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基本释义

n.
山峰; 最高点; 尖端; 帽檐
v.
达到高峰; 达到最高值
adj.
最高度的; 巅峰状态的

词性变化

实用例句

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

上午8、9点钟之间是交通高峰期。

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She's at the peak of her career.

她正处在事业的巅峰。

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the peaks and troughs of married life

婚后生活的起起伏伏

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a mountain peak

山峰

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snow-capped/jagged peaks

积雪覆盖的 / 嶙峋怪异的群峰

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The climbers made camp halfway up the peak.

登山者在半山腰设置营地。

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Whisk the egg whites into stiff peaks.

把蛋清搅成硬尖状。

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Oil production peaked in the early 1980s.

20世纪80年代初期,石油产量达到了最高峰。

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Unemployment peaked at 17%.

失业率达到17%的最高点。

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

一位恰在最佳时刻缔造出最佳成绩的运动员

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It was a time of peak demand for the product.

那是对该产品需求最旺的时期。

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March is one of the peak periods for our business.

三月是我们公司业务最繁忙的时期之一。

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The athletes are all in peak condition .

所有运动员都处在巅峰状态。

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We need extra help during the peak season .

我们在最繁忙的季节需要额外人手。

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

二战后该党党员人数已从5万人的峰值下降了。

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,那枚炸弹在一个混凝土垃圾箱里爆炸了。

Temperatures have peaked at over thirty degrees Celsius...

温度最高达30摄氏度以上。

The crisis peaked in July 1974...

那场危机在1974年7月达到巅峰。

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

电话每分钟36便士(优惠费率)和48便士(高峰费率)。

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

我们买的时机不合适,买了个最高价。

It's always crowded at peak times...

高峰期总是非常拥挤。

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

在高峰时期,有些酒店很难预订到房间。

...the snow-covered peaks.

积雪覆盖的山顶

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.

应用工程师, 目前在位于中国上海的英特尔亚太 研发 中心工作.

期刊摘选

真题例句

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

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

We are far from reaching the peak, Cornetti agrees.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

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月阅读原文

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

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

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

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

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

2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

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

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 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月阅读原文

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

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

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月听力原文

Whether the security checks would create long queues at peak hours

出自-2012年12月听力原文

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月六级真题(第三套)阅读 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月六级真题(第一套)听力 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月六级真题(第一套)阅读 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月六级真题(第二套)阅读 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年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读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年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

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

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

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

2015年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

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

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

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

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

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

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

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年考研阅读原文

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年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 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年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 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年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 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年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

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"

同义词辨析

hill, mount, mountain, range, peak, volcano

这些名词均含有"山"之意。

  • hill: 通常指小的土山、石山或浅丘。有时也指高山,复数表群山。
  • mount: 常用于地名之前, 即一般放在专用名词前,书面用词。
  • mountain: 通常指比hill高而陡的高山、山岳。但这种区别不是绝对的,"大"与"小"常常是相对而言。
  • range: 形成的山脉或岭。
  • peak: 指山峰,也可指山顶。
  • volcano: 特指主要由喷出的熔岩和火山灰堆积而成的圆锥形火山。

summit, climax, peak, top

这些名词均含"顶点"之意。

  • summit: 书面用词,指山的最顶峰部分,也指通过努力可以达到的最高水平,还指最重要的,国家间的首脑最高级会谈。
  • climax: 指戏剧等的高潮,也指事
  • 物发展中的极点,因此多含其后由盛而衰的意味。
  • peak: 指山峰的全部或上部。
  • top: 普通用词,可指包括人或物或其它任何的最高点或顶点。

同义词

反义词

n.山顶;最高点

foot

其他释义

foot

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