height
noun /haɪt/
/haɪt/
Word Family
Idioms - high adjective noun adverb
- highly adverb
- height noun
- heighten verb
- enlarge image[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。 - She is the same height as her sister.
她和她姐姐一样高。 - to be of medium/average height
中等身高 - in height It is almost two metres in height.
它差不多有两米高。 - height of somebody/something You can adjust the height of the chair.
你可以调节椅子的高度。 - The plant can reach a height of over six feet.
这种植物能长到六英尺多高。 - The table is available in several different heights.
这款桌子有几种不同的高度供选择。
Topics Maths and measurementa2, Appearancea2- The plants grow to a maximum height of 24 inches.
这些植物最高可以长到 24 英寸。 - He is of medium height and slim build.
他中等身材，体形修长。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- maximum
- considerable
- …
- determine
- measure
- have
- …
- in height
- Height: 210 mm. Width: 57 mm. Length: 170 mm.
- [uncountable] the quality of being tall or high
高 - The height of the mountain did not discourage them.
山高并没有使他们泄气。 - His great height was rather a handicap.
他的身高相当不利。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- maximum
- considerable
- …
- determine
- measure
- have
- …
- in height
- The height of the mountain did not discourage them.
- [countable, uncountable] a particular distance above the ground
高度 - The aircraft was gaining height.
飞机在爬高。 - at a height of something The plane flew at a height of 3 000 metres.
飞机在 3 000 米的高空飞行。 - at… height to be at shoulder/chest/waist height
齐肩／齐胸／齐腰高 - from a… height The stone was dropped from a great height.
那块石头是从很高的地方掉落下来的。
Topics Maths and measurementa2- The object had clearly fallen from a considerable height.
这个物体显然是从相当高的地方坠落下来的。 - The plane was beginning to lose height.
飞机开始下降。 - Bring your hands to shoulder height.
手上抬，与肩齐平。 - The balloon reached a height of 20 000 feet.
气球上升到 2 万英尺的高度。 - The animal lives in lakes at a height of 6 000 feet above sea level.
这种动物生活在海拔 6,000 英尺的湖泊里。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- ceiling
- …
- gain
- lose
- maintain
- …
- at a height of
- The aircraft was gaining height.
- [countable, usually plural] (often used in names
常用于名称 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 - from a height 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。 - from the heights of something 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 condor soars above the mountain heights.
秃鹰翱翔于高山之上。 - They were the first expedition to scale the heights of Everest.
他们是第一支攀登珠穆朗玛峰的探险队。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mountain
- rocky
- scale
- be afraid of
- have a head for
- …
- from a height
- a fear of heights
- Brooklyn Heights
- [singular] the point when something is at its strongest or best
最佳点；最强点；顶点 - The fire reached its height around 2 a.m.
大火在半夜两点钟左右烧得最猛。 - at its height The crisis was at its height in May.
危机在五月份到了最严重的关头。 - at the height of something She is still at the height of her powers.
她仍然处于最佳状态。 - He is at the height of his career.
他正处于事业的巅峰。 - in the height of something I wouldn't go there in the height of summer.
我不会在盛夏时节去那里。 - during the height of something during the height of the Cold War
在冷战最激烈的时候
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- commanding
- dizzy
- dizzying
- …
- achieve
- climb to
- reach
- …
- The fire reached its height around 2 a.m.
- heights[plural] a better or greater level of something; a situation where something 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。 - He didn’t know it was possible to reach such heights of happiness.
他不知道有可能达到这样的幸福高度。 - She rose to undreamed-of heights of power and fame.
她的权力和声望上升到她做梦都想不到的高度。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- commanding
- dizzy
- dizzying
- …
- achieve
- climb to
- reach
- …
- Their success had reached new heights.
- [singular] height of something 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。
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- calm
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- It would be the height of folly (= very stupid) to change course now.
measurement量度
being tall高
distance above ground高度
high place高处
strongest point/level最强点；最高水平
extreme example极端例子
词源Old English hēhthu (in the sense ‘top of something’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoogte, also to high.
Idioms
the dizzy heights (of something)
- (informal) an important or impressive position
重要的职位；显赫的地位 - She dreamed of reaching the dizzy heights of stardom.
她梦想达到巨星的显赫地位。 - They reached the dizzy heights of Number 11 in the charts.
他们达到了图表中第11名的令人眩晕的高度。
- She dreamed of reaching the dizzy heights of stardom.
draw yourself up/rise to your full height
- to stand straight and tall in order to show that you are determined, powerful or important
昂首挺胸地站立（以示决心或地位高） - He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us.
他站直身子，瞪着我们。
- He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us.