higher

英 [ˈhaɪə(r)] 美 [ˈhaɪər]

adj.  高等级的; 级别较高的; 较重要的
adv.  在高处; 向高处; 高; (成本、价值)高; (数量)大; 音调高
high的比较级

复数:highers

IELTS经济

BNC.7520



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 高等级的;级别较高的;较重要的
    at a more advanced level; greater in rank or importance than others
    1. The case was referred to a higher court.
      案件转到了上一级法院。
    2. higher mathematics
      高等数学
    3. My mind was on higher things.
      我那时想着更重要的事。

柯林斯词典


双语例句

  1. Officials admit the actual number of AIDS victims is much higher than statistics reflect.
    官员们承认艾滋病患者的实际数量比统计所显示的数字要大得多。
  2. How can you complain about higher taxes?
    你怎么能抱怨税费的提高呢?
  3. Consumers had hoped the higher prices would mean more goods in stores. But that was not the case.
    消费者本来以为,物价上涨了,店里的商品会增多;但是情况并非如此。
  4. The farmers have been seeking higher prices as better protection from foreign competition
    农场主们一直在寻找更高的价格,以更好地保护自己不受国外竞争对手的影响。
  5. Judge Charles Schwartz is giving the state 60 days to disband and consolidate Louisiana's four higher education boards
    查尔斯·施瓦茨法官将给路易斯安那州60天时间来解散然后合并该州的4个高等教育委员会。
  6. They had not foreseen the higher inflation in France when most of Western Europe was crawling out of recession
    当西欧的大多数国家正从经济衰退中缓慢复苏时,他们并没有预见到法国的通货膨胀率会升高。
  7. The programme aims to forge links between higher education and small businesses
    这个项目旨在为高等教育和小企业之间建立联系。
  8. Commercialisation has given many sports a higher profile.
    商业化已经让多项体育运动有了更高的公众关注度。
  9. The higher rates have been a hindrance to economic recovery
    高利率已经成为经济复苏的障碍。
  10. Higher sales have not helped profits, however.
    然而,销售量的增加并没有推动利润。
  11. A key issue for higher education in the 1990's is the need for greater diversity of courses
    20世纪90年代,高等教育的一个重要议题是要使课程更加多样化。
  12. I have a professor on my staff here as liaison with our higher education institutions
    我的员工中有一名教授充当我们和高等教育机构的联络人。
  13. I was meditating, and reached a higher state of consciousness.
    我在冥想,并进入了一个更高的意识境界。
  14. The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity
    提高的生产率抵消了增加的工资成本后仍有结余。
  15. Women's bodies tend to have a higher proportion of fat to water.
    女性的身体内脂肪与水分的比例往往更高。
  16. The move by the two London colleges is sending reverberations through higher education.
    伦敦两所高校的举动给高等教育界带来了深远的影响。
  17. They realised that some of their prices were higher than their competitors 'and revised prices accordingly
    他们意识到自己有些价格高于竞争对手,就相应调整了价格。
  18. The material requires higher temperatures and pressures to set hard.
    这种材料需要有更高的温度和压力才能凝结变硬。
  19. Higher education is unequally distributed across social classes
    社会各个阶层享受高等教育的权利是不平等的。
  20. For Mr Blair the political stakes could hardly have been higher.
    对布莱尔来说,这已经是最高的政治赌注了。
  21. This is 20,000 feet higher than most subsonic airliners.
    这比大多数亚音速飞机的飞行高度高20,000英尺。
  22. The price was substantially higher than had been expected
    价格比预计的要高很多。
  23. The present system of funding for higher education is unsatisfactory.
    目前高等教育的经费体制并不令人满意。
  24. He called for much higher spending on education and training
    他呼吁在教育和培训方面加大投入。
  25. Increasing unionization led to demands for higher wages and shorter hours.
    随着工会越来越壮大,有了提高工资、缩短工作时间的要求。
  26. Belief in the utility of higher education is shared by students nationwide
    全国的学生都相信高等教育是有用的。
  27. This year's yield of wheat is higher than ever before.
    今年小麦产量高于往年。
  28. Rice yields will be higher than last year.
    稻产量将高于去年。
  29. They have taken measures to equate the salaries of higher civil servants to those of business executives.
    他们采取措施使高级文职人员的工资和企业管理干部的工资相等。
  30. He has one shoulder a little higher than the other.
    他的一个肩比另一个肩略高一点。