Word · Frequency #152
highest
高高地；向高处
highest is the superlative of high.
In or to an elevated position.
- 1.
In or to an elevated position.
处于或至高处。
- 2.
In or at a great value.
以高的价值或价格。
- 3.
At a pitch of great frequency.
以高频率的音调。
以高价；高价地；以高音；高音地；处于或至高处。；以高的价值或价格。；以高频率的音调。
In use
The kite soared high in the sky.
She set her goals high and worked hard.
The temperature climbed high during the summer.
Connections
Collocations
- aim high
- 树立远大目标；力争上游
- You should always aim high and never give up.你应该始终把目标定得高远，永不放弃。
- fly high
- 飞得高；在高空飞行
- The eagle can fly high above the mountains.鹰能高飞在群山上空。
- jump high
- 跳得高
- He trained hard so he could jump high.他努力训练以便能跳得高。
- sell high
- 以高价卖出
- Investors try to buy low and sell high.投资者努力低买高卖。
- run high
- （情绪、河水等）高涨
- Tensions are running high before the final game.决赛前，紧张情绪十分高涨。
- hold your head high
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象字母h像登高的梯子，high就是‘高高地’：位置高、价格高、音调高，全都用high。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：位置或目标描述、价格或价值描述、音调或声音描述 high 作副词时通常为中性语体，日常口语和书面语中都比较常见。它常与 aim、sell、sing 等动词搭配，具体含义需要根据搭配判断。
Grammar Note
high as an adverb usually follows the verb it modifies; do not use before adjectives or nouns.
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 high /haɪ/ 押韵的词：sigh /saɪ/、thigh /θaɪ/、nigh /naɪ/、sky /skaɪ/。注意 high、sigh、thigh、nigh、light、sight 中的 'igh' 均为不发音的 gh，但 light /laɪt/ 和 sight /saɪt/ 以 /t/ 结尾，因此与 high 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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