Noun
1. a lofty level or position or degree;
2. an air mass of higher than normal pressure;
3. a state of sustained elation;
4. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics;
5. a high place;
6. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12;
7. a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
Adjective
1. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount;
2. (literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high');
3. standing above others in quality or position;
4. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
5. happy and excited and energetic
6. used of the smell of game beginning to taint
7. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
Adverb
1. at a great altitude;
2. in or to a high position, amount, or degree;
3. in a rich manner;
4. far up toward the source;
Our neighbours built their walls high.
They ought to win with players of such high caliber.
Has the child rallied from her high fever yet?
A good teacher should implant high ideals in children.
The beef is high.
Environmentalists say there is a high risk of pollution from the landfill site.
He maintained an attitude of high seriousness.
There the incidence of the cancer of the oesophagus was suspected to be pretty high.
A high ceiling gives a feeling of airness and spaciousness.
The house sits high on a hill overlooking a lake.
There is already a high level of environmental contamination.
Letters were piled high in the tray.
John is in high spirits at the prospects.
He has a high aim in life.
The plane would probably disintegrate at that high speed.
All around it rose , high and steep, the green hills.
The disease typically manifests itself in a high fever and chest pains.
He was mouthing off about the high price of fish.
It's possible to score six runs off a single ball, if you hit it far and high enough.
The students of Umtata High School were mostly Protestant.
We should aim high and not think " That's good enough ".
To live high does not mean being high in one's qualities.
The band loan rate is unbelievably high.
Businesswomen can earn high salaries in Los.
The grain is heaped up as high as a mountain.
The high cost of oil poses serious problems for industry.
She sang a high note.
The newspaper exposes corruption in high places without being tamed by their arbitrariness.
ace (或 king或 queen 等) high
(in card games) having the ace (or another specified card) as the highest-ranking
from on high
from a very high place
high and mighty
important and influential
the accursed high and mighty elite.
the high ground
a position of superiority (originally in military conflict)
if he turns it down, he will have lost the moral high ground to the president.
a high old ——
[attrib.](informal)used for emphasis
a high old time of it we all had.
high, wide, and handsome
(informal)expansive and impressive
it is high time that ——
it is past the time when something should have happened or been done
it was high time that she faced facts.
on one's high horse
(informal)used to refer to someone behaving in an arrogant or pompous manner
run high
(of a river) be full and close to overflowing, with a strong current
high and dry
In a position of helplessness; stranded
went off and left me high and dry.
&I{Nautical} Out of water. Used of a ship, for example.
high and low
Here and there; everywhere
searched high and low for the keys.
on high
High in the sky.
In heaven.
In a position of authority.
come hell or high water
I'll find out come hell or high water.
in high gear
The auto industry is in high gear.
high hatter
Damn dressed-up high-hatter!
high and dry
Here I sit high and dry—no food, no money, no nothing.
The old man was left high and dry.
high iron
high, tall, lofty
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