高中英慣用例句:
  • 血液中膽固醇含量高可導致心髒病.
    A high cholesterol level in the blood can cause heart disease.
  • 他跳得比桿兒高出三英寸.
    the bar.
  • 高大車輛在這橋下通過時沒有多大餘隙.
    There is not much clearance for tall vehicles passing under this bridge.
  • 他年事已高, 判斷力減弱了.
    Old age has clouded his judgement.
  • 他沒有真正表現出平日的高水平來.
    His performance didn't really come up to his usual high standard.
  • 她的教學工作受到高度贊揚.
    Her teaching was highly commended.
  • 大雪阻斷了與高地之間的一切聯繫.
    The heavy snow has prevented all communication with the highlands.
  • 如今必須有高度的競爭意識才能在體育運動中取勝.
    You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport nowadays.
  • 她對我的畫給予了高度評價.
    She was highly complimentary about my paintings.
  • 政府的計劃是將新的工業集中於高失業區.
    The Government's plan is to concentrate new industries in areas of high unemployment.
  • 他的表現好像是身居高位就自然有權使人俯首聽命.
    He behaves as if high rank automatically confers the right to be obeyed.
  • 他在公司中受到很高的評價.
    within the company.
  • 已决定將高速公路延長（至海濱）.
    , ie build more of it until it reaches the coast.
  • 誰是這條新高速公路的承包人?
    Who were the contractors on the new motorway? ie Who built it?
  • 公司裏的管理人員一般享有高薪.
    Corporate executives usually have high salaries.
  • 在高峰時刻橋上的車輛行駛緩慢.
    The traffic crawled over the bridge in the rush-hour.
  • 本屆畢業的高材生將獲得高薪職位.
    The cream of this year's graduates will get high-paid jobs.
  • 她是個文化修養很高的女子.
    She is a woman of considerable culture.
  • 工資提高後減輕了物價上漲對我們的影響.
    Wage increases have cushioned us from the effects of higher prices.
  • 部長為一段新高速公路的竣工剪彩.
    The Minister cut the tape to open a new section of the motorway.
  • 要修好新高速公路, 那得等到猴年馬月了. talk the hind legs off a donkey => talk2.
    The new motorway won't be ready for donkey's years.
  • 我們應該能把這輛汽車高價賣出. =>Usage at sell 用法見sell.
    for a good price.
  • 他身高二米. =>App 4 見附錄4. =>illus at dimension 見dimension插圖.
    He is two metres in height.
  • 一輛重型鉸接貨車在高速公路上撞成V字形, 耽擱了很長時間.
    A heavy lorry has jack-knifed on the motorway, causing long delays.
  • 在11號交叉路口與1號高速公路會合.
    Join the M1 at Junction 11.
  • 男主角的表現是高於生活的. writ large => writ.
    The hero appears as a larger-than-life character.
  • 她寫了一部高質量的小說. Cf 參看 minor.
    She has written a major novel, ie one of high quality and great importance.
  • 七月份的最高溫度是30C.
    was 30C.
  • 我過高估計了他的能力--現在他覺得工作非常睏難. Cf 參看 underestimate.
    I overestimated his abilities he's finding the job very difficult.
  • 你不可過高估計他在談判中的作用. Cf 參看 underplay.
    You must not overplay his part in the negotiations.
  • 他把出價提高到500英鎊.
    He raised his offer to 500.
  • 高速轉彎很危險. full pelt/tilt/speed => full. full speed/steam ahead => full. more haste, less speed => haste. pick up speed => pick3. a turn of speed => turn2. with all `speed/`haste as quickly as possible 盡快地. with lightning speed => lightning2.
    It's dangerous to go round corners at speed.