位階與評價上的高
同一根刻度尺改量「地位」和「別人給的分數」：一個人可以站得很高，也可以被別人放得很高。
think highly of someone · r · B2
if you think or speak highly of someone, you believe they are very good and you admire them.
高度評價；很欣賞
核心畫面
Picture a vertical scale with a marker slid far up it. What the scale measures changes from use to use — how much of a quality there is, how far someone has been trained, how far up an organisation they sit, how well you rate them — but the marker is always near the top. One warning worth carrying: this is not a general-purpose 'very'. English only lets it sit in front of certain words.
可以想成：一根直立的刻度尺，指針被推到很上面。每次量的東西不一樣——某種性質有多強、一個人受過多少訓練、他在組織裡的…更多收起
可以想成：一根直立的刻度尺，指針被推到很上面。每次量的東西不一樣——某種性質有多強、一個人受過多少訓練、他在組織裡的位置多高、你對他的評價多好——但指針總是靠近頂端。有一件事值得記住：它不是萬用的 very，英文只讓它放在特定的字前面。From the picture
像弦繃得很緊
這一支的畫面不是刻度尺，而是一根被轉得很緊的弦：張力調得太高，稍微一碰就有反應。
highly strung · r · C1
easily becoming nervous, worried, or excited.
容易緊張的；神經敏感的
Also in this word
very · r · B1
very — used before an adjective to say that something is true to a large degree.
非常；極為
to a high standard · r · B2
to a very high level or standard, especially in training, skill, education, or pay.
高度地；水準很高地
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
highlyadv/ˈhaɪli/
- 1
In a high or esteemed manner.
- He spoke highly of you.
- Highly placed officials who denied the story
- 2
Extremely; greatly; very much.
- He is in a highly visible job.
- The book was highly controversial yet sold unbelievably well.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。