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high2 adjective a high price/speed/demand 高价；高速；高需求a high mountain 高山a high voice/sound 尖嗓音；响亮的声音tophigh officehigh ♦︎ tall ♦︎ towering ♦︎ high-rise ♦︎ loftyThese words all describe sth which measures a long distance from the bottom to the top, or is at a level which is far away from the ground or sea. 这些词均表示离地面高的、海拔高的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a high / tall / towering / lofty mountain / cliff◆a high / tall / high-rise / lofty tower / building◆high / tall / towering walls◆high / tall trees / grass◆a high / tall / lofty peak◆a high / lofty ceiling◆towering / lofty heights■ high measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top; at a level which is a long way above the ground or sea 高的；离地面（或海拔）高的◆What's the highest mountain in the US?美国哪座山最高？◆Her shoes were black, with high heels.她穿的是黑色高跟鞋。◆He has a round face with a high forehead.他圆脸高额。◆They were flying at high altitude.他们正在高空飞行。◆I can't reach the top shelf－it's too high.我够不到顶层的搁板－太高了。ⓘ High is also used to talk or ask about the distance that sth measures from the bottom to the top. * high也用于指物体的高度◆How high is Everest?珠穆朗玛峰有多高？◆It's only a low wall－about a metre high.那堵墙很矮，约1米高。◆The grass was waist-high.那些草齐腰高。 OPP low ⓘ In this meaning low has no synonyms of its own. 表示“低、矮”之义时，low没有同义词◆a low wall / building / table矮墙；矮建筑物；矮桌◆a low range of hills低矮的山丘◆flying at low altitude低空飞行◆The sun was low in the sky.太阳低挂在天空。 see also height ⇨ length ■ tall having a greater than average height; measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top 高的；高大的；高耸的◆What's the tallest building in the world?世界上最高的建筑物是哪座？◆Pollutants are dispersed through tall chimneys.污染物经由高耸的烟囱排出。◆a tall glass of iced tea一大杯冰茶NOTE 辨析 High or tall?In many cases, where the meaning is 'measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top', either word can be used. However, they are most common in these collocations. 许多情况下，表示物体自身的高度时，两词可以通用，但最常见的搭配是◆a high mountain / cliff / peak / wall高山；高耸的悬崖／山峰；高墙◆(a) tall building / tower / tree / grass高楼；高塔；高大的树；高草 Tall is not used to talk about sth which is at a level a long way above the ground, it only refers to the distance between the top and the bottom of sth. * tall不指距地面高，仅指物体本身高◆The room has tall windows (= the windows stretch from the bottom of the wall to the top).这个房间有落地窗。◆The room has high windows (= they are at the top of the wall, near the ceiling).这个房间的窗子离地面很高。 ■ towering [only before noun] extremely tall or high and therefore impressive 高大的；高耸的；屹立的◆The coastline consists of wild, towering cliffs.海岸线上有高耸的峭壁。◆The building erupted in a towering inferno (= a very tall fire).这座大楼喷出冲天大火。■ ˈhigh-rise [only before noun](of a building) very tall and having lots of floors （建筑物）高层的◆These high-rise apartment blocks were built in the 1960s.这些高层公寓楼建于20世纪60年代。■ lofty [usually before noun] (formal or literary) very high and impressive 巍峨的；高耸的◆From the lofty heights of his apartment you could see right across New York.从他的高层公寓看出去，纽约尽收眼底。 |