height
noun [ C or U ] uk/haɪt/ us/haɪt/
B1 高，高度
the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall
The sheer height of New York's skyscrapers is so impressive. 纽约的摩天大楼光高度就气势非凡。
She's about average height (= neither short nor tall). 她大约中等个子。
B1 （距离某平面的）高度
the particular distance that something is above a surface
The bullet entered the body at chest height. 子弹从胸部的高度进入身体。
heights 高处;山顶
high places, or the top of hills
Don't go up the tower if you're afraid of heights. 如果你恐高的话，就不要到塔上去。
Machine guns were mounted along the heights behind the town. 该城镇后面的高地上架设了机关枪。
the height of somethingC2 …的高潮（或高峰）
the time when a situation or event is strongest or most full of activity
August is the height of the tourist season. 8月是旅游旺季。
At the height of the violence/crisis we were left without any help. 在暴乱／危机最严重的时候，我们孤立无援。
- More examples
- The children lined up in order of height.
- He's always been very sensitive about his height.
- My little brother is only half my height.
- We are flying at a height of 9 000 metres.
- She had fallen, it appeared, from a great height.