a.

1. 高的
   He lives in a high building.

   他住在一幢高樓裡。

2. （用於名詞後）有……高的
   This building is nine stories high.

   這幢樓高九層。

3. 高音調的
   The speaker has a very high voice.

   這位演講人聲音很尖。

4. （價值、評價等）高的；昂貴的；高速的
   The train is going at a high speed.

   火車正在高速行進。

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

   他是政府的高級官員。

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

   你該拿主意了。

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

   華盛頓是一個品德高尚的人。

8. （肉類等）開始變質的
   The beef is a bit high.

   這牛肉有點變質了。

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

   他來上課時因吸了毒而顯得神智恍惚。

ad.

1. 高，向（或在）高處
   The eagle flies high.

   鷹飛得很高。

2. 強烈地；高聲地；奢侈地
   The upstarts live high.

   暴發戶們生活奢侈。

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

   他已經發跡了。

n.

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

   今夏氣溫達到新的最高紀錄。

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

   大片大片的白雲在高空飄過。

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

   美沙酮不產生海洛因引起的那種快感。

4. 【氣】高（氣）壓；高（氣）壓地帶[C]
   The weatherman reports a high moving in.

   氣象員報告有高氣壓向本地區推進。

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.