a.

1. 高的
   He lives in a high building.

   他住在一幢高楼里。

2. （用于名词后）有……高的
   This building is nine stories high.

   这幢楼高九层。

3. 高音调的
   The speaker has a very high voice.

   这位演讲人声音很尖。

4. （价值、评价等）高的；昂贵的；高速的
   The train is going at a high speed.

   火车正在高速行进。

5. （地位等）高级的；重要的
   He is a high official in the government.

   他是政府的高级官员。

6. （时节）正盛的；（时机）成熟的[B]
   It is high time you made up your mind.

   你该拿主意了。

7. 高尚的，崇高的
   Washington is a man of high character.

   华盛顿是一个品德高尚的人。

8. （肉类等）开始变质的
   The beef is a bit high.

   这牛肉有点变质了。

9. 【口】醉了的，被麻醉品麻醉了的[F][（+on）]
   He came to class high on drugs.

   他来上课时因吸了毒而显得神智恍惚。

ad.

1. 高，向（或在）高处
   The eagle flies high.

   鹰飞得很高。

2. 强烈地；高声地；奢侈地
   The upstarts live high.

   暴发户们生活奢侈。

3. （地位等）显赫地
   He's risen high in the world.

   他已经发迹了。

n.

1. 高水平；高峰[C]
   The temperature reached a new high this summer.

   今夏气温达到新的最高纪录。

2. 天空，天上[U]
   On high the great white clouds slid swiftly.

   大片大片的白云在高空飘过。

3. 【俚】由麻醉品等引起的快感[C]
   Methadone does not produce the "high" brought on by heroin.

   美沙酮不产生海洛因引起的那种快感。

4. 【气】高（气）压；高（气）压地带[C]
   The weatherman reports a high moving in.

   气象员报告有高气压向本地区推进。

adj.

1. of great vertical extent.
   ▸of a specified height.
   ▸far above ground or sea level.
   ▸extending above the normal level.
   ▸(of latitude) near the North or South Pole.
2. great in amount, value, size, or intensity.
   ▸(of a period or movement) at its peak:

   high summer.
3. great in rank or status.
   ▸morally or culturally superior.
4. (of a sound or note) having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range.
5. informal euphoric, especially from the effects of drugs or alcohol.
6. (of food) strong-smelling because beginning to go bad.
   ▸(of game) slightly decomposed and so ready to cook.
7. Phonetics  (of a vowel) produced with the tongue relatively near the palate.

n.

1. a high point, level, or figure.
2. an anticyclone.
3. informal a state of euphoria.
4. informal, chiefly N. Amer. high school.

adv.

1. at or to a considerable or specified height.
2. highly.
   ▸at a high price.
3. (of a sound) at or to a high pitch.