight and tall in order to show your determination or high status

an important or impressive position

height

频次

  • 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.

    Her weight is about normal for her height...

    按她的身高,她的体重基本正常。

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT
    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。

  • 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.

    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。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 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。

  • 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.

    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。

  • 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.

    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。

  • 7
    N-PLURAL 极度;极点
    If something reaches great heights, it becomes very extreme or intense.

    ...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

noun

1
(of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
Synonym: stature
2
elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
the altitude gave her a headache
Synonym: altitude
3
the vertical dimension of extension;distance from the base of something to the top
Synonym: tallness
4
the highest level or degree attainable;the highest stage of development
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
the artist's gifts are at their acme
at the height of her career
the peak of perfection
summer was at its peak
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
the summit of his ambition
so many highest superlatives achieved by man
at the top of his profession
Synonym: acme elevation peak pinnacle summit superlative meridian tiptop top

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  1. His height was a decided advantage in the job .

    干这项工作,他的身高是明显优势。

  2. Please state your height and weight .

    请说明身高和体重。

  3. The crisis was at its height in May .

    危机在五月份到了最严重的关头。

  4. He must have fallen from a great height .

    他肯定是从很高的地方摔下来的。

  5. It would be the height of folly to change course now .

    现在改变方向可谓愚蠢至极。

  6. His height gives him a clear advantage .

    他的身高使他具有明显的优势。

  7. 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. At the time the telecoms bubble was at its height .

    当时电信业的泡沫正处于极度膨胀时期。

  9. The stone was dropped from a great height .

    那块石头是从很高的地方掉落下来的。

  10. He is at the height of his career .

    他正处于事业的巅峰。

  11. Plot a graph of height against age .

    绘制一张身高与年龄对照的曲线图。

  12. She is the same height as her sister .

    她和她姐姐一样高。

  13. Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of folly .

    放弃一份安定的工作似乎愚蠢至极。

  14. You can adjust the height of the chair .

    你可以调节椅子的高度。

  15. The plane flew at a height of 3 000 metres .

    飞机在3000米的高空飞行。

  16. The fire reached its height around 2 a.m.

    大火在半夜两点钟左右烧得最猛。

  17. His height gives him an inbuilt advantage over his opponent .

    他的身高成为他相对于对手的先天优势。

  18. He doesn 't have a head for heights .

    他惧高。

  19. The height of the mountain did not discourage them .

    山高并没有使他们泄气。

  20. It is almost 2 metres in height .

    它差不多有2米高。

  21. The height of the bicycle seat is adjustable .

    这辆自行车车座的高度可以调节。

  22. 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。

  23. ' Wuthering Heights ' is a central book in the canon of English literature .

    《呼啸山庄》是英国文学原著经典中非常重要的一部作品。

  24. At 26 , he is at the height of his powers and ranked fourth in the world .

    26岁时,他处于巅峰状态,排名世界第四。

  25. Turn right at the corner of Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards .

    在夕阳街和新月山庄大街路口向右转。

  26. She worries about her height .

    她为个子太高而烦恼。

  27. She is a few pounds underweight for her height .

    就其身高而言,她的体重还差几磅。

  28. He has scaled the heights of his profession .

    他登上了他事业的顶峰。

  29. She dreamed of reaching the dizzy heights of stardom .

    她梦想达到超级巨星的地位。

  30. He 's scared of heights .

    他有恐高症。

后缀
e-suffix相当于-ED

debt n. 借款

deb- 欠债 + -t suffix相当于-ED

joint adj. 共同的

join 结合,连接 + -t suffix相当于-ED

height altitude elevation 【导航词义:高度】
height v. 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 v. 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 v. 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。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

height与以下词性连用

adj.

average height

平均身高

medium height

中等个子

the right height

恰好的高度

n.

height and weight

身高与体重

height and width

高与宽

the height of someone's career

某人事业的顶峰

the height of fashion/popularity/style

最时尚/最流行/最有型

v.

reach a height

达到某一高度

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

the dizzy heights (of sth)

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