Tra từ high - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

high [high highs higher highest] adjective, noun, adverb BrE [haɪ] NAmE [haɪ]
adjective (high·er, high·est)

FROM BOTTOM TO TOP
1. measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top
• What's the highest mountain in the US?
• The house has a high wall all the way round it.
•shoes with high heels
•He has a round face with a high forehead.
Opp: ↑low
2. used to talk about the distance that sth measures from the bottom to the top
• How high is Everest?
• It's only a low wall— about a metre high.
•The grass was waist-high.
•knee-high boots

FAR ABOVE GROUND
3. at a level which is a long way above the ground or above the level of the sea
•a high branch/shelf/window
• The rooms had high ceilings.
•streaks of high cloud
• They were flying at high altitude.
•the grasslands of the high prairies
Opp: ↑low

GREATER THAN NORMAL
4. greater or better than normal in quantity or quality, size or degree
•a high temperature/speed/price
•a high rate of inflation
• Demand is high at this time of year.
•a high level of pollution
•a high standard of craftsmanship
•high-quality goods
•a high risk of injury
• A high degree of accuracy is needed.
•The tree blew over in the high winds.
•We had high hopes for the business (= we believed it would be successful).
•A high proportion of our staff are female.
•The cost in terms of human life was high.
compare ↑low (⁴)

CONTAINING A LOT
5. ~ (in sth) containing a lot of a particular substance
Opp: ↑low
•foods which are high in fat
•a high potassium content
•a high-fat diet

RANK/STATUS
6. (usually before noun)near the top in rank or status
•She has held high office under three prime ministers.
•He has friends in high places (= among people of power and influence).
Opp: ↑low

VALUABLE
7. of great value
•to play for high stakes
•My highest card is ten.

IDEALS/PRINCIPLES
8. (usually before noun)morally good
•a man of high ideals/principles

APPROVING
9. (usually before noun)showing a lot of approval or respect for sb
•She is held in very high regard by her colleagues.
•You seem to have a high opinion of yourself!
Opp: ↑low

SOUND
10. at the upper end of the range of sounds that humans can hear; not deep or low
• She has a high voice.
• That note is definitely too high for me.
Opp: ↑low

OF PERIOD OF TIME
11. only before noun used to describe the middle or the most attractive part of a period of time
•high noon
•high summer

FOOD
12. (of meat, cheese, etc.)beginning to go bad and having a strong smell

ON ALCOHOL/DRUGS
13. not before noun ~ (on sth) (informal)behaving in an excited way because of the effects of alcohol or drugs

PHONETICS
14. (phonetics) = ↑close ²
more at (come) hell or high water at ↑hell, take, claim, seize, etc. the moral high ground at ↑moral _adj., of a high orderof the highest order at ↑order _n., a high/low profile at ↑profile _n., it's about/high time at ↑time _n.

Word Origin:
Old English hēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoog and German hoch.

Thesaurus:
high adj.
1.
•It's the highest mountain in Spain.
tall • • towering • • high-rise • |formal literary lofty •
Opp: low
a high/tall/towering/lofty mountain/cliff
a high/tall/high-rise/lofty tower/building
a high/lofty ceiling
High or tall? Common collocations are
•a high mountain/peak/cliff/wall
• (a) tall building/tower/tree/grass
Compare
•The room has high windows (= the windows are at the top of the wall near the ceiling).
• The room has tall windows (= the windows stretch from the bottom of the wall to the top).
2.
•They charge very high prices for a pretty average service.
inflated • • unreasonable • • excessive • • disproportionate • • expensive • • prohibitive • |informal steep • • astronomical • |formal inordinate • |disapproving exorbitant • • extortionate •
Opp: low
high/inflated/unreasonable/prohibitive/steep/astronomical/exorbitant/extortionate prices
a/an high/unreasonable/excessive/disproportionate level
high/excessive/prohibitive/astronomical/exorbitant costs
3.
•She has a high voice.
high-pitched • • sharp • |disapproving shrill • • piercing • |music treble •
Opp: low, Opp: deep
a high/high-pitched/sharp/shrill/piercing/treble voice
a high/high-pitched/sharp/shrill/piercing sound
a high/sharp/shrill note
High or high-pitched? This meaning of high combines with a few frequent nouns for sounds; high-pitched is used for most other sounds
•a high voice/note/key
• a high-pitched noise/scream/whistle/tone

Word Family:
high adjective noun adverb
highly adverb
height noun
heighten verb

Which Word?:
high / tall
High is used to talk about the measurement from the bottom to the top of something: ▪ The fence is over five metres high. ◇ ▪ He has climbed some of the world’s highest mountains. You also use high to describe the distance of something from the ground: ▪ How high was the plane when the engine failed?
Tall is used instead of high to talk about people: ▪ My brother’s much taller than me. Tall is also used for things that are high and narrow such as trees: ▪ She ordered cold beer in a tall glass. ◇ ▪ tall factory chimneys. Buildings can be high or tall.

Example Bank:
•He was high on drugs.
•Oranges are high in vitamin C.
•There is an extremely high drop-out rate.
•There was a light quite high up.
•They're trying to keep prices high.
•Unemployment remained high for several years.
•Vets have a relatively high suicide rate.
•Your voice sounds very high on the telephone.
•a fairly high pitch
•some fairly high mountains
•the temptation to get high on drugs
•A high proportion of our staff is female.
•Demand is high at this time of the year.
•He has friends in high places.
•Her shoes were black, with high heels.
•High council taxes have forced several local businesses to relocate.
•I can't reach the top shelf— it's too high.
•It's only a low wall— about a metre high.
•The case was referred to a higher court.
•The house has a high wall all the way around it.
•The only windows in the hall were narrow and high.
•They charge very high prices for a pretty average service.
•We had high hopes for the business.
•What's the highest mountain in the US?
•a high court/magistrate/commissioner/priest
•high status/rank/position/office
Idioms: ↑have a high old time ▪ ↑high and dry ▪ ↑high and low ▪ ↑high and mighty ▪ ↑high as a kite ▪ ↑in high dudgeon ▪ ↑on high ▪ on your high horse ▪ ↑run high ▪ smell/stink to high heaven

noun

LEVEL/NUMBER
1. the highest level or number
•Profits reached an all-time high last year.

WEATHER
2. an area of high air pressure; an ↑anticyclone
•A high over southern Europe is bringing fine, sunny weather to all parts.
3. the highest temperature reached during a particular day, week, etc
•Highs today will be in the region of 25°C.

FROM DRUGS
4. (informal)the feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement that sb gets after taking some types of drugs
•The high lasted all night.

FROM SUCCESS/ENJOYMENT
5. (informal)the feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement that sb gets from doing sth enjoyable or being successful at sth
•He was on a real high after winning the competition.
•the highs and lows of her acting career

SCHOOL
6. used in the name of a high school
•He graduated from Little Rock High in 1982.

Word Origin:
Old English hēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoog and German hoch.

Word Family:
high adjective noun adverb
highly adverb
height noun
heighten verb

Example Bank:
•He hit a career high with his performance as Al.
•He was still on a natural high after cheating death.
•Share prices reached an all-time high yesterday.
•She's been on a real high since she got her exam results.
•The drug gives you a tremendous high.
•The number of prisoners has reached a historic high.
•This show is our swansong— we want to finish on a high.
•the emotional highs and lows of an actor's life
•the high she got from cocaine
•Oil prices hit a high of $70 a barrel yesterday.

adverb (high·er, high·est)

FAR FROM GROUND/BOTTOM
1. at or to a position or level that is a long way up from the ground or from the bottom
• An eagle circled high overhead.
• I can't jump any higher.
•She never got very high in the company.
•His desk was piled high with papers.
•She's aiming high (= hoping to be very successful) in her exams.

VALUE/AMOUNT
2. at or to a large cost, value or amount
• Prices are expected to rise even higher this year.

SOUND
3. at a high ↑pitch
• I can't sing that high.
Opp: ↑low
more at fly high at ↑fly _v., hold your head high at ↑head _n., be riding high at ↑ride _v.

Word Origin:
Old English hēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoog and German hoch.

Word Family:
high adjective noun adverb
highly adverb
height noun
heighten verb