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高

tall, high

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adjective Common #3,361
tall Describes a person or thing with a large vertical height.
CH: 他既高又帅。
EN: He is both tall and handsome.

爸爸，我还要高一点还要高一点？

Dad, higher! Higher!

— 叶问 (2008)

他高。

He is tall.

一般来说，男生会比女生高一些。

Generally speaking, boys are a little taller than girls.

这边的水深高过我的头！〞

The water here is deeper than my height!

— 我要复仇 (2002)

她比我更高。

She is taller than me.

这至少有半英里高

This is at least half a mile high.

— 亚特兰蒂斯：失落的帝国 (2001)

对海浪把我们卷走了海浪有十五米高

Yes, the waves swept us away. The waves were fifteen meters high.

— 罗马 (2018)

我相当高。

I'm quite tall.

好高啊

It's so high!

— 虎口脱险 (1966)

你比她要高。

You’re taller than her.

她高。

She is tall.

比我还高

Taller than me.

— 大鱼海棠 (2016)

他比他的弟弟高。

He is taller than his younger brother.

我弟弟和我一样高。

My younger brother is as tall as I am.

我比她高。

I'm taller than her.

这位诗人最近两天收到的信像山一样高

The letters this poet has received over the past two days are piled as high as a mountain.

— 邮差 (1994)

你真高

You're really tall.

— 第五元素 (1997)

汤姆几乎跟他爸一样高。

Tom is almost as tall as his dad.

个子还挺高的

They’re actually pretty tall.

— 釜山行 (2016)

他们俩中，高的那个先走了出来。

Of the two, the taller one came out first.

我看见你和一个高个子男孩在一起。

I saw you with a tall boy.

他既高又帅。

He is both tall and handsome.

您比我更高。

You are taller than me.

我非常高。

I am very tall.

你真高啊！

You’re really tall!

她比母亲高。

She is taller than her mother.

你认为日本第二高的山是哪座？

Which mountain do you think is the second-highest in Japan?

这是我见过的最高的树。

This is the tallest tree I’ve ever seen.

汤姆和我差不多高。

Tom and I are about the same height.

天啊，这还真高

Wow, that’s really high.

— 红磨坊 (2001)

高的男人匆匆地走了。

The tall man hurried away.

我弟弟没我两年前高。

My younger brother isn't as tall as I was two years ago.

他们两个里高的那一个先出来了。

The taller one of the two came out first.

是史上第三高的为什么叫他赤脚乔？

Why is he called Barefoot Joe if he’s the third tallest person in history?

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

他长得高吗？

Is he tall?

这是我见过的最高的男人了。

He’s the tallest man I’ve ever seen.

如果你看到我的真实高度你就会知道我不比这个高

If you saw my actual height, you'd know I'm no taller than this.

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

你可是一点儿也没有长高

You haven't grown even a little taller.

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

他是我见过的最高的男人了。

He is the tallest man I’ve ever seen.

我比他高。

I am taller than him.

adjective Common #5,302
high Used for amounts, levels, or degrees that are above average.
CH: 他们给你的薪水高吗？
EN: Is the salary they pay you high?

不过最近，宾馆的价格越来越高我想登记住房，但被关起来了

But lately, hotel prices have been getting higher and higher. I wanted to check in, but I was locked up.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

我希望它高点儿。

I’d like it to be a little higher.

— 八部半 (1963)

他得到了比我们还高的分数。

He got a higher score than we did.

效率真高啊

You're really efficient!

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

越远能量越高。

The farther away, the higher the energy.

— 大象 (2003)

请你把冷气调高点。

Could you turn up the air conditioning a bit?

我来教你玩个高难度的游戏

I'll teach you how to play a challenging game.

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

价格高。

The price is high.

现在的人教育程度比以前高得多。

People today are much better educated than they were in the past.

温度越来越高

The temperature is getting higher and higher.

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

总而言之是高

In short, it’s high.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

啊，真是的，尽问些高难度问题

Oh, honestly, why do you keep asking such difficult questions?

— 密阳 (2007)

他们给你的薪水高吗?

Do they pay you well?

— 智利说不 (2012)

应该说，比他活着时还高。

I should say, even higher than when he was alive.

他的薪水高。

His salary is high.

工资也高

The pay is also high.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

只不过我们会高些

It’s just that we’ll be taller.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

这是一项高技术的工作

This is a highly technical job.

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

我要让你们编辑派个高水平的记者来给你个建议

I want your editor to send a top-notch reporter to give you some advice.

— 绝美之城 (2013)

你最好这样别期望过高

You’d better not get your hopes up.

— 英国病人 (1996)

小孩的体温一般比大人的要高。

Children’s body temperatures are generally higher than adults’.

虽说是高学历，也未必就有教养。

Even if someone is highly educated, that doesn't necessarily mean they're well-mannered.

不过始终都是重些要求真是高

But the requirements are always so high.

— 幽灵公主 (1997)

adjective Uncommon #6,968
high Describes a position or height that is above the surrounding area.
CH: 他站在高处，望着远方。
EN: He stood in a high place, looking into the distance.

好，前面两球高而且直你想下面一球会如何？

Okay, the first two balls were high and straight. What do you think the next one will be like?

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

胳膊再抬高点

Raise your arm a little higher.

— 分手的决心 (2022)

再高点

A little higher.

— 预言者 (2009)

介不介意把裤子拉高点

Do you mind pulling your pants up a little?

— 少林足球 (2001)

这儿也不算高啊

This isn't really that high either.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

被挂得有的高有的距离太近.

Some are hung too high, while others are too close together.

— 俄罗斯方舟 (2002)

第一次爸爸带我来坐摩天轮灯一亮就叫我许愿可我怕高就指着这边说我要回家

The first time Dad took me on the Ferris wheel, the lights came on and he told me to make a wish. But I was afraid of heights, so I pointed over here and said, “I want to go home.”

— I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

那儿那儿那儿高

There, there, it’s high up there.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

不爬高怎么知道你功夫怎么样?

How can I tell what you're capable of if you won't climb up there?

— 黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云 (1991)

我飘得好高

I'm floating so high.

— 镜子 (1975)

他怕高,

He is afraid of heights.

— 回归 (2003)

因为高的定义是很抽象

Because the definition of “tall” is very abstract.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

手抬高

Raise your hand.

— I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

我不怕高

I'm not afraid of heights.

— 浪潮 (2008)

我有点晕高。

I’m a little afraid of heights.

— 八部半 (1963)

这儿好高呀，真的好高！

It’s so high up here—really high!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

高？

Tall?

— 天使爱美丽 (2001)

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