highest

英 [ˈhaɪɪst]

美 [ˈhaɪəst]

adv.  在高处; 向高处; 高; (成本、价值)高; (数量)大; 音调高
adj.  高的; 有某高度的; (离地面)很高的; 海拔很高的
high的最高级

计算机

BNC.19031

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 高的（不用于形容人或动植物）
  Something that ishighextends a long way from the bottom to the top when it is upright. You do not usehighto describe people, animals, or plants.
  1. ...a house, with a high wall all around it...
     四周围着高墙的房子
  2. Mount Marcy is the highest mountain in the Adirondacks.
     马西山是阿迪朗达克山脉中最高的山。
  3. ...distraught people who have threatened to jump from high buildings.
     曾威胁说要从高楼跳下的心神不安的人们
  4. ...high-heeled shoes...
     高跟鞋
  5. The gate was too high for a man of his age to climb.
     大门太高了，像他那个年龄的人爬不上去。
  6. Highis also an adverb.
     
  7. ...wagons packed high with bureaus, bedding, and cooking pots.
     书桌、寝具和炊具堆得老高的运货车

The word you should use to describe people, animals, or plants istall.She was rather tall for a woman.Tallis also used to describe buildings such as skyscrapers, and other things whose height is much greater than their width....tall pine trees. ...a tall glass vase.
形容人、动物或植物高时应该用tall。例如，She was rather tall for a woman（她在女人中已是相当高了）。tall 也可以用来形容摩天大楼等建筑物，以及其他高度远远超过宽度的物体。例如，tall pine trees（高挺的松树），a tall glass vase（一只高挑的玻璃花瓶）。

• ADJ 高度为…的;有…高的
  You usehighto talk or ask about how much something upright measures from the bottom to the top.
  1. ...an elegant bronze horse only nine inches high...
     只有9英寸高的精致青铜马雕塑
  2. The grass in the yard was waist high...
     院子里的草有齐腰高。
  3. Measure your garage: how high is the door?
     量一量你的车库：门有多高？
• ADJ-GRADED （相对地面、海平面、其他人或物）高的
  If something ishigh, it is a long way above the ground, above sea level, or above a person or thing.
  1. I looked down from the high window...
     我从高高的窗口往下看。
  2. The bridge was high, jacked up on wooden piers...
     桥很高，被几个大木墩托起。
  3. The sun was high in the sky, blazing down on us...
     太阳高挂在空中，火辣辣地照在我们身上。
  4. In Castel Molo, high above Taormina, you can sample the famous almond wine made there.
     在陶尔米纳山高处的莫罗堡，你可以品尝那里酿造的著名的杏仁酒。
  5. Highis also an adverb.
     
  6. ...being able to run faster or jump higher than other people.
     能比别人跑得更快、或跳得更高
• ADJ-GRADED （数量、程度、强度等）高的
  You can usehighto indicate that something is great in amount, degree, or intensity.
  1. The European country with the highest birth rate is Ireland...
     人口出生率最高的欧洲国家是爱尔兰。
  2. Official reports said casualties were high...
     官方报告称死伤惨重。
  3. The higher the risk of lending money, the higher is the interest rate demanded by the lenders...
     贷款的风险越高，贷方索要的利率就越高。
  4. High winds have knocked down trees and power lines...
     大风刮倒了树木和电线。
  5. Commercialisation has given many sports a higher profile.
     商业化已经让多项体育运动有了更高的公众关注度。
  6. Highis also an adverb.
     
  7. He expects the unemployment figures to rise even higher in coming months.
     他预计失业人数会在今后几个月里进一步攀升。
• ADJ-GRADED （食物等）含…高的，富含…的
  If a food or other substance ishigh ina particular ingredient, it contains a large amount of that ingredient.
  1. Don't indulge in rich sauces, fried food and thick pastry as these are high in fat.
     不要吃太多浓酱汁、油炸食品和甜腻的油酥点心，因为这些食品的脂肪含量很高。
  2. ...a superb compost, high in calcium.
     富含钙的优质堆肥
• N-COUNT 最高点;最高水平
  If something reaches ahigh ofa particular amount or degree, that is the greatest it has ever been.
  1. Traffic from Jordan to Iraq is down to a dozen loaded lorries a day, compared with a high of 200 a day...
     现在从约旦到伊拉克一天只有十几辆装货的卡车通过，而最高峰时可达到一天200辆。
  2. Sales of Russian vodka have reached an all-time high.
     俄罗斯伏特加酒的销量已达到历史最高水平。
• ADJ-GRADED （重要性）高的;重要的
  If you say that something is ahighpriority or ishigh onyour list, you mean that you consider it to be one of the most important things you have to do or deal with.
  1. The Labour Party has not made the issue a high priority...
     工党尚未将该问题列为优先考虑的事项。
  2. Economic reform is high on the agenda.
     经济改革已成为头等大事。
• ADJ-GRADED （地位、职位）高的，显赫的
  Someone who ishigh ina particular profession or society, or has ahighposition, has a very important position and has great authority and influence.
  1. Was there anyone particularly high in the administration who was an advocate of a different policy?...
     政府中有没有哪位高层人物支持采取不同政策？
  2. Every single one of the arms companies is controlled by the families of high officials.
     每一家军火公司都是由高官家族控制的。
  3. ...corruption in high places.
     高层腐败
  4. ...high social class.
     上层社会
• ADJ 先进的;高级的;复杂的
  You can usehighto describe something that is advanced or complex.
  1. Neither Anna nor I are interested in high finance.
     安娜和我对巨额融资都不感兴趣。
  2. ...the rise of Japan's high technology industries.
     日本高科技产业的崛起
• ADV-GRADED 向高的目标（努力）
  If you aimhigh, you try to obtain or to achieve the best that you can.
  1. You should not be afraid to aim high in the quest for an improvement in your income...
     想让自己的收入有所提高时，你应该敢于给自己设定高的目标。
  2. We just do not set our sights high enough.
     我们设定的目标不够高远。
• ADJ-GRADED （声望、评价）高的
  If someone has ahighreputation, or people have ahighopinion of them, people think they are very good in some way, for example at their work.
  1. She has always had a high reputation for her excellent short stories...
     她一直因其优秀的短篇小说享有很高的声望。
  2. People have such high expectations of you.
     人们对你寄予重望。
• ADJ-GRADED （质量、标准）高的
  If the quality or standard of something ishigh, it is very good indeed.
  1. This is high quality stuff...
     这东西质量很好。
  2. His team were of the highest calibre...
     他的团队水平一流。
  3. Schools award scholarships for high academic achievement.
     学校向学业成绩优异者授予奖学金。
• ADJ-GRADED 崇高的;高尚的
  If someone hashighprinciples, they are morally good.
  1. He was a man of the highest principles.
     他是个道德崇高的人。
• ADJ-GRADED （音调）高而尖的，高的
  Ahighsound or voice is close to the top of a particular range of notes.
  1. Her high voice really irritated Maria.
     她的尖嗓门实在让玛丽亚很恼火。
• ADJ-GRADED （河流）水位高的
  When a river ishigh, it contains much more water than usual.
  1. The waters of the Yangtze River are dangerously high for the time of year.
     长江的水位每年这个时候都处于危险的高位。
• ADJ-GRADED 兴奋的;兴高采烈的
  If your spirits arehigh, you feel happy and excited.
  1. Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours.
     她很兴奋，因为再过几分钟而不是几小时后就有希望见到尼克了。
• ADJ 喝醉了的;（吸毒后）极度兴奋的
  If someone ishigh ondrink or drugs, they are affected by the alcoholic drink or drugs they have taken.
  1. He was too high on drugs and alcohol to remember them.
     他吸毒酗酒后处于极度兴奋状态，已经记不得他们了。
• 兴奋;高兴
  Ahighis a feeling or mood of great excitement or happiness.
• PHRASE 上级;上面
  If you say that something came fromon high, you mean that it came from a person or place of great authority.
  1. Orders had come from on high that extra care was to be taken during this week.
     上面下了命令，本周要格外小心。
• PHRASE 陷入困境
  If you say that you were lefthigh and dry, you are emphasizing that you were left in a difficult situation and were unable to do anything about it.
  1. Schools with better reputations will be flooded with applications while poorer schools will be left high and dry.
     较有名气的学校将会收到如潮水涌至般的申请，而差一些的学校则会陷入招生困境。
• 起起落落;快乐和痛苦;成功和失败
  If you refer to thehighs and lows ofsomeone's life or career, you are referring to both the successful or happy times, and the unsuccessful or bad times.
• 到处;各处
  If you say that you lookedhigh and lowfor something, you are emphasizing that you looked for it in every place that you could think of.
• in high dudgeon→ see:dudgeon

双语例句

• At the highest executive levels earnings and performance aren't always correlated.
  在最高管理层，收入与工作表现并不总是相关的。
• She got the highest score in fancy diving.
  她在花式跳水中得了最高分。
• Ben Nevis, in Scotland, is Britain's highest mountain.
  苏格兰境内的本尼维斯山是英国最高的山。
• I'm as ambitious as the next man. I'd like to manage at the very highest level.
  我和别人一样雄心勃勃，想进入最高管理层。
• High Point prison had the highest number of breakouts of any jail in Britain.
  海波因特监狱在英国各监狱中越狱事件最多。
• The percentage increase in reported crime in England and Wales this year is the highest since the war
  今年英格兰和威尔士报道的犯罪增长率是战后以来最高的。
• They married into the nobility and entered the highest ranks of state administration
  他们同贵族阶层联姻，进入了国家最高行政层。
• He's a very ambitious lad and he wants to play at the highest level.
  他是个很有抱负的小伙子，想参加最高水平的比赛。
• The two girls competed with each other for the highest mark.
  这两个女孩为夺得最高分而竞争。
• He deserves the highest praise for his bravery.
  他的英勇行为应该获得最高的赞誉。