height
/ˈhaɪt/KK
變化形
heights
1.
高度;身高
人、動物或物體從底部到頂端的垂直距離
用法:詢問某人的身高時,常用「What is your height?」或較自然的「How tall are you?」;詢問物體高度時,常用「How high is it?」或「What is its height?」
The height of the basketball net is too high for the younger students.
籃球網的高度對年紀較小的學生來說太高了。
2.
高峰;最高潮
某段時間、活動或發展過程中最重要、最成功或最興盛的時期
用法:常見於「at the height of+名詞」以及「the height of+名詞」這兩種結構
There are no rooms left in the hotels here at the height of summer vacation.
暑假最忙的時候,這裡的旅館都沒有空房了。
常見錯誤
The height of the summer
the height of summer
My height is 170 centimeters tall.
I am 170 centimeters tall. / My height is 170 centimeters.
What is your high?
How tall are you? / What is your height?
The height of this building is 30 meters high.
The height of this building is 30 meters. / This building is 30 meters high.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「height」是名詞,對應的形容詞是「high」;描述人的身高時,通常使用「tall」。
・「at the height of」可表示「在……的高峰期」,不一定只和實際的高度有關。
・「height」可數或不可數,取決於語境;談不同物品的高度時,可用複數形式。