a. 1. Extravagant in opinions or ambition. “Highflying, arbitrary kings.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Flying at a high altitude; -- of airplanes. [ PJC ]
3. Having an excessively high cost or perceived value; temporarily very successful; -- of objects with respect to a market and people in their occupations; as, highflying internet stocks; highflying executives moving between companies. [ PJC ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Highflying \High"fly`ing\, a.
1. Extravagant in opinions or ambition. "Highflying,
arbitrary kings." --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. Flying at a high altitude; -- of airplanes.
[PJC]
3. Having an excessively high cost or perceived value;
temporarily very successful; -- of objects with respect to
a market and people in their occupations; as, highflying
internet stocks; highflying executives moving between
companies.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
highflying
adj 1: moving upward or along at a considerable height; "some
highflying fighter pilot fired a cannon shell into it"
2: extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions;
"they did not understand what had happend at the once
highflying company"
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
