| 词汇 | peak |
| 释义 | peak noun[ C ] uk /piːk/ us /piːk/ peaknoun[C] (HIGHEST POINT)B2 the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill: 最高点，高峰 Prices reach a peak during August.8月份价格达到高峰。 Beat the egg whites until they are stiff enough to form firm peaks.不停地搅拌蛋清直至其变成硬尖状。 We saw a victory by an athlete at the very peak of her fitness and career.我们见证过一位运动员在她的体能和运动生涯的顶峰时期在比赛中取得胜利。 Synonyms apex(SUCCESS)figurative pinnacle(SUCCESS) the summit top(HIGHEST PART) vertexspecialized zenith(MOST SUCCESSFUL POINT) He seems to have reached the peak of his tennis career. Accommodation is tricky to find at the peak of the season. The evening rush hour reaches its peak between 5 and 6pm. There are always peaks and troughs in any relationship. The Beatles were at their peak during the 1960s. Higher and lower points of achievement apex apogee capstone cellar fulfilment glory days height heyday high point high tide high water mark in the cellaridiom prime reach a crescendo rock bottom slow burner sub-level summit the acme zenith peaknoun[C] (MOUNTAIN)B1 the pointed top of a mountain, or the mountain itself: 山顶;山峰 It is one of the most difficult peaks to climb.这是最难攀登的山峰之一。 Synonyms mountaintop pinnacle(TOP) summit(HIGHEST POINT) top(HIGHEST PART) cdbrphotography/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages the glaciated peaks of the Himalayas喜马拉雅山冰雪覆盖的山顶 From the lowlands of the south to the rugged peaks in the north, Derbyshire has something for everyone. Snow-covered peaks form a back-drop to beautiful mountain lakes. Ben Nevis is Scotland's highest peak. We set up camp three quarters of the way up the peak. Geography: hills & mountains acclivity alpine tundra clifftop craggy esker highlands hillock Marilyn mesa mid-ocean ridge motte Mount Kilimanjaro pinnacle scarp slope spur steep the Adirondack Mountains the Alaska Range the Alps peaknoun[C] (HAT PART)mainly UK(US usuallyvisor) the flat curved part of a cap that goes above the eyes of the person who is wearing it帽檐，帽舌 prapann/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Hats & scarves ascot balaclava bandana baseball cap beanie dicky bow do-rag driving cap dunce's cap dupatta mask millinery mitre mortarboard neckerchief toque trencher trilby tuque turban peak adjective[ before noun ] uk /piːk/ us /piːk/ Peak times are the times when most people are using or doing something: 高峰的（时期） Traffic congestion is really bad at peak periods(= when it is busiest).交通拥挤状况在高峰时段真是糟糕透了。 It is most expensive to advertise at peak viewing times (= those with the most people watching).黄金收视时间的广告费用很高。 Don't go there in the peak (= busiest)season - it'll be hot and crowded.不要在旅游旺季时到那里去——会又热又挤。 Peak levels or rates are when they are at their highest: 巅峰的（水平、率） peak rate electricity峰率电 mainly UK often humorous used to describe something that has become so popular and common that it is no longer fashionable or people start to dislike it: （因过分流行而）饱和的，遭嫌弃的 I think we've reached peak beard (= beards were fashionable, but now too many people have them). 我认为我们已经到了络腮胡饱和期（=络腮胡曾经很时尚，但现在留的人太多了）。 Busy and active abustle be (as) busy as a beeidiom be all goidiom be at workidiom be back in harnessidiom boot floruit frenetic frenetically gangbusters girlie swot neck plate rev rough and tumbleidiom run around run round run round in circlesidiom run round like a headless chickenidiom spread You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Maximum and minimum Linguistics: very & extreme peak verb[ I ] uk /piːk/ us /piːk/ to reach the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill: 达到顶峰，达到最大值 Official figures show that unemployment peaked in November.官方数字显示失业人数在11月达到最高点。 Higher and lower points of achievement apex apogee capstone cellar fulfilment glory days height heyday high point high tide high water mark in the cellaridiom prime reach a crescendo rock bottom slow burner sub-level summit the acme zenith peak | American Dictionarypeak verb[ I ] us/pik/ peakverb[I] (REACH HIGHEST POINT)to reach the highest point, value, or level: Official figures show unemployment peaked in November. peakadjective[ not gradable ]us/pik/ During the peak season, the population swells with over 50,000 tourists. peak noun[ C ] us/pik/ peaknoun[C] (MOUNTAIN TOP)the pointed top of a mountain, or the mountain itself peak | Business Englishpeak noun[ C ] uk /piːk/us a period during which something reaches its highest level, price, rate, etc.: At its peak, the company was valued at £1.5 billion. Several internet service providers tested in the evening peak failed to deliver the new target for high-speed internet. be above/below the peak of sthThe shares have started to recover but are still far below their 12-month peak. hit/reach/rise to a peakInvestors were looking beyond the UK market because they feared it might have reached a peak. all-time/record/highest peak Markets are subject to strong peaks and troughs due to economic cycles. Compare troughnoun peak adjective[ before noun ] uk /piːk/us relating to the highest level, price, rate, etc. that something reaches: The comparison site provides information on peak and off-peak rates across all the major mobile networks. Service providers keep spare capacity to meet peak demand. peak efficiency/performance relating to a period of time during which more people are using a service or system than during any other period: The new facility could increase the number of packages shipped to 30,000 from 10,000 during the peak holiday season. peak hours/periods/timesThe Underground often operates a crowd-control system at peak periods. Compare off-peak peak verb[ I ] uk /piːk/us(alsopeak out) to reach the highest level, price, rate, etc.: Official figures show that unemployment peaked in November. peak (out) at sthThere was growing belief in the City that base rates may have peaked at 4.75%. Despite talk of the market peaking out, investors are still buying rather than selling. Examples of peakpeak The ratio of mutant to wild-type peaks was approximately 1:1 in both specimens (data not shown). The increased expression peaked at 1 and 3 days compared to controls. Measurement between peaks thus gives an indication of the potential or capacity of the economy as it changes over time. The sides of the distribution are then determined on the basis of the ratio values at half of the peak's maximum height. The visual representation of the energy peaks in the spectrograms was successful in helping teachers understand this difference in the two varieties. Daily egg production peaked between days 8-25 and thereafter decreased asymptotically (fig. 3). Over the time period there were two significant peaks in the percentage of operated children. Obscured by the peaks is a decline in the susceptible population prior to the final time for areas with infection. The number of diarrhoea deaths is an order of magnitude larger, but the pattern is much the same, with diarrhoea deaths peaking only slightly later. However, the time and level at which the number of deaths peaks, is very uncertain. The decisive criterion was the number rather than the (vocalic) nature of the sonority peaks. Large numbers on the crops do not in themselves account for the peaks in flight activity shown on certain days and dates. The same is true for wind and rain and five of the peaks occurred during a long period of low wind and rain. The time frames cover the warm and rainy season, when peaks of mosquito abundance are more likely to occur in the area. As a result, the demand for stucco-workers within the season had sudden peaks. See all examples of peak These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withpeakpeakThese are words often used in combination with peak. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. all-time peak The demographic post-war baby boom working its way up the age range to reach its all-timepeak of nearly a million school-leavers in 1962 did not affect this situation. central peak This tends to create landscapes with a single, centralpeak. diffraction peak Although the experimental result has essentially shown the flattop profile, a nonnegligible level of the zeroth order diffraction peak has been found in the focused beam profile. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with peak |
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