height
height
noun
noun
- [mass noun]the measurement from base to top or (of a standing person) from head to foot
高度，身高
columns rising to 65 feet in height.
高达65英尺的圆柱。
both men were of middle height.
两个男人都是中等身材。
■elevation above ground or a recognized level (typically sea level)
地面（或公认的水平面，尤指海平面）以上的高度；海拔
the glider is gaining height.
滑翔机越升越高。
■the quality of being tall or high
高
her height marked her out from other women.
她在女人中身高出众。 - a high place or area
高地，高处
he's terrified of heights.
他有恐高症。 - the most intense part or period of something
极点，顶点，鼎盛时期
the height of the tourist season.
旅游季节的高峰期。
at the height ofhis career.
在他事业的鼎盛时期。
they took consumerism to new heights.
他们把保护消费者权益运动推向新的高潮。
■an extreme instance or example of something
极端例子，典型
it would be the height of bad manners not to attend the wedding.
不参加婚礼将是极其不礼貌的。
- Old English hēhthu (in the sense 'top of something'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoogte, also to high
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