| [/haɪt; haɪt/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U, C] measurement from the bottom to the top of a thing or from head to foot of a standing person 高度; 身高:
What is the height of the mountain? 这山有多高? *
State your height, ie how tall are you. 说出你身高多少. *
He is two metres in height. 他身高二米. =>App 4 见附录4. =>illus at dimension 见dimension插图.
(b) [U] being tall 高:
She can see over the wall because of her height. 她个子高, 能看到墙的那一边. 用法:
2 [C, U] distance (of an object or a position) above ground or sea-level （物体或位置的）高度, 海拔:
fly at a height of 6000 metres (above sea-level) 在（海拔）6000米的高度上飞行 *
The aircraft was gaining height. 飞机在不断升高. 用法:
3 [C esp pl 尤作复数] high place or area 高处; 高地:
be afraid of heights 畏高. 用法:
4 [sing] main point or highest degree of sth 顶点; 极度:
the height of summer 盛夏时节 *
The storm was at its height. 风暴正猛. *
the height of folly 愚不可及 *
be dressed in the height of fashion 穿著最时髦的衣服 *
the height of one`s ambition 最大的抱负. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) draw oneself up to one's full height => draw2. height 2
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
Height can be *height 可指 用法:
1 the vertical measurement of a person or object 人或物体的垂直高度:
Please state your height. 请说出你的身高. *
What's the height of that wall? 那堵墙有多高? or 用法:
2 the distance of somebody or something from ground/sea-level 某人或某物高於地面[海面]的距离:
The climber fell from a great height. 攀登者从极高的地方坠落下来. *
The aircraft was flying at a height of 2000 feet. 飞机在2000英尺的高空飞行. The adjective tall relates to sense 1 and is used mainly of people, trees and buildings 形容词tall同1义, 主要用於指人、 树及建筑 物:
How tall are you/is the building/tree? 你[这座建筑物/那棵树]有多高? ?BHigh relates to senses 1 and 2 (but is not used for the vertical measurement of people) *high同1和2义（但不可用於指人的身高）:
How high is that jump? 要跳过的那障碍物有多高? *
That poster is too high nobody can read it. 那海报贴得太高了--谁也看不清楚. |