high-rise
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈhigh-rise adjective [only before noun] 
TBBhigh-rise buildings are tall buildings with many levels 〔建筑物〕高耸的，高层的► see thesaurus at high —high rise noun [countable] They live in a high rise on the East Side. 他们住在东区的一幢高楼里。 → low-rise
TBBhigh-rise buildings are tall buildings with many levels 〔建筑物〕高耸的，高层的► see thesaurus at high —high rise noun [countable] They live in a high rise on the East Side. 他们住在东区的一幢高楼里。 → low-riseExamples from the Corpus
high-rise• High-rise apartment buildings now stood where his childhood home had been.• Residents can do nothing with high-rise buildings once they are completed.• After going through two bankruptcies already, my international high-rise business was running out of funds.• The most glaring example was the Sandburg Village high-rise development, about twelve blocks north of the Loop.• But the high-rise epic eclipses another drama.• But viewers in Britain are unlikely to get a glimpse of Linda's high-rise exploits.• Lord James Douglas-Hamilton My right hon. Friend takes the question of security in high-rise housing very seriously.• Oakland launched such a law just months before the high-rise massacre.• He squeezed in time at the typewriter between the high-rise scaffolds and his duties as husband and father of two sons.From Longman Business Dictionaryhigh-riseˈhigh-rise adjective [only before a noun]PROPERTY high-rise buildings are tall with many floors3,000,000 square feet of office space in three high-rise towers in downtown Dallas —high-rise noun [countable]It differed from the other projects in that it included both high-rises and houses. → compare low-riseˈhigh-rise adjectiveChineseSyllable
levels high-rise buildings many with are buildings Corpus Business tall
high-rise
ˈhigh-rise
adjective [only before noun]
high-rise buildings are tall buildings with many levels
—high rise noun [countable]:
They live in a high rise on the East Side.
⇨ low-rise
■ buildings/mountains etc
▪high measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top – used about mountains, walls, and buildings: the highest mountain in the world | The castle was surrounded by high walls. | a high cliff | The council told the architects the tower was too high.
▪tall high – used about people, trees, plants, and buildings. Tall is used especially about things that are high and narrow: tall marble columns | A cat was hiding in the tall grass. | a tall modern building
▪majestic especially written very impressive because of being very big and tall – used about mountains, buildings, trees, and animals: the majestic mountains of the Himalayas | The abbey is noted for its majestic arches, fine doorways and elegant windows. | The cathedral looked majestic in the evening light.
▪soaring [only before noun] especially written used about a building or mountain that looks extremely tall and impressive: a soaring skyscraper | the soaring towers of the palace
▪towering [only before noun] especially written extremely high, in a way that seems impressive but also often rather frightening: The sky was shut out by the towering walls of the prison. | towering trees
▪lofty [usually before noun] literary very high and impressive – used in literature: the lofty peaks in the far distance
▪high-rise [usually before noun] a high-rise building is a tall modern building with a lot of floors containing apartments or offices: a high-rise apartment block | He works in a high-rise office in New York.
ˈhigh-rise
adjective [only before noun]high-rise buildings are tall buildings with many levels
—high rise noun [countable]:
⇨ low-rise
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