LEARNit Dictionary
height
noun
/haɪt/
UK
/haɪt/
US
A2
1
A2
the measurement of how tall a person or thing is
قد, ارتفاع, بلندی
2
A2
the quality of being tall or high
ارتفاع, بلندی
The height of the mountain did not discourage them.
His height sometimes makes it difficult to find clothes that fit.
3
A2
a particular distance above the ground
ارتفاع, بلندی, فرازا, فراز
The aircraft was gaining height.
The plane flew at a height of 3 000 metres.
to be at shoulder/chest/waist height
The stone was dropped
from a great height
.
4
B1
a high place or position
ارتفاع, بلندی
Brooklyn Heights
He doesn't have
a head for heights
.
a fear of heights
The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.
We looked out over the city from the heights of Edinburgh Castle.
5
B2
the point when something is at its strongest or best
اوج, قله
The fire
reached its height
around 2 a.m.
The crisis was at its height in May.
She is still at the
height of her powers
.
He is at the height of his career.
I wouldn't go there in the
height of summer
.
during the height of the Cold War
6
a better or greater level of something; a situation where something is very good
اوج, حد اعلاء, بالاترین مرحله
Their success had reached
new heights
.
He didn’t know it was possible to reach such heights of happiness.
She rose to undreamed-of heights of power and fame.
7
an extreme example of a particular quality
اوج, حد کمال, حد نهایی
It would be
the height of folly
to change course now.
She was dressed in
the height of fashion
.