high
单词辨析：
可用于具体或抽象的事物，指山、建筑物等本身高出地面之上的，但不用于人；也可指程度、地位、声音等高的。
On the top of the hill there is a pagoda about seven stories high.
山顶上有一座约7层楼高的宝塔。
High hills surround the valley.
高山环绕峡谷。
He has a high position in the government.
他在政府身居高位。
指外观宏伟壮丽的，通常用于形容山、建筑物等，也常引申表示“高尚的”（含褒义）或“高傲的”（含贬义）。
The lofty pagoda stands like a giant at the top of the mountain.
巍巍宝塔如巨人般屹立在山巅。
He has lofty ideals about life.
他对人生抱有崇高的理想。
People dislike her because of her lofty airs.
她傲慢的样子让人厌恶。
形容由底到顶的长度，可用于人或无生命的东西。
He is a handsome tall young man.
他是个英俊而高大的男青年。
A tall poplar tree once stood there.
该处曾有一棵高大的白杨树。
This tall building towers above all the others.
这座高楼高于其他所有的建筑。
形容人、动物、植物、树木和细长的东西时，要用 tall，不要用 high。
相关例句：
Orders had come from on high that extra care was to be taken during this week.
上面下了命令，本周要格外小心。
Mount Marcy is the highest mountain in the Adirondacks.
马西山是阿迪朗达克山脉中最高的山。
You should not be afraid to aim high in the quest for an improvement in your income
想让自己的收入有所提高时，你应该敢于给自己设定高的目标。
The Labour Party has not made the issue a high priority
工党尚未将该问题列为优先考虑的事项。
The gate was too high for a man of his age to climb.
大门太高了，像他那个年龄的人爬不上去。
Her high voice really irritated Maria.
她的尖嗓门实在让玛丽亚很恼火。