/haɪt ||; haɪt/noun1 [C,U] the measurement from the bottom to the top of a person or thing 高度: The nurse is going to check your height and weight. 护士要给你量身高和体重。We need a fence that's about two metres in height. 我们需要修一道大约两米高的栅栏。 ☞ adjective high 形容词为high ☞ Look at the note at tall. 参看tall的注释。 ☞picture at length 见length插图
2 [U] the fact that sb/sth is tall or high 高: He looks older than he is because of his height. 他因为个子高，看起来比实际年龄大。
3 [C,U] the distance that sth is above the ground （离开地面的）距离，高度: We are now flying at a height of 10000 metres. 我们正在10000米的高空飞行。
An aeroplane gains or loses height. When talking about aeroplanes a more formal word for height is altitude. 飞机(aeroplane)可以上升或下降(gain／lose height)。指飞机飞行高度的较正式说法是altitude。 4 [C] [usu.pl] a high place or area 高地；高处: I can't go up there. I'm afraid of heights. 我怕高，上不得那儿。
5 [U] the strongest or most important part of sth 顶点；极度: the height of summer 盛夏