| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/greater-than-the-usual-level-or-amount |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:greater than the usual level or amountgreater than the usual level or amountThese words describe things that are greater than the usual level or amount. The most common word for this, and one with the broadest use, ishigh. High temperatures are set to continue into next week. Doctors put me on a high-fibre diet. The water levels of the pond are quite high. If something ishigh insomething, it contains more of that thing than usual. This cereal is high in fibre and nutrients. The opposite ofhighislow. Our shop has the lowest prices in town. Her heart rate is low. This is a low-fat cake. If the level or amount of something is much higher than you expected, usually in a negative way, you can call itextreme. They live in extreme poverty. You can also use the informal adjectivestratosphericto talk about things that are very high in amount or level. Home prices are stratospheric around here! There's been a stratospheric rise in greenhouse gas emissions. If something increases very quickly to a high level, you can say it issoaring. Rents are soaring while pay remains steady. Soaring interest rates will hurt borrowers. If something is very high, especially a price, you can say it issky-high. Rents in the city are sky-high. Elevatedis used in more formal or official contexts, and is used when a level or amount is higher than normal. Her blood pressure and heart rate were elevated. If something, such as a price or a number, isinflatedit is higher than it should be, or higher than is reasonable. Hotel prices were inflated during the summer. For more words related to high levels or amounts, see the article atlarge. Related articleshaving a large distance from bottom to top the distance from the bottom to the top at the top of a range of sound |
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