highest

/hahy/US // haɪ //UK // (haɪ) //

最高,最高的,最高层,最高级

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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high·er, high·est.
- : having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- : having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high.
- : situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge.
- : exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color.
- : expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high.
- : exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society.
- : Music. acute in pitch.a little sharp, or above the desired pitch.
- : produced by relatively rapid vibrations; shrill: the high sounds of crickets.
- : extending to or from an elevation: a high dive.
- : great in quantity, as number, degree, or force: a high temperature; high cholesterol.
- : Religion. chief; principal; main: the high altar of a church.High Church.
- : of great consequence; important; grave; serious; the high consequences of such a deed; high treason.
- : haughty; arrogant: He took a high tone with his subordinates.
- : advanced to the utmost extent or to the culmination: high tide.
- : elevated; merry or hilarious: high spirits; a high old time.
- : rich; extravagant; luxurious: They have indulged in high living for years.
- : Informal. intoxicated with alcohol or narcotics: He was so high he couldn't stand up.
- : remote: high latitude; high antiquity.
- : extreme in opinion or doctrine, especially religious or political: a high Tory.
- : designating or pertaining to highland or inland regions.
- : having considerable energy or potential power.
- : Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the speed of the engine crankshaft and of the drive shaft most closely correspond: high gear.
- : Phonetics. articulated with the upper surface of the tongue relatively close to some portion of the palate, as the vowels of eat and it, which are high front, and those of boot and put, which are high back.Compare close, low.
- : tending toward a desirable or undesirable amount of decomposition; slightly tainted: He likes his venison high.
- : Metallurgy. containing a relatively large amount of a specified constituent: high-carbon steel.
- : Baseball. crossing the plate at a level above the batter's shoulders: The pitch was high and outside.
- : Cards. having greater value than other denominations or suits.able to take a trick; being a winning card.being or having a winning combination: Whose hand is high?
- : Nautical. noting a wind of force 10 on the Beaufort scale, equal to a whole gale.

adv.副词 adverb

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high·er, high·est.
- : at or to a high point, place, or level.
- : in or to a high rank or estimate: He aims high in his political ambitions.
- : at or to a high amount or price.
- : in or to a high degree.
- : luxuriously; richly; extravagantly: They have always lived high.
- : Nautical. as close to the wind as is possible while making headway with sails full.

n.名词 noun

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- : Automotive. high gear: He shifted into high when the road became level.
- : Informal. high school.
- : Meteorology. a pressure system characterized by relatively high pressure at its center.Compare anticyclone, low.
- : a high or the highest point, place, or level; peak: a record high for unemployment.
- : Slang. a euphoric state induced by alcohol, drugs, etc.a period of sustained excitement, exhilaration, or the like: After winning the lottery he was on a high for weeks.
- : Cards. the ace or highest trump out, especially in games of the all fours family.

Phrases

high and dry
high and low
high and mighty
high as a kite
high gear
high hopes
high horse
high jinks
high off the hog, eat
high on
high places, friends in
high seas
high sign
high time
blow sky-high
fly high
friend in court (high places)
hell or high water
hit the high spots (points)
hold one's head high
in high dudgeon
knee-high to a grasshopper
on high
on one's high horse
ride high
run high
stink to high heaven
think a lot (highly) of
turn on (get high)

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.topmost

Synonyms

apical根尖,顶端,顶端的,根尖的 best最好的,最佳,最好,最好是 capital资本,首府 chief酋长,首席,首长,主任 crown皇冠,冠,冠词,皇冠假日 head头,头部,头颅,头头 maximal最大的,最多,最大,极大 maximum最大限度,最大,最多,最大限度地 most最,大多数,大部分,多数 paramount至高无上,最重要的,至高无上的,最重要的是 preeminent出类拔萃,出类拔萃的,杰出的,突出的 principal主要的,主要内容,主要负责人,主要 superlative高水平的,高等,高水平,高超的 supreme至高无上,至尊,至上,至高无上的 tiptop顶端,高端,顶端的,巅峰之作 top顶部,顶端,顶,顶部的 top-notch一流的,顶级的,顶尖的,顶级 uppermost最上层,最上面的,最上层的,最上方 zenithal天顶,天顶峰,天顶星人,天顶星

Examples

How to Train Your Dragon 2, the tenth highest grossing movie in 2014 America, made $22 million at the Korean box office.
But even they should see the marches as expressions of our best and highest ideals.
The highest number of deaths came from Malaysian workers, of which 42,000 out of 75,000 died.
Michigan supposedly offered 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh a $42 million contract, which would him the highest-paid coach in the NCAA.
The highest form of political courage is doing the right thing when the mob is against it.
The whole aim is to secure the development of character by the expression of the highest elements of character.
We would classify these two departments in this way, though in the highest dramatic work elements of both phases are combined.
After breakfast I hurried off to the station, where I met the others, everybody being in the highest spirits.
The country is undulating and beautiful, mainly devoted to Grass, Wheat and Wood, and in the very highest condition.
The clerical staff in all the offices had combined and presented a petition in the highest quarter.

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