height
n
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? 這山有多高?
State your height, ie how tall are you. 說出你身高多少.
He is two metres in height. 他身高二米. =>App 4 見附錄4. =>illus at dimension 見dimension插圖.
(b) [U] being tall 高
She can see over the wall because of her height. 她個子高, 能看到墻的那一邊.
2 [C, U] distance (of an object or a position) above ground or sea-level (物體或位置的)高度, 海拔
fly at a height of 6000 metres (above sea-level) 在(海拔)6000米的高度上飛行
The aircraft was gaining height. 飛機在不斷升高.
3 [C esp pl 尤作復數]
high place or area 高處; 高地
be afraid of heights 畏高.
4 [sing] main point or highest degree of sth 頂點; 極度
the height of summer 盛夏時節
The storm was at its height. 風暴正猛.
the height of folly 愚不可及
be dressed in the height of fashion 穿著最時髦的衣服
the height of one`s ambition 最大的抱負.
5 (idm 習語) draw oneself up to one's full height => draw2. height, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Height can be *height 可指
1 the vertical measurement of a person or object 人或物體的垂直高度
Please state your height. 請說出你的身高.
What's the height of that wall? 那堵墻有多高? or
2 the distance of somebody or something from ground/sea-level 某人或某物高於地面[海面]的距離
The climber fell from a great height. 攀登者從極高的地方墜落下來.
The aircraft was flying at a height of 2000 feet. 飛機在2000英尺的高空飛行. The adjective tall relates to sense 1 and is used mainly of people, trees and buildings 形容詞tall同1義, 主要用於指人、 樹及建筑 物
How tall are you/is the building/tree? 你[這座建筑物/那棵樹]有多高? High relates to senses 1 and 2 (but is not used for the vertical measurement of people) *high同1和2義(但不可用於指人的身高)
How high is that jump? 要跳過的那障礙物有多高?
That poster is too high nobody can read it. 那海報貼得太高了--誰也看不清楚.