highest的意思和读音

highest

: [haɪɪst] : [haɪɪst]

adv.;(

n.;〈“high school”;;〈

adj.;(

adj.top,utmost,topmost,premier,ultimate

highestadj.from bottom to top

1.measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top

What's the highest mountain in the US?

The house has a high wall all the way round it.

shoes with high heels

He has a round face with a high forehead.

2.used to talk about the distance that sth measures from the bottom to the top

How high is Everest?

It's only a low wall─about a metre high.

The grass was waist-high.

far above ground

3.at a level which is a long way above the ground or above the level of the sea

a high branch/shelf/window

The rooms had high ceilings.

They were flying at high altitude.

the grasslands of the high prairies

greater than normal

4.greater or better than normal in quantity or quality, size or degree

a high temperature/speed/price

a high rate of inflation

Demand is high at this time of year.

a high level of pollution

a high standard of craftsmanship

high-quality goods

A high degree of accuracy is needed.

The tree blew over in the high winds .

We had high hopes for the business(= we believed it would be successful) .

The cost in terms of human life was high.

containing a lot

5.~ (in sth)containing a lot of a particular substance

foods which are high in fat

a high potassium content

a high-fat diet

rank/status

6.near the top in rank or status

She has held high office under three prime ministers.

He has friends in high places(= among people of power and influence) .

valuable

7.of great value

to play for high stakes

My highest card is ten.

ideals/principles

8.morally good

a man of high ideals/principles

approving

9.showing a lot of approval or respect for sb

She is held in very high regard by her colleagues.

You seem to have a high opinion of yourself!

sound

10.at the upper end of the range of sounds that humans can hear; not deep or low

She has a high voice.

That note is definitely too high for me.

of period of time

11.[obn]used to describe the middle or the most attractive part of a period of time

high noon

high summer

food

12.beginning to go bad and having a strong smell

on alcohol/drugs

13.[nbn](informal)~ (on sth)behaving in an excited way because of the effects of alcohol or drugs

IDMbe/get on your high horse(informal)to behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other peoplehave a high old time(informal)to enjoy yourself very much

Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank.

high and dryin a position out of the water

Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank.

in a difficult situation, without help or moneyhigh and mighty(informal)behaving as though you think you are more important than other peoplehigh as a kite(informal)behaving in a very excited way, especially because of being strongly affected by alcohol or drugs

He stomped out of the room in high dudgeon.

in high dudgeonin an angry or offended mood, and showing other people that you are angry

He stomped out of the room in high dudgeon.

smell, stink, etc. to high heavento have a strong unpleasant smellto seem to be very dishonest or morally unacceptablen.level/number

1.the highest level or number

Profits reached an all-time high last year.

weather

2.an area of high air pressure; an anticyclone

A high over southern Europe is bringing fine, sunny weather to all parts.

3.the highest temperature reached during a particular day, week, etc.

Highs today will be in the region of 25˚C. 25

from drugs

4.(informal)the feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement that sb gets after taking some types of drugs

The high lasted all night.

from success/enjoyment

5.(informal)the feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement that sb gets from doing sth enjoyable or being successful at sth

He was on a real high after winning the competition.

the highs and lows of her acting career

school

6.used in the name of a high school

He graduated from Little Rock High in 1982. 1982

IDM

We gazed down into the valley from on high.

An order came down from on high that lunchbreaks were to be half an hour and no longer.

The disaster was seen as a judgement from on high.

on highin a high place

We gazed down into the valley from on high.

the people in senior positions in an organization

An order came down from on high that lunchbreaks were to be half an hour and no longer.

in heaven

The disaster was seen as a judgement from on high.

adv.far from ground/bottom

1.at or to a position or level that is a long way up from the ground or from the bottom

An eagle circled high overhead.

I can't jump any higher.

She never got very high in the company.

His desk was piled high with papers.

She's aiming high(= hoping to be very successful) in her exams.

value/amount

2.;(at or to a large cost, value or amount

Prices are expected to rise even higher this year.

sound

3.at a high pitch

I can't sing that high.

IDM

I've searched high and low for my purse.

high and loweverywhere

I've searched high and low for my purse.

Feelings ran high as the election approached.

run highto be strong and angry or excited

Feelings ran high as the election approached.

adj.1.“high”2.

n.1.;

adv.1.“high”2.

adj.1.The superlative of high

adv.1.The superlative of high

1. ●sume =to take ●sum = highest ●sur =sure,secure

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1.You're able to address any conflict with your highest truth intact. You know what does and doesn't work for you.

2.Knowing this, one of his highest ministers tried to take advantage of him.便

3.Jordan Romero, from California, telephoned his mother from the peak of the world's highest mountain, she said..

4.He was one of the highest ranking people in the company, but he never told people what to do.

5.Support systems start with you offering to help others, perhaps teammates, attain their highest goals.

6.Just as I's taken to the safety of the highest tree in the woods , you come wriggling down out of the sky ! Ugh . . . Serpents !……

7.The number of Scots trying to sell their homes has reached the highest level in nearly two years, according to chartered surveyors.

8.We are pleased to tell you that as a result of your highest intentions for good, you have suddenly lifted out of the depths of darkness.

9.WIE: Jung's view of our highest potential as human beings seems to include more of a spiritual dimension than Freud's view did.

10.Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae(MO) was one of the disease which were highest maximal death rate and morbidity in nursery.(MO)