英汉词典

height 基本解释

• n. 高地；高度；身高；顶点

height 词态变化

height 中文词源

来自high的名词形式。

height 英文词源

height

height: [OE] Etymologically as well as semantically, height is the ‘condition of being high’. It was formed in prehistoric Germanic from *khaukh- (source of high) and *-ithā, an abstract noun suffix: combined, they came down to Old English as hēhthu. The change of final -th to -t seems to have begun in the 13th century. The spelling ei reflects the word’s pronunciation in Middle English times, when it rhymed approximately with modern English hate.
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height (n.)

Old English hiehþu, Anglian hehþo "highest part or point, summit; the heavens, heaven," from root of heah "high" (see high) + -itha, Germanic abstract noun suffix. Compare Old Norse hæð, Middle Dutch hoochte, Old High German hohida, Gothic hauhiþa "height." Meaning "distance from bottom to top" is from late 13c. Meaning "excellence, high degree of a quality" is late 14c. The modern pronunciation with -t emerged 13c., but wasn't established till 19c., and heighth is still colloquial.

height 英文释义

1. the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

2. the highest level or degree attainable;

"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"

"the artist's gifts are at their acme"

"at the height of her career"

"the peak of perfection"

"summer was at its peak"

"...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"

"the summit of his ambition"

"so many highest superlatives achieved by man"

"at the top of his profession"

3. natural height of a person or animal in an upright position

4. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface;

"the altitude gave her a headache"

height 同义词解析

altitude, height, elevation

这些名词均有"高度"之意。

altitude：指海拔高度，也指离开地面的高度。

height：普通用词，指任何物体可测量到的高度，不管物体本身的高低如何。

elevation：主要指山丘或耸立在地面上物体的海拔高度。

height 双语例句

1. The sudden height dizzied her and she clung tightly.

突然上升的高度让她晕头转向，她抓得紧紧的。

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2. I think it's the height of bad manners to be dressed badly.

我认为衣着不当是最没有礼貌的行为。

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3. A girl may fill out before she reaches her full height.

女孩子在长足个头之前可能会发胖。

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4. I have never had a complex about my height.

我从来没有担心过自己的身高。

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5. The corridors there were painted chocolate-brown to shoulder height.

那里的走廊从地面到齐肩高的部分都漆成棕褐色。

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height 实用场景例句

We looked out over the city from the heights of Edinburgh Castle.

我们从爱丁堡城堡所在的高处俯视整个城市。

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a fear of heights

恐高

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He doesn't have a head for heights (= is afraid of high places) .

他惧高。

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Brooklyn Heights

布鲁克林高地

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to be at shoulder/chest/waist height

齐肩 / 胸 / 腰高

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The aircraft was gaining height.

飞机在爬高。

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The stone was dropped from a great height .

那块石头是从很高的地方掉落下来的。

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The plane flew at a height of 3 000 metres.

飞机在3 000米的高空飞行。

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The height of the mountain did not discourage them.

山高并没有使他们泄气。

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She worries about her height (= that she is too tall) .

她为个子太高而烦恼。

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The table is available in several different heights.

这款桌子有几种不同的高度供选择。

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You can adjust the height of the chair.

你可以调节椅子的高度。

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to be of medium/average height

中等身材

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She is the same height as her sister.

她和她姐姐一样高。

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It is almost 2 metres in height .

它差不多有2米高。

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Please state your height and weight.

请说明身高和体重。

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Height: 210 mm. Width: 57 mm. Length: 170 mm.

高：210毫米；宽：57毫米；长：170毫米。

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The hip-hugging black and white polka-dot dress was the height of fashion...

黑白圆点花纹的紧身连衣裙当时是最时尚的。

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I think it's the height of bad manners to be dressed badly...

我认为衣着不当是最没有礼貌的行为。

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...the mid-1980s, when house prices rose to absurd heights...

房价高得离谱的20世纪80年代中期

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Recently the speculation has reached new heights...

最近猜测又升级了。

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At its height Bletchley Park employed 12,000 people...

布莱奇利园的雇员数在巅峰时期曾达1.2万人。

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During the early sixth century emigration from Britain to Brittany was at its height...

6世纪初，从不列颠涌向布列塔尼的移民潮达到了高峰。

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I'm not afraid of heights.

我不恐高。

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From a height, it looks like a desert...

从高处看，它像一片沙漠。

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...a test in which a 6.3 kilogram weight was dropped on it from a height of 1 metre...

让6.3公斤的重物从1米高的地方落到它上面的试验

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At the speed and height at which he was moving, he was never more than half a second from disaster.

以这样的速度在这么高的地方移动，他离灾难始终只有半步之遥。

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She admits that her height is intimidating for some men.

她承认自己的高个头会令有些男人却步。

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I am 5'6'' in height...

我身高5英尺6英寸。

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Her weight is about normal for her height...

按她的身高，她的体重基本正常。

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