height

单词辨析:

height altitude elevation 【导航词义:高度】
height n. 高度,身高
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指人或物的高度,也指地面之上的距离。

〔例证〕

The tree is 30 meters in height.

这棵树高30米。

He is a young man of medium height.

他是个中等个子的年轻人。

The climber fell from a great height.

登山者从极高的地方坠落下去。

altitude n. 海拔
〔辨析〕

指高出地平面或海平面等已知平面的高度,用于复数时通常表示高处或高地。

〔例证〕

They were flying at an altitude of 20,000 feet.

他们的飞行高度是20,000英尺。

There is little oxygen at high altitudes.

在海拔高的地方氧气很少。

At these altitudes snow never melts.

在这些高地雪从不融化。

elevation n. 海拔
〔辨析〕

主要指地面上物体高出海平面的垂直高度。

〔例证〕

My hometown is at an elevation of 2000 feet.

我的家乡海拔2000英尺。

Soon we reached a plateau at an elevation of about eighty feet.

我们很快就抵达一片海拔高度约80英尺的高原。

The road climbs to an elevation of 1200 feet.

公路上升到海拔1200英尺。

相关例句:

My sister is the same height but only a size 12

我姐姐是一样的身高,不过只穿12号的。

The needles that indicate your height are at the top right-hand corner

显示你身高的指针在右上角。

What is your height and weight?

你的身高和体重是多少?

She admits that her height is intimidating for some men.

她承认自己的高个头会令有些男人却步。

At the speed and height at which he was moving, he was never more than half a second from disaster.

以这样的速度在这么高的地方移动,他离灾难始终只有半步之遥。

I think it's the height of bad manners to be dressed badly

我认为衣着不当是最没有礼貌的行为。