height
[haɪt]
n. , 海拔, , 顶点

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height
[ noun ]

1. the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

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2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

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his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
the artist's gifts are at their acme
at the height of her career
the peak of perfection
summer was at its peak
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
the summit of his ambition
so many highest superlatives achieved by man
at the top of his profession

3. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

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4. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface

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the altitude gave her a headache

Height \Height\ (h[imac]t), n. [Written also {hight}.] [OE.
heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. he['a]h[eth]u, h[=e]h[eth]u fr.
heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. h["o]jd, Dan. h["o]ide,
Icel. h[ae][eth], Goth. hauhi[thorn]a. See {High}.]
1. The condition of being high; elevated position.

Behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
--Job xxii.
12.

2. The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above
that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the
level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a
surface, as the floor or the ground, of an animal,
especially of a man; stature. --Bacon.

[Goliath's] height was six cubits and a span. --1
Sam. xvii. 4.

3. Degree of latitude either north or south. [Obs.]

Guinea lieth to the north sea, in the same height as
Peru to the south. --Abp. Abbot.

4. That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain;
as, Alpine heights. --Dryden.

5. Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power,
learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank;
pre["e]minence or distinction in society; prominence.

Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.
--R. Browning.

All would in his power hold, all make his subjects.
--Chapman.

6. Progress toward eminence; grade; degree.

Social duties are carried to greater heights, and
enforced with stronger motives by the principles of
our religion. --Addison.

7. Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or
condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of
madness, of folly; the height of a tempest.

My grief was at the height before thou camest.
--Shak.

{On height}, aloud. [Obs.]

[He] spake these same words, all on hight.
--Chaucer.