high water mark
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌhigh ˈwater mark noun [singular] 1. SCTTWthe mark that shows the highest level that the sea or a river reaches 高水位线2 SUCCESSFULthe time when someone or something is most successful 〔成功的〕顶峰,顶点,全盛时期high water mark of the high water mark of Herrera’s presidency 埃雷拉总统任期内最成功的时期
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high water mark• I found what I took to be high water mark with my feet rather than my eyes.• It would provide the maximum area of water within the engineering constraints and would be broadly equivalent to mean high water mark.• But it was a misreading to suppose that the vote then marked the high water mark on the issue.• This was the high water mark of Elf culture when most of their greatest works of art were created.ˌhigh ˈwater mark nounChineseSyllable
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high water mark
ˌhigh ˈwater mark
noun [singular]
1. the mark that shows the highest level that the sea or a river reaches
2. the time when someone or something is most successful
high water mark of
the high water mark of Herrera’s presidency
ˌhigh ˈwater mark
noun [singular]1. the mark that shows the highest level that the sea or a river reaches
2. the time when someone or something is most successful
high water mark of
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