height/haIt; haIt/n 1 [C,U] how tall someone or something is 身高﹔高﹔高度: The boys are about the same height. 这些男孩子差不多一样高。6 feet/10metres etc in height mountains over 300m in height 300 多米高的山脉a height of 6 feet/10 metres etc The plant grows to a height of 25cm. 这种植物长到 25 厘米高。2 [C,U] the distance something is above the ground〔离地面的〕高度: A fall from that height would kill you. 从那么高的地方掉下来会摔死的。a height of 2500 feet/10,000 metres etc The aircraft was flying at a height of 10,000 metres. 飞机在 10000 米高空飞行。gain/lose height (=move higher or lower in the sky) 爬升/下降 The plane was rapidly losing height. 飞机正在急速下降。3 [C] a high place or position 高地﹔高处: From a height , the town seemed to spread for miles. 从高处看﹐这座城镇绵延几英里。She’d always been scared of heights . 她过去一直畏高。4 new/great/dizzy heights extremely high levels 新的/巨大的/令人眩晕的程度: Prices had reached absurd heights . 物价已经高到荒唐的程度。5 [singular 单数] the busiest, most successful etc time for something〔某事物的〕最繁忙时候﹔高峰﹐顶点: It was the height of the tourist season. 那时是旅游旺季。Mini skirts were the height of fashion (=very fashionable.) 迷你裙曾十分流行。at its height Demand for home computers was at its height. 对家用电脑的需求当时达到了最高点。