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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1913 COCA: 2040

height

Word family 
height /haɪt/ ●●● S2 W3 noun  
1  how tall 有多高 [countableC, uncountableU]TALL PERSON how tall someone or something is 身高；高，高度
 Sam’s about the same height as his sister now.
萨姆现在身高和他姐姐差不多了。
 State your age, height, and weight.
说出你的年龄、身高和体重。
 buildings of different heights
高矮不一的建筑
six feet/ten metres etc in height
 None of these sculptures was less than three metres in height.
这些雕塑的高度无一低于3米。
a height of six feet/ten metres etc
 Sunflowers can grow to a height of 15 feet.
向日葵可以长到15英尺。
→5 see picture at 见图 dimension
2  distance above the ground 地面之上的距离HIGH [countableC, uncountableU] the distance something is above the ground 高度
 It’s a miracle she didn’t break her neck falling from that height.
她从那么高的地方掉下来居然没有摔断脖子，真是个奇迹。
a height of 2,500 feet/10,000 metres etc
 The aircraft was flying at a height of 10,000 metres.
飞机在一万米高空飞行。
gain/lose height (=move higher or lower in the sky) 爬高/下降
 The plane was rapidly losing height.
飞机在急速下降。
3  high place 高处
a) [countableC]HIGH a place or position that is a long way above the ground 高处
from a height
 a bird that opens shellfish by dropping them from a height onto rocks
把贝类从高处抛向岩石来把壳打开的一只鸟
 Rachel had always been scared of heights.
雷切尔过去一直恐高。
have a head for heights (=not be afraid of heights) 不怕登高，不恐高
b) heights [plural]TTR a particular high place – used especially in place names 高地〔尤用于地名〕
 the Golan Heights
戈兰高地
4  new/great/dizzy etc heights 
a) SUCCESSFULa very high level of achievement or success 新的/巨大的/令人目眩的等高度[成就]
rise to/reach etc ... heights
 He reached the dizzy heights of the national finals.
他成绩斐然，进入了全国总决赛。
 They took ice dancing to new heights.
他们将冰上舞蹈提升到一个新的层次。
b) INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTa very great level or degree 很高的水平[程度]
 War fever had reached new heights.
好战情绪达到了新的高点。
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took ... to new heights• Dean Shearer had inherited the sit-out from his predecessor Dean Samuel Crooks and took it to new heights.
5  the height of something MOSTthe busiest or most extreme part of a period or activity 某事物最繁忙的时候[季节]；某事物的高潮[顶点] SYN peak
 the height of the tourist season
旅游旺季的高峰期
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the height of something• As the height of summer passes, the method must change again.• Such is Wotan, who raises up his favourites, only to cast them down at the height of their glory.• He was in his mid-fifties, at the height of his skills and powers, and he went back to the plant.• He decided to kill of the beloved character while still at the height of his popularity.• The defense budget is higher than it was at the height of the Cold War.• At the height of his career his whole estate, including his patrimony, was probably worth rather more than £1,300 a year.• At the height of the crisis, Johnson had been besieged by liberal critics.• We wanted to avoid the height of the tourist season.• What's excessive or disgusting to a vicar's wife may be the height of pleasure to a pop star's.• This answer reaches the height of absurdity.
6  be at the height of your success/fame/powers etc BESTto be more successful, famous etc than at any other time 处于成功/名声/权力等的巅峰
 The Beatles were at the height of their fame.
当时正是披头士乐队最出名的时候。
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be at the height of your success/fame/powers etc• By the 1860's, when he was at the height of his fame, tragedy struck as he took increasingly to drink.• However, in 1985 he was at the height of his fame as a novelist.• Outwardly, the Cowboys appear to be at the height of their powers.
7  be the height of fashion/stupidity/luxury etc VERYto be extremely fashionable, stupid etc 是最时髦的/愚蠢的/奢侈的等
 Flared trousers were considered to be the height of fashion in those days.
喇叭裤那时被认为是最时髦的服装。
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be the height of fashion/stupidity/luxury etc• All these artists were the height of fashion in the middle years of the 19C.• The stunning luminous display and thickly padded, genuine leather wristband are the height of fashion in any setting.
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height• One of the climbers fell from a height of 25 metres.• They take 40 years to bloom, 50 years to grow branches and 150 years to reach a height of 40 feet.• You have to be a certain height to get on some of the rides.• Sally had always been self-conscious about her height.• Some of the pyramids are over 200 feet in height.• Sam's about my height, I guess.• In the decade since then, Disney has soared to new heights.• The living space is excellent with plenty of height and room inside.• Peak heights were measured and corrected to a constant internal standard value.• She's about the same height as I am.• My brother and I are nearly the same height.• Langford was forty years old, and at the height of his reputation as a war photographer.• It was in the height of fashion when it was built.• No one knows the height of the tsunami caused by this eruption.• What's the height of the average banana tree?
gain/lose height• The control column was eased forward to maintain speed and the aircraft began to lose height.• With sixty-seven miles to run he needed to lose height at nearly three thousand feet a minute.• This helped them to gain height and get power when heading the ball.• Vampires rose into the air, trying to gain height, kicking at clutching hands.
Origin height
Old English hiehthu
height noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1913 COCA: 2040
height

noun¹

 1how tall sb/sth is高度ADJECTIVE | VERB + HEIGHT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤full, maximum最大高度◇He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us.他站直身子，瞪着我們。➤considerable, great, towering高大的身材◇Her great height was rather a handicap.她個子很高，反而造成不便。➤average, medium, middle平均身高；中等高度◇a man of middle height中等身材的男子➤low矮個子VERB + HEIGHT➤determine, measure確定／測量高度▸➤have有高度▸➤grow to, reach長到／達到⋯的高度◇The plants grow to a maximum height of 24 inches.這些植物最高可以長到 24 英寸。➤adjust調整高度◇You can adjust the height of the chair.你可以調整椅子的高度。➤increase, reduce增加／降低高度PREPOSITION➤in height高度是⋯◇The wall is nine feet in height.牆高 9 英尺。
height

noun²

 2distance above the ground/sea level距地面或海平面的距離ADJECTIVE | VERB + HEIGHT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤considerable, great相當高的距離◇The object had clearly fallen from a considerable height.這個物體顯然是從相當高的地方墜落下來的。➤ceiling, chest, head, shoulder, waist, etc.齊天花板高、齊胸高、齊頭高、齊肩高、齊腰高等◇Bring your hands to shoulder height.手上抬，與肩齊平。VERB + HEIGHT➤gain增高▸➤lose降低高度◇The plane was beginning to lose height.飛機開始下降。➤maintain保持高度◇The pilot was unable to maintain height.飛行員無法保持飛行高度。➤attain, climb to, reach, rise to達到⋯高度◇The balloon reached a height of 20 000 feet.氣球上升到 2 萬英尺的高度。PREPOSITION➤at a height of在⋯的高度◇The animal lives in lakes at a height of 6 000 feet above sea level.這種動物生活在海拔 6,000 英尺的湖泊裏。
height

noun³

 3(usually heights) high place高處ADJECTIVE | VERB + HEIGHTS | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤mountain, rocky山峰；山石嶙峋的高地◇The condor soars effortlessly above the mountain heights.禿鷹輕鬆地翱翔於高山的上空。VERB + HEIGHTS➤scale攀登山峰◇They were the first expedition to scale the heights of Everest.他們是第一支攀登珠穆朗瑪峰的探險隊。➤be afraid of恐高▸➤have a head for (especially BrE) 敢於登高◇A steeplejack has to have a good head for heights.高空作業人員必須敢於登高。PREPOSITION➤from a height從高處◇The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.古戰場的格局從高處俯瞰清晰可辨。PHRASES➤a fear of heights恐高
height

noun⁴

 4heights high level of achievement成就ADJECTIVE | VERB + HEIGHTS ADJECTIVE➤commanding, dizzy, dizzying, giddy, lofty傲視群雄的成就；耀眼的成就；崇高的成就◇They have risen to the dizzy heights of the semi-finals.他們進入了半決賽，取得了輝煌的成績。➤new新高◇The group's popularity reached new heights when they released their second album.這個組合發行第二張專輯的時候，人氣漲到了新高。VERB + HEIGHTS➤achieve, climb to, reach, rise to, scale達到⋯高度；上升到⋯高度◇She rose to undreamed-of heights of power and fame.她的權力和聲望上升到她做夢都想不到的高度。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1913 COCA: 2040
height noun
⇨ length (a man of medium height) ⇨ peak (the height of summer)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1913 COCA: 2040
height
High and height: height, altitude, elevation...
Turning points and important stages: turning point, peak, climax...
Periods of success: peak, golden age, heyday...

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