plural heights
plural heights
Learner's definition of HEIGHT
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: a measurement of how tall a person or thing is : the distance from the bottom to the top of a person or thing高度 [count]
[noncount]
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a woman of average height普通身高的女子
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We were measured for height and weight.我们量了身高和体重。
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The ride has a height requirement. You have to be four feet tall to ride.乘坐有身高要求,身高四英尺以上才能乘坐。
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He is six feet in height. [=(more commonly) he is six feet tall]他有六英尺高。
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She rose/stood (up) to her full height. [=she stood straight up]她笔直地站着。
— see picture at geometry 2
[noncount] : the condition of being tall高 3
[count] : the distance above a level or surface高度;海拔 4 [count]
a : a great distance above the ground高处 —
usually plural通常用复数 b : an area that is higher than the areas around it高地 —
usually plural通常用复数—
often used in the names of places常用于地名 5
[singular] : the most advanced or extreme point of something最高点;最高潮时期 -
During the height of the violence, dozens of people lost their lives.数十人在暴力达到高潮时丧生。
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He was at the height of his fame when he died. [=he died when he was most famous]他在最负盛名的时候去世了。
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At its height, their civilization was the greatest in the world.在鼎盛时期,他们拥有世界上最伟大的文明。
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heights [plural] : very good or successful levels很好的程度;很成功的地位 7
the height of —
used to say that something is an extreme example of something极度 -
It was the height of stupidity to quit the team. [=it was extremely stupid to quit the team]离开球队真是愚蠢至极。
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the height of arrogance/folly/hypocrisy极度傲慢/愚蠢/虚伪
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Long skirts are now the height of fashion. [=are now extremely fashionable]时下长裙正引领时尚。
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the height of style/luxury最流行的款式;极度奢侈