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基本釋義

n.
山峰; 最高點(diǎn); 尖端; 帽檐
v.
達(dá)到高峰; 達(dá)到最高值
adj.
最高度的; 巔峰狀態(tài)的

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

Traffic reaches its peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.

上午8、9點(diǎn)鐘之間是交通高峰期。

牛津詞典

She's at the peak of her career.

她正處在事業(yè)的巔峰。

牛津詞典

the peaks and troughs of married life

婚后生活的起起伏伏

牛津詞典

a mountain peak

山峰

牛津詞典

snow-capped/jagged peaks

積雪覆蓋的 / 嶙峋怪異的群峰

牛津詞典

The climbers made camp halfway up the peak.

登山者在半山腰設(shè)置營地。

牛津詞典

Whisk the egg whites into stiff peaks.

把蛋清攪成硬尖狀。

牛津詞典

Oil production peaked in the early 1980s.

20世紀(jì)80年代初期,石油產(chǎn)量達(dá)到了最高峰。

牛津詞典

Unemployment peaked at 17%.

失業(yè)率達(dá)到17%的最高點(diǎn)。

牛津詞典

an athlete who peaks (= produces his or her best performance) at just the right time

一位恰在最佳時刻締造出最佳成績的運(yùn)動員

牛津詞典

It was a time of peak demand for the product.

那是對該產(chǎn)品需求最旺的時期。

牛津詞典

March is one of the peak periods for our business.

三月是我們公司業(yè)務(wù)最繁忙的時期之一。

牛津詞典

The athletes are all in peak condition .

所有運(yùn)動員都處在巔峰狀態(tài)。

牛津詞典

We need extra help during the peak season .

我們在最繁忙的季節(jié)需要額外人手。

牛津詞典

The party's membership has fallen from a peak of fifty-thousand after the Second World War...

二戰(zhàn)后該黨黨員人數(shù)已從5萬人的峰值下降了。

The bomb went off in a concrete dustbin at the peak of the morning rush hour.

在最繁忙的交通早高峰期,那枚炸彈在一個混凝土垃圾箱里爆炸了。

Temperatures have peaked at over thirty degrees Celsius...

溫度最高達(dá)30攝氏度以上。

The crisis peaked in July 1974...

那場危機(jī)在1974年7月達(dá)到巔峰。

Calls cost 36p (cheap rate) and 48p (peak rate) per minute...

電話每分鐘36便士(優(yōu)惠費(fèi)率)和48便士(高峰費(fèi)率)。

We bought it at the wrong time and paid the peak price.

我們買的時機(jī)不合適,買了個最高價。

It's always crowded at peak times...

高峰期總是非常擁擠。

During peak periods, reservations are difficult to make at some of the hotels.

在高峰時期,有些酒店很難預(yù)訂到房間。

...the snow-covered peaks.

積雪覆蓋的山頂

The man touched the peak of his cap.

那名男子摸了摸他的帽舌。

Application Engineer, currently base in Intel APAC R & D Center in Shanghai, China.

應(yīng)用工程師, 目前在位于中國上海的英特爾亞太 研發(fā) 中心工作.

期刊摘選

真題例句

They reach a peak at the age of 20 for most people.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

We are far from reaching the peak, Cornetti agrees.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

The value of listed shares in American firms collapsed by 57% from its peak in October 2007 to a low in March this year, though it has since bounced back somewhat.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

It helps us lower usage at peak power times," says solar expert Mike Keesee

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

"We are far from reaching the peak," Cornetti agrees.

2016年12月四級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

Numbers of male nurses increased between 2011 and 2014 and reached a peak of 7168.

2019年12月四級真題(第二套)聽力 Section A

For almost five centuries a very large supply of cod provided abundant raw material for an industry which at its peak employed about 40,000 people, sustaining entire communities in Newfoundland.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

The population increase in cities reached a new peak in Asia and Africa.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

After repeating the question, she explained that the sufficient number of security guards would be working at peak hours to speed things along

出自-2012年12月聽力原文

Whether the security checks would create long queues at peak hours

出自-2012年12月聽力原文

For almost five centuries a very large supply of cod provided abundant raw material for an industry which at its peak employed about 40,000 people, sustaining entire communities in Newfoundland.

2016年6月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

I remember in Japan, people heading directly to the fruit section in the supermarket, when the banana diet was at its peak.

2019年6月六級真題(第一套)聽力 Section C

In the peak of the dot.com bubble, brick and mortar retail was one of those industries the internet was going to kill—and quickly.

2019年6月六級真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

Researchers are already asking if motor vehicle use has reached its peak and will decline, but transport planners have yet to catch up with this trend, instead of laying new roads to tackle traffic jams.

2019年12月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section A

In Peru, local farmers around a mountain with a glacier that has already fallen victim to climate change have begun painting the entire mountain peak white in the hope that the added reflectiveness will restore the life-giving ice.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

In the new trial, which will be launched from April 18, one of three "up" escalators will be standing only, with a second banning walking at peak times.

2016年高考英語上海卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Loe noted, there's a moment when it's bursting with its absolute peak flavor.

2015年高考英語湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

We turned to each other for inspiration as we continued on the way to the peak.

2015年高考英語上海卷 聽力 原文

While clean energy is increasingly used in our daily life, global warning will continue for some decades after CO2 emissions peak.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Not long ago, with the country entering a recession and Japan at its pre-bubble peak.

出自-2009年考研閱讀原文

At its peak around AD 600, this city was one of the largest human settlements in the world.

出自-2014年考研閱讀原文

Rested in the Pacific Ocean, Mauna Kea’s peak rises above the bulk of our planet’s dense atmosphere, where conditions allow telescopes to obtain images of unsurpassed clarity.

出自-2017年考研閱讀原文

At its peak in 2007, it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firm—double the figure five years earlier.

2010年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Emerging in the late sixties and reaching a peak in the Seventies, Land Art was one of a range of new forms, including Body Art,Performance Art, Action Art and Installation Art, which pushed art beyond the traditional confines of the studio and gallery.

2014年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Rested in the Pacific Ocean, Mauna Kea's peak rises above the bulk of our planet's dense atmosphere, where conditions allow telescopes to obtain Images of unsurpassed clarity.

2017年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, though some have been far more fluctuant.

2010年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. the most extreme possible amount or value;

    "voltage peak"

  • 2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

  • 3. the highest level or degree attainable;

    "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"

    "the artist's gifts are at their acme"

    "at the height of her career"

    "the peak of perfection"

    "summer was at its peak"

    "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"

    "the summit of his ambition"

    "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"

    "at the top of his profession"

  • 4. the top point of a mountain or hill;

    "the view from the peak was magnificent"

    "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"

  • 5. a V shape;

    "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

  • 6. the highest point (of something);

    "at the peak of the pyramid"

  • 7. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes;

    "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

Verb
  • 1. to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity;

    "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"

Adjective
  • 1. of a period of maximal use or demand or activity;

    "at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable"

  • 2. approaching or constituting a maximum;

    "maximal temperature"

    "maximum speed"

    "working at peak efficiency"

同義詞辨析

hill, mount, mountain, range, peak, volcano

這些名詞均含有"山"之意。

  • hill: 通常指小的土山、石山或淺丘。有時也指高山,復(fù)數(shù)表群山。
  • mount: 常用于地名之前, 即一般放在專用名詞前,書面用詞。
  • mountain: 通常指比hill高而陡的高山、山岳。但這種區(qū)別不是絕對的,"大"與"小"常常是相對而言。
  • range: 形成的山脈或嶺。
  • peak: 指山峰,也可指山頂。
  • volcano: 特指主要由噴出的熔巖和火山灰堆積而成的圓錐形火山。

summit, climax, peak, top

這些名詞均含"頂點(diǎn)"之意。

  • summit: 書面用詞,指山的最頂峰部分,也指通過努力可以達(dá)到的最高水平,還指最重要的,國家間的首腦最高級會談。
  • climax: 指戲劇等的高潮,也指事
  • 物發(fā)展中的極點(diǎn),因此多含其后由盛而衰的意味。
  • peak: 指山峰的全部或上部。
  • top: 普通用詞,可指包括人或物或其它任何的最高點(diǎn)或頂點(diǎn)。

同義詞

反義詞

n.山頂;最高點(diǎn)

foot

其他釋義

foot

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