chiefly US:a morally proper way of doing something(做事情)符合职业道德的方式
Several local news programs reported the rumor, but the city newspaper took the high road [=behaved properly] and waited to see if anyone could confirm the story.当地几个电视新闻节目报道了这个谣传,但该市报业媒体体现出了应有的职业道德,静观是否有人能够确认这一报道。
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:an easy way to do something简易方法;捷径
The book claims to teach the high road to financial success.这本书声称会教给人们快速致富的方法。
hair-raising tales of outlaws who ambushed coaches traveling the high roads
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