high ground

英 [ˈhaɪ ɡraʊnd]

美 [ˈhaɪ ɡraʊnd]

n.  (讨论或争论中的)优势，有利条件

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习惯用语

n.

take, claim, seize, etc. the moral high ground
• 声称自己的论点在道义上占优势
  to claim that your side of an argument is morally better than your opponents' side; to argue in a way that makes your side seem morally better

牛津词典

noun

• （讨论或争论中的）优势，有利条件
  the advantage in a discussion or an argument, etc.
  1. The government is claiming the high ground in the education debate.
     政府在教育辩论中处于有利地位。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （争论或冲突中的）优势，有利地位
  If a person or organization hasthe high groundin an argument or dispute, that person or organization has an advantage.
  1. The President must seek to regain the high ground in the political debate...
     总统必须设法在这场政治辩论中重新获得优势。
  2. How do we recapture the intellectual high ground?
     我们如何才能重新在智力上获得优势呢？
• PHRASE 道义上的优势;道德上的制高点
  If you say that someone has takenthe moral high ground, you mean that they consider that their policies and actions are morally superior to the policies and actions of their rivals.
  1. The Republicans took the moral high ground with the message that they were best equipped to manage the authority...
     共和党人传达了这样一种信息，即他们最有资格管理政府，从而在道义上占了上风。
  2. Now we stand on the moral high ground. We can defend ethically and morally everything we stand for.
     目前我们在道义上占了优势。我们可以从伦理和道德的角度捍卫我们主张的一切。

英英释义

noun

• a position of superiority over opponents or competitors

双语例句

• This year, they have ceded the high ground by presenting a non-competitive slate for the council elections.
  今年，他们放弃高姿态介入，取而代之的是为理事会选举提交一份非竞争性的篮板。
• Then she took high ground.
  随后，她找到了一个大大的理由。
• Within a year, the US had lost the moral high ground.
  但不出一年，美国就失去了道德高地。
• We may all claim the moral high ground, but how many of us can resist the temptation?
  我们都声明自己站在了道德高地上，但是我们中有多少人能经得住诱惑呢？
• Now we stand on the moral high ground. We can defend ethically and morally everything we stand for.
  目前我们在道义上占了优势。我们可以从伦理和道德的角度捍卫我们主张的一切。
• Seeing if we can get a signal from high ground.
  看看我们能否在高处收到信号。
• Analysis on Deformation Characteristics and Counter Measures about High Ground Stress and Big Distortion Tunnel
  高地应力大变形隧道变形特性及工程应对措施分析
• How do we recapture the intellectual high ground?
  我们如何才能重新在智力上获得优势呢？
• It can be found almost anywhere, but prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country, including high ground.
  这种蛇几乎到处可见，它们最喜欢光线充足的山坡和荒凉、辽阔的田野。其中包括高地。
• There will be snow on high ground.
  在高地上将会有雪。