Cao

high mountain

núi cao

high flight

sự bay cao

high price

giá cao

high speed

tốc độ cao

high voice

giọng cao

to have a high opinion of

đánh giá cao

Cao giá, đắt

corn is high

lúa gạo đắt

Lớn, trọng; tối cao, cao cấp; thượng, trên

high road

đường cái

high crime

trọng tội, tội lớn

High Court

toà án tối cao

high antiquity

thượng cổ

higher mathematics

toán cao cấp

the higher classes

tầng lớp thượng lưu, tầng lớp trên

the higher middle class

tiểu tư sản lớp trên

Cao quý, cao thượng, cao cả

high thoughts

tư tưởng cao cả

Mạnh, dữ dội, mãnh liệt, giận dữ

high wind

gió mạnh

high fever

sốt dữ dội, sốt cao

high words

lời nói nặng

Sang trọng, xa hoa

high living

lối sống sang trọng xa hoa

high feeding

sự ăn uống sang trọng

Kiêu kỳ, kiêu căng, hách dịch

high look

vẻ kiêu kỳ

high and mighty

vô cùng kiêu ngạo

Vui vẻ phấn khởi; hăng hái; dũng cảm

in high spirits

vui vẻ phấn khởi, phấn chấn

high spirit

tinh thần dũng cảm

Cực đoan

a high Tory

đảng viên Bảo thủ cực đoan (ở Anh)

Hơi có mùi (thối), hơi ôi

high game

thịt thú săn đã có hơi có mùi

high meat

thịt hơi ôi

Đúng giữa; đến lúc

high noon

đúng giữa trưa

high summer

đúng giữa mùa hạ

It's high time to go

Đã đến lúc phải đi, không thì muộn

to mount (be on, get on, ride) the high horse

kiêu căng ngạo mạn

high and dry

bị mắc cạn (tàu thuỷ)

(nghĩa bóng) xa rời thực tế, không biết gì đến việc xung quanh (người)

on the high ropes

Xem rope

the Most High

Thượng đế

with a high hand

Xem hand

to give sb a high old time

tiếp đón ân cần

hell or high water

dù trở ngại thế nào chăng nữa

high days and holidays

những dịp hội hè đình đám

a high/low profile

cách ứng xử bộc lộ/kín đáo

in high dudgeon

phẫn nộ, căm phẫn

in high places

trong giới quyền cao chức trọng

to smell to high heaven

có mùi khó chịu, nặng mùi

Cao, ở mức độ cao

to soar high in the sky

bay vút lên cao trong bầu trời

to sing high

hát cao giọng

prices run high

giá cả lên cao

Lớn

to play high

(đánh bài) đánh lớn; đánh những quân bài cao

Mạnh mẽ, dữ dội, mãnh liệt; giận dữ

the wind blows high

gió thổi mạnh

words run high

lời lẽ trở nên giận dữ

Sang trọng, xa hoa

to live high

sống sang trọng xa hoa

to stand high in sb's favour

được ai nể trọng

Độ cao; điểm cao

Quân bài cao nhất (đánh ra hay rút được)

Nơi cao, trời cao

on high

ở trên cao, ở trên trời

vùng áp cao

vùng nâng cao

nồng độ cao

điểm cao

đỉnh cao

high crowned arch

vòm đỉnh cao

độ cao

vùng cao áp

cao

cao (giá, cấp)

giá cao nhất (của chứng khoán)

giá cực điểm

Tall, lofty, elevated, towering: High mountainssurround the valley.

Extreme, excessive, extraordinary,exorbitant, outrageous, Colloq steep, stiff: Houses in thatdistrict are fetching high prices.

Costly, dear, expensive,high-priced: Shares are not as high as they were before thecrash.

Great, huge, enormous, considerable, strong; violent,turbulent: These wires carry high voltages. The high winds blewdown trees.

Exalted, elevated, lofty, superior, high-class:With insider trading, theft became a high art in the financialworld. 6 consequential, important, grave, serious, weighty,momentous, heinous; capital: His activities constitute hightreason.

High-pitched, high-frequency, squeaky, acute,treble, soprano; shrill, strident, sharp, penetrating, piercing,ear-splitting: The higher notes make my radio speaker vibrate.She has an irritatingly high voice. 8 cheerful, exuberant,elated, boisterous, exhilarated, hilarious, merry, excited: Ifind his persistent high spirits rather depressing.

Euphoric,intoxicated, inebriated, drunk, drugged, Colloq loaded, tipsy,turned on, on a trip, Slang stoned, spaced out, Brit squiffy, USspacy, squiffed: They got high sniffing glue.

Gamy,tainted, aged, ripe, Slang Brit pongy: He likes to hang venisontill it is quite high.

Chief, leading, important, principal,foremost: He regards himself as the high priest of women'sfashion.

Elaborate, luxurious, grand, extravagant, lavish,rich, prodigal, sybaritic: With her millions she can now enjoythe high life.

Considerable, favourable, great: She is heldin high esteem by her colleagues.

Adv.

Far up; great in extent: Daedalus warned Icarus notto fly so high. I was willing to go as high as 20,000 for thepainting.

N.

Peak, record, height, maximum, acme, apex: Employmentis expected to reach a high next summer.

Intoxication,altered consciousness: The high lasts till the drug wears off.17 anticyclone: The high passing over the country will bringfair weather.

Adj.

A of great vertical extent (a highbuilding). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height(one inch high; water was waist-high).

A far above ground orsea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised(High Asia).

Extending above the normal or average level(high boots; jersey with a high neck).

Of exalted, esp.spiritual, quality (high minds; high principles; high art).

Of exalted rank (in high society; is high in the Government).

A great; intense; extreme; powerful (high praise; hightemperature). b greater than normal (high prices). c extremein religious or political opinion (high Tory).

(of physicalaction, esp. athletics) performed at, to, or from a considerableheight (high diving; high flying).

Colloq. (often foll. byon) intoxicated by alcohol or esp. drugs.

(of a sound ornote) of high frequency; shrill; at the top end of the scale.10 (of a period, an age, a time, etc.) at its peak (high noon;high summer; High Renaissance).

A (of meat) beginning to gobad; off. b (of game) well-hung and slightly decomposed.

Geog. (of latitude) near the North or South Pole.

Phonet.(of a vowel) close (see CLOSE(1) adj.

).

N.

A high, orthe highest, level or figure.

An area of high barometricpressure; an anticyclone.

Sl. a euphoric drug-induced state.4 top gear in a motor vehicle.

US colloq. high school.

(the High) Brit. colloq. a High Street, esp. that in Oxford.

Adv.

Far up; aloft (flew the flag high).

In or to a highdegree.

At a high price.

(of a sound) at or to a highpitch (sang high).

(of a ship) out ofthe water. high and low 1 everywhere (searched high and low).2 (people) of all conditions. high and mighty 1 colloq.arrogant.

Archaic of exalted rank. high-born of noble birth.high camp sophisticated camp (cf. CAMP(2)). high card a cardthat outranks others, esp. the ace or a court-card. high chairan infant's chair with long legs and a tray, for use at meals.High Church n. a section of the Church of England emphasizingritual, priestly authority, and sacraments.

Adj. of orrelating to this section. High Churchman (pl. -men) anadvocate of High Church principles. high-class of high quality.high colour a flushed complexion. high command an armycommander-in-chief and associated staff. High Commission anembassy from one Commonwealth country to another. HighCommissioner the head of such an embassy. High Court (also inEngland High Court of Justice) a supreme court of justice forcivil cases. high day a festal day. High Dutch see DUTCH.high enema an enema delivered into the colon. higher animal (orplant) an animal or plant evolved to a high degree. highercourt Law a court that can overrule the decision of another.the higher criticism see CRITICISM. higher education educationat university etc., esp. to degree level. higher mathematicsadvanced mathematics as taught at university etc. higher-upcolloq. a person of higher rank. highest common factor Math.the highest number that can be divided exactly into each of twoor more numbers. high explosive an extremely explosivesubstance used in shells, bombs, etc. high fashion = HAUTECOUTURE. high fidelity the reproduction of sound with littledistortion, giving a result very similar to the original. highfinance financial transactions involving large sums. high-flown(of language etc.) extravagant, bombastic. high-flyer (or-flier) 1 an ambitious person.

A person or thing with greatpotential for achievement. high-flying reaching a great height;ambitious. high frequency a frequency, esp. in radio, of 3 to30 megahertz. high gear see GEAR. High German see GERMAN.high-grade of high quality. high hat 1 a tall hat; a top hat.2 foot-operated cymbals.

A snobbish or overbearing person.high-hat

Adj. supercilious; snobbish.

V. (-hatted,-hatting) US 1 tr. treat superciliously.

Intr. assume asuperior attitude. high holiday the Jewish New Year or the Dayof Atonement. high jinks boisterous joking or merrymaking.high-jump 1 an athletic event consisting of jumping as high aspossible over a bar of adjustable height.

Colloq. a drasticpunishment (he's for the high-jump). high-key Photog.consisting of light tones only. high kick a dancer's kick highin the air. high-level 1 (of negotiations etc.) conducted byhigh-ranking people.

Computing (of a programming language)that is not machine-dependent and is usu. at a level ofabstraction close to natural language. high life (or living) aluxurious existence ascribed to the upper classes. high-lowsarchaic boots reaching over the ankles. high mass see MASS(2).high-octane (of petrol etc.) having good antiknock properties.high old colloq. most enjoyable (had a high old time). highopinion of a favourable opinion of. high-pitched 1 (of a sound)high.

(of a roof) steep.

(of style etc.) lofty. highplaces the upper ranks of an organization etc. high point themaximum or best state reached. high polymer a polymer having ahigh molecular weight. high-powered 1 having great power orenergy.

Important or influential. high pressure 1 a highdegree of activity or exertion.

A condition of the atmospherewith the pressure above average. high priest 1 a chief priest,esp. Jewish.

The head of any cult. high profile exposure toattention or publicity. high-profile adj. (usu. attrib.)having a high profile. high-ranking of high rank, senior. highrelief see RELIEF. high-rise 1 (of a building) having manystoreys.

Such a building. high-risk (usu. attrib.)involving or exposed to danger (high-risk sports). high road 1a main road.

(usu. foll. by to) a direct route (on the highroad to success). high roller US sl. a person who gambleslarge sums or spends freely. high school 1 Brit. a grammarschool.

US & Sc. a secondary school. high sea (or seas) openseas not within any country's jurisdiction. high season theperiod of the greatest number of visitors at a resort etc. HighSheriff see SHERIFF. high sign US colloq. a surreptitiousgesture indicating that all is well or that the coast is clear.high-sounding pretentious, bombastic. high-speed 1 operating atgreat speed.

(of steel) suitable for cutting-tools even whenred-hot. high-spirited vivacious; cheerful. high-spiritedness= high spirits. high spirits vivacity; energy; cheerfulness.high spot sl. an important place or feature. high-stepper 1 ahorse that lifts its feet high when walking or trotting.

Astately person. High Steward see STEWARD n.

. high streetBrit. a main road, esp. the principal shopping street of atown. high-strung = highly-strung. high table a table on aplatform at a public dinner or for the fellows of a college.high tea Brit. a main evening meal usu. consisting of a cookeddish, bread and butter, tea, etc. high tech n. = hightechnology.

Adj.

(of interior design etc.) imitatingstyles more usual in industry etc., esp. using steel, glass, orplastic in a functional way.

Employing, requiring, orinvolved in high technology. high technology advancedtechnological development, esp. in electronics. high-tensile(of metal) having great tensile strength. high tension = highvoltage. high tide the time or level of the tide at its flow.high time a time that is late or overdue (it is high time theyarrived). high-toned stylish; dignified; superior. hightreason see TREASON. high-up colloq. a person of high rank.high voltage electrical potential causing some danger of injuryor damage. high water 1 the tide at its fullest.

The time ofthis. high-water mark 1 the level reached at high water.

Themaximum recorded value or highest point of excellence. high,wide, and handsome colloq. in a carefree or stylish manner.high wire a high tightrope. high words angry talk. high yellowUS a person of mixed race with a palish skin. in high feathersee FEATHER. the Most High God. on high in or to heaven or ahigh place. on one's high horse colloq. behavingsuperciliously or arrogantly. play high 1 play for high stakes.2 play a card of high value. run high 1 (of the sea) have astrong current with high tide.

(of feelings) be strong. [OEheah f. Gmc]