| 单词 | high |
| 释义 | high high // adjective, adverb, noun
■ adjective (higher, highest)
1 greater or better than normal in quantity, size or degree: high prices a high rate of inflation a demand for higher wages Sales were 5.9% higher than last year. Unemployment is at its highest level for eight years. The job needs a high degree of accuracy. We had high hopes for the business (= we believed it would be successful).
2 [usually before noun] above other people or things in importance or status: She has reached the highest rank for a woman ever at the company. We place a high priority on employees' development.
3 containing a lot of a particular substance: foods which are high in fat a high salt content
4 above the usual or expected standard: Our customers expect the highest quality of service.
OPP LOW, ⇨ PLAY verb, RIDE verb
■ adverb (higher, highest)
at or to a large cost, value or amount: high-priced products Prices are expected to rise even higher this year. The shares have traded as high as $43 in the past year. OPP LOW
■ noun [C]
HISTORIC HIGH, SKY-HIGH
the highest level or amount: The share price has fallen from a high of 773¢ to 95¢. Prices rose to a new 17-year high. Unemployment hit record highs. Gold fell back from recent highs. OPP LOW
an all-time/a record high ◆ to hit/reach/rise to a high of ...
IDIOMS
on high used in a humorous way to refer to the people in senior positions in an organization: An order came down from on high that lunch breaks were to be half an hour and no longer. |
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