| 词汇 | zenith |
| 释义 | zenith noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈzen.ɪθ/ us /ˈziː.nɪθ/ zenithnoun[C usually singular] (HIGHEST POINT)astronomy specialized the highest point reached by a heavenly body (= any object existing in space, especially a planet, or the sun) as it travels around, or appears to travel around, another body: The summer sun was at its zenith in a cloudless sky. The sun is well past its zenith when we cross paths with a mini-flotilla. astronomy specialized the point in the sky directly above you: The centre of the map is the zenith (straight overhead). A pall of cloud muffled the whole expanse of sky from zenith to horizon. Astronomy albedo Andromeda Aquarius Aries asteroid galactic galaxy Gemini geostationary geosynchronous nova observatory orbit orbital Orion suborbital substellar sunspot supergiant supermassive zenithnoun[C usually singular] (MOST SUCCESSFUL POINT)the best or most successful point or time: 顶峰；鼎盛时期 In the 1860s, Tolstoy was at the zenith of his achievement.1860年代，托尔斯泰处于创作巅峰时期。 His career reached its zenith in the 1960s.他的事业在20世纪60年代达到巅峰。 Synonyms apex(SUCCESS)figurative peak(HIGHEST POINT) pinnacle(SUCCESS) the summit top(HIGHEST PART) vertexspecialized Opposite nadir 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 peak prime reach a crescendo rock bottom slow burner sub-level the acme trough zenith | American Dictionaryzenith noun[ C ] us/ˈzi·nəθ/ the best, highest, or most successful point or time: Their popularity reached its zenith in the mid-1990s. Examples of zenithzenith The 1970s were the period when the generation of archaeologists educated in the 1960s reached the zenith of their creativity. At such points, the available light is contributed by a multitude of small openings in the canopy distributed over a wide range of zenith angles. The discourse and discord came to its zenith with the 1967 war. Three decades on from its creative zenith, so-called 'progressive' rock remains probably the most critically maligned and misunderstood genre in the history of rock music. The sun was then truly at its zenith. This underlying sense of unease, then, finally reached its zenith towards the end of the 1970 courses. The process of extending social insurance coverage reached its zenith in the early 1980s, when roughly 70 per cent of the labour force was protected. It can be seen that the zenith of production was the period from 1796 to 1800. The rooflights exploit the fact that an overcast sky is three times as bright at the zenith as at the horizon, enabling less glazing for the same amount of light. The concept of the suburban life-cycle was implied by the work of the factorial ecologists in the 1960s and 1970s, when the quantitative revolution in geography reached its zenith. Older respondents commented on a past zenith. The curves rise to attain maximum values at intermediate zenith angles and then decline as light is attenuated along increasingly lengthy light paths through the canopy. Hemispheric concordance was at its zenith. The boxer starts off, he soon reaches his zenith and then starts to go downhill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is also the end of a pernicious idea that has blighted this century—the idea that all-embracing state control represents the zenith of human progress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. |
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