1 athletic contest of jumping as high as possible, over an adjustable horizontal bar 跳高（比赛）: enter for the high jump 参加跳高比赛.
用法: 2 (idm 习语) be for the high jump (infml) be likely to be severely punished 可能遭受严厉惩罚: If you're caught stealing you'll be for the high jump. 偷东西被人抓住就要受到严厉的惩罚.