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height
/haIt/
noun
1 [countable, uncountable]
tinggi; ketinggian
▪ Don’t worry about his height. He is still growing.
Jangan khawatir tt tinggi tubuhnya. Dia masih bertumbuh.
▪ the height of the tower
tingginya menara itu.
▪ What’s your height?
Berapa tinggimu?
▪ The wall is more than 3 metres in height.
Dinding itu tingginya lebih dari 3 méter.
▪ We are the same height.
Kami tingginya sama.
▪ He is of medium/average height.
Dia tingginya sedang /rata2.
▪ a woman of middle height
wanita yg tingginya sedang
▪ He rose to his full height.
Dia berdiri dl ketinggiannya yg maksimum.
2 [countable, uncountable]
ketinggian
▪ We are flying at a height of 3,100 metres.
Kita sedang terbang di ketinggian 3.100 méter.
▪ at a ~ of 5,000 meteres above sea level
di ketinggian 5.000 méter di atas permukaan laut
▪ The hélicopter fell to th ground from a great height.
Hélikopter itu jatuh ke tanah dari ketinggian.
▪ The plane was gaining/losing height.
Pesawat itu mencapai/kehilangan ketinggian.
▪ The water is at shoulder/chest/waist/head height.
Air nya setinggi bahu/dada/pinggang/kepala.
3 [countable, usually plural]
(sering digunakan sebagai nama tempat)
tempat yg tinggi
▪ Puncak Heights
Tempat tinggi yg namanya Puncak
▪ I don’t have a head for heights.
Saya takut tempat2 yg tinggi.
▪ from the heights of the tower
dari menara yg tinggi itu
▪ From a height you can see a beach in the distance.
Dari ketinggian engkau dapat melihat sebuah pantai di kejauhan.
4 [singular]
puncak
(syn acme)
▪ be at the height of sb’s career/powers/fame
di puncak kariér/kekuatan/keterkenalan ssorg
▪ It’s very cold in the ~ of winter. Hari sangatlah dingin di puncak musim dingin. ▪ The heat is at its ~ at midday. Teriknya matahari berada di puncaknya di tengah hari.
5 heights
[plural]
tingkat yg sangat tinggi; keadaan yg sangat baik
▪ Her career has reached new heights.
Kariérnya telah mencapai keadaan yg sangat baik.
▪ reach the heights of stardom
mencapai puncak kebintangan
▪ a fear of heights
rasa takut berada di tempat yg tinggi
6 [singular]
[+ of sth]
puncak aktivitas tertentu
▪ During the height of the violence most building were burned down.
Selama puncak kekerasan gedung2 dibakar roboh.
■ IDIOM
| draw yourself up to your full height; rise to your full height
berdiri tegak utk menunjukkan tékad atau status Anda yg tinggi