higher 音标拼音: [h'ɑɪɚ]
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higher adj 1 :
advanced in complexity or elaboration ; "
higher finance ";
"
higher mathematics "
2 :
of education beyond the secondary level ; "
higher education ";
"
higher learning "
High \
High \,
a . [
Compar . {
Higher };
superl . {
Highest }.] [
OE .
high ,
hegh ,
hey ,
heh ,
AS .
he ['
a ]
h ,
h ?
h ;
akin to OS .
h ?
h ,
OFries .
hag ,
hach ,
D .
hoog ,
OHG .
h ?
h ,
G .
hoch ,
Icel .
h ?
r ,
Sw .
h ["
o ]
g ,
Dan .
h ["
o ]
i ,
Goth .
hauhs ,
and to Icel .
haugr mound ,
G .
h ["
u ]
gel hill ,
Lith .
kaukaras .]
1 .
Elevated above any starting point of measurement ,
as a line ,
or surface ;
having altitude ;
lifted up ;
raised or extended in the direction of the zenith ;
lofty ;
tall ;
as ,
a high mountain ,
tower ,
tree ;
the sun is high .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Regarded as raised up or elevated ;
distinguished ;
remarkable ;
conspicuous ;
superior ; --
used indefinitely or relatively ,
and often in figurative senses ,
which are understood from the connection ;
as (
a )
Elevated in character or quality ,
whether moral or intellectual ;
pre ["
e ]
minent ;
honorable ;
as ,
high aims ,
or motives . "
The highest faculty of the soul ."
--
Baxter .
(
b )
Exalted in social standing or general estimation ,
or in rank ,
reputation ,
office ,
and the like ;
dignified ;
as ,
she was welcomed in the highest circles .
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He was a wight of high renown . --
Shak .
(
c )
Of noble birth ;
illustrious ;
as ,
of high family .
(
d )
Of great strength ,
force ,
importance ,
and the like ;
strong ;
mighty ;
powerful ;
violent ;
sometimes ,
triumphant ;
victorious ;
majestic ,
etc .;
as ,
a high wind ;
high passions . "
With rather a high manner ."
--
Thackeray .
[
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Strong is thy hand ,
and high is thy right hand .
--
Ps .
lxxxix .
13 .
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Can heavenly minds such high resentment show ?
--
Dryden .
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(
e )
Very abstract ;
difficult to comprehend or surmount ;
grand ;
noble .
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Both meet to hear and answer such high things .
--
Shak .
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Plain living and high thinking are no more .
--
Wordsworth .
(
f )
Costly ;
dear in price ;
extravagant ;
as ,
to hold goods at a high price .
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If they must be good at so high a rate ,
they know they may be safe at a cheaper . --
South .
(
g )
Arrogant ;
lofty ;
boastful ;
proud ;
ostentatious ; --
used in a bad sense .
[
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An high look and a proud heart . . .
is sin .
--
Prov .
xxi .
4 .
[
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His forces ,
after all the high discourses ,
amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot .
--
Clarendon .
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3 .
Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree ;
as ,
high (
i .
e .,
intense )
heat ;
high (
i .
e .,
full or quite )
noon ;
high (
i .
e .,
rich or spicy )
seasoning ;
high (
i .
e .,
complete )
pleasure ;
high (
i .
e .,
deep or vivid )
color ;
high (
i .
e .,
extensive ,
thorough )
scholarship ,
etc .
[
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High time it is this war now ended were . --
Spenser .
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High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies .
--
Baker .
[
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4 . (
Cookery )
Strong -
scented ;
slightly tainted ;
as ,
epicures do not cook game before it is high .
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5 . (
Mus .)
Acute or sharp ; --
opposed to {
grave }
or {
low };
as ,
a high note .
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6 . (
Phon .)
Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate ,
as [=
e ] ([=
e ]
ve ), [=
oo ]
(
f [=
oo ]
d ).
See Guide to Pronunciation , [
sect ][
sect ]
10 ,
11 .
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{
High admiral },
the chief admiral .
{
High altar },
the principal altar in a church .
{
High and dry },
out of water ;
out of reach of the current or tide ; --
said of a vessel ,
aground or beached .
{
High and mighty }
arrogant ;
overbearing . [
Colloq .]
{
High art },
art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all meretricious display .
{
High bailiff },
the chief bailiff .
{
High Church }, & {
Low Church },
two ecclesiastical parties in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church .
The high -
churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic succession ,
and hold ,
in general ,
to a sacramental presence in the Eucharist ,
to baptismal regeneration ,
and to the sole validity of Episcopal ordination .
They attach much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship .
Low -
churchmen lay less stress on these points ,
and ,
in many instances ,
reject altogether the peculiar tenets of the high -
church school .
See {
Broad Church }.
{
High constable } (
Law ),
a chief of constabulary .
See {
Constable },
n .,
2 .
{
High commission court },
a court of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559 .
On account of the abuse of its powers it was abolished in 1641 .
{
High day } (
Script .),
a holy or feast day . --
John xix .
31 .
{
High festival } (
Eccl .),
a festival to be observed with full ceremonial .
{
High German },
or {
High Dutch }.
See under {
German }.
{
High jinks },
an old Scottish pastime ;
hence ,
noisy revelry ;
wild sport . [
Colloq .] "
All the high jinks of the county ,
when the lad comes of age ." --
F .
Harrison .
{
High latitude } (
Geog .),
one designated by the higher figures ;
consequently ,
a latitude remote from the equator .
{
High life },
life among the aristocracy or the rich .
{
High liver },
one who indulges in a rich diet .
{
High living },
a feeding upon rich ,
pampering food .
{
High Mass }. (
R .
C .
Ch .)
See under {
Mass }.
{
High milling },
a process of making flour from grain by several successive grindings and intermediate sorting ,
instead of by a single grinding .
{
High noon },
the time when the sun is in the meridian .
{
High place } (
Script .),
an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered .
{
High priest }.
See in the Vocabulary .
{
High relief }. (
Fine Arts )
See {
Alto -
rilievo }.
{
High school }.
See under {
School }.
{
High seas } (
Law ),
the open sea ;
the part of the ocean not in the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty ,
usually distant three miles or more from the coast line .
--
Wharton .
{
High steam },
steam having a high pressure .
{
High steward },
the chief steward .
{
High tea },
tea with meats and extra relishes .
{
High tide },
the greatest flow of the tide ;
high water .
{
High time }.
(
a )
Quite time ;
full time for the occasion .
(
b )
A time of great excitement or enjoyment ;
a carousal .
[
Slang ]
{
High treason },
treason against the sovereign or the state ,
the highest civil offense .
See {
Treason }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as treason simply ,
seeing that petty treason ,
as a distinct offense ,
has been abolished . --
Mozley &
W .
{
High water },
the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the tide ;
also ,
the time of such elevation .
{
High -
water mark }.
(
a )
That line of the seashore to which the waters ordinarily reach at high water .
(
b )
A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a river or other body of fresh water ,
as in time of freshet .
{
High -
water shrub } (
Bot .),
a composite shrub ({
Iva frutescens }),
growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States .
{
High wine },
distilled spirits containing a high percentage of alcohol ; --
usually in the plural .
{
To be on a high horse },
to be on one '
s dignity ;
to bear one '
s self loftily . [
Colloq .]
{
With a high hand }.
(
a )
With power ;
in force ;
triumphantly . "
The children of Israel went out with a high hand ." --
Ex .
xiv .
8 .
(
b )
In an overbearing manner ,
arbitrarily . "
They governed the city with a high hand ." --
Jowett (
Thucyd . ).
Syn :
Tall ;
lofty ;
elevated ;
noble ;
exalted ;
supercilious ;
proud ;
violent ;
full ;
dear .
See {
Tall }.
[
1913 Webster ]
higher \
higher \
adj .
prenom .
1 .
advanced in complexity or elaboration ;
as ,
higher mathematics .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
2 .
of or pertaining to education beyond the secondary level ;
as ,
higher education ;
higher learning .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "
higher ":
a cut above ,
above ,
ahead ,
ascendant ,
better ,
capping ,
chosen ,
distinguished ,
eclipsing ,
eminent ,
exceeding ,
excellent ,
excelling ,
finer ,
greater ,
highest ,
in ascendancy ,
in the ascendant ,
major ,
marked ,
of choice ,
one up on ,
outstanding ,
over ,
overlying ,
rare ,
rivaling ,
super ,
superincumbent ,
superior ,
surpassing ,
topping ,
transcendent ,
transcendental ,
transcending ,
upmost ,
upper ,
uppermost
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