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单词 peak
释义
peak
noun[C]
uk
/piːk/us
/piːk/

peaknoun[C](HIGHEST POINT)

B2
thehighest,strongest, orbestpoint,value, orlevelofskill:
最高点，高峰
Pricesreacha peak duringAugust.8月份价格达到高峰。
Beat theeggwhitesuntil they arestiffenough toformfirmpeaks.不停地搅拌蛋清直至其变成硬尖状。
Wesawavictoryby anathleteatthe very peak of herfitnessandcareer.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)
thesummit
top(HIGHEST PART)
vertexspecialized
zenith(MOST SUCCESSFUL POINT)
More examples
  • Heseemsto havereachedthe peak of histenniscareer.
  • Accommodation istrickytofindat the peak of theseason.
  • Theeveningrushhourreachesitspeak between 5 and 6pm.
  • There are always peaks andtroughsin anyrelationship.
  • The Beatles were attheirpeak during the 1960s.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Higher and lower points of achievement
  • apex
  • apogee
  • capstone
  • climax
  • fulfilment
  • glory days
  • height
  • heyday
  • high point
  • high tide
  • Indian summer
  • pinnacle
  • plumb
  • plumb the depthsidiom
  • prime
  • rock bottom
  • slow burner
  • summit
  • the acme
  • zenith
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peaknoun[C](MOUNTAIN)

B1
thepointedtopof amountain, or themountainitself:
山顶；山峰
It is one of the mostdifficultpeaks toclimb.这是最难攀登的山峰之一。
Synonyms
mountaintop
pinnacle(TOP)
summit(HIGHEST POINT)
top(HIGHEST PART)
picture of peak
cdbrphotography/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
More examples
  • theglaciatedpeaks of the Himalayas
  • From thelowlandsof thesouthto theruggedpeaks in thenorth, Derbyshire has something for everyone.
  • Snow-covered peaksforma back-drop tobeautifulmountainlakes.
  • Ben Nevis is Scotland'shighestpeak.
  • We set upcampthreequartersof the way up the peak.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geography: hills & mountains
  • acclivity
  • craggy
  • esker
  • highlands
  • hillock
  • landform
  • Marilyn
  • mesa
  • mid-ocean ridge
  • motte
  • pinnacle
  • precipitous
  • scarp
  • spur
  • steep
  • the Adirondack Mountains
  • the Alaska Range
  • the Alps
  • the Andes
  • volcano
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peaknoun[C](HAT PART)

mainlyUK
(USusuallyvisor)
theflatcurvedpartof acapthat goes above theeyesof thepersonwho iswearingit
帽檐，帽舌
picture of peak
prapann/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hats & scarves
  • ascot
  • balaclava
  • bandana
  • baseball cap
  • beanie
  • cycle helmet
  • deerstalker
  • dicky bow
  • do-rag
  • dunce's cap
  • kippa
  • mask
  • millinery
  • mitre
  • mortarboard
  • topee
  • topper
  • toque
  • trencher
  • trilby
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peak
adjective[before noun]
uk
/piːk/us
/piːk/
Peaktimesare thetimeswhen mostpeopleare using or doing something:
高峰的（时期）
Trafficcongestionis reallybadat peakperiods(= when it isbusiest).交通拥挤状况在高峰时段真是糟糕透了。
It is mostexpensivetoadvertiseat peakviewingtimes(= those with the mostpeoplewatching).黄金收视时间的广告费用很高。
Don't go there in the peak(=busiest)season- it'll behotandcrowded.不要在旅游旺季时到那里去——会又热又挤。
Peaklevelsorratesare when they are attheirhighest:
巅峰的（水平、率）
peakrateelectricity峰率电
mainlyUKoftenhumorous
used todescribesomething that hasbecomesopopularandcommonthat it is nolongerfashionableorpeoplestarttodislikeit:
（因过分流行而）饱和的，遭嫌弃的
Ithinkwe'vereachedpeakbeard(=beardswerefashionable, but now too manypeoplehave 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）。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Busy and active
  • abustle
  • arena
  • be (as) busy as a beeidiom
  • be all goidiom
  • be at workidiom
  • be back in harnessidiom
  • boot
  • frenetic
  • frenetically
  • gangbusters
  • girlie swot
  • hard-working
  • plate
  • rev
  • run round
  • run round in circlesidiom
  • run round like a headless chickenidiom
  • rush/runsomeoneofftheirfeetidiom
  • scurry
  • spread
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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/
toreachthehighest,strongest, orbestpoint,value, orlevelofskill:
达到顶峰，达到最大值
Officialfiguresshow thatunemploymentpeaked inNovember.官方数字显示失业人数在11月达到最高点。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Higher and lower points of achievement
  • apex
  • apogee
  • capstone
  • climax
  • fulfilment
  • glory days
  • height
  • heyday
  • high point
  • high tide
  • Indian summer
  • pinnacle
  • plumb
  • plumb the depthsidiom
  • prime
  • rock bottom
  • slow burner
  • summit
  • the acme
  • zenith
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(Definition ofpeakfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

peak| American Dictionary

peak
verb[I]
us
/pik/

peakverb[I](REACH HIGHEST POINT)

toreachthehighestpoint,value, orlevel:
Officialfiguresshowunemploymentpeaked inNovember.

peak

adjective[not gradable]us
/pik/
During the peakseason, thepopulationswellswith over 50,000tourists.
peak
noun[C]
us
/pik/

peaknoun[C](MOUNTAIN TOP)

thepointedtopof amountain, or themountainitself
(Definition ofpeakfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

peak| Business English

peak
noun[C]
uk
/piːk/us
aperiodduring which somethingreachesitshighestlevel,price,rate, etc.:
Atitspeak, thecompanywasvaluedat £1.5billion.
Severalinternetserviceproviderstestedin theeveningpeakfailedtodeliverthe newtargetforhigh-speedinternet.
be above/below the peak of sthTheshareshavestartedtorecoverbut are stillfarbelowtheir12-month peak.
hit/reach/rise to a peakInvestors werelookingbeyond the UKmarketbecause theyfearedit might havereacheda peak.
all-time/record/highestpeak
Markets aresubjecttostrongpeaks andtroughsduetoeconomiccycles.
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troughnoun
peak
adjective[before noun]
uk
/piːk/us
relatingto thehighestlevel,price,rate, etc. that somethingreaches:
Thecomparisonsiteprovidesinformationonpeak andoff-peakratesacrossall themajormobilenetworks.
Serviceproviderskeepsparecapacitytomeetpeakdemand.
peakefficiency/performance
relatingto aperiodoftimeduring which morepeopleare using aserviceorsystemthan during any otherperiod:
The newfacilitycouldincreasethenumberofpackagesshippedto 30,000 from 10,000 during the peakholidayseason.
peak hours/periods/timesThe Underground oftenoperatesa crowd-controlsystemat peakperiods.
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off-peak
peak
verb[I]
uk
/piːk/us
(alsopeak out)
toreachthehighestlevel,price,rate, etc.:
Officialfiguresshow thatunemploymentpeaked inNovember.
peak (out) at sthThere wasgrowingbeliefin the City thatbaseratesmay have peaked at 4.75%.
Despitetalkof themarketpeaking out,investorsare stillbuyingratherthanselling.
(Definition ofpeakfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpeak

peak
The ratio of mutant to wild-type peaks was approximately 1:1 in both specimens (data not shown).
From theCambridge English Corpus
The increased expression peaked at 1 and 3 days compared to controls.
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Measurement between peaks thus gives an indication of the potential or capacity of the economy as it changes over time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The sides of the distribution are then determined on the basis of the ratio values at half of the peak's maximum height.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The visual representation of the energy peaks in the spectrograms was successful in helping teachers understand this difference in the two varieties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Daily egg production peaked between days 8-25 and thereafter decreased asymptotically (fig. 3).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Over the time period there were two significant peaks in the percentage of operated children.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Obscured by the peaks is a decline in the susceptible population prior to the final time for areas with infection.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the time and level at which the number of deaths peaks, is very uncertain.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The decisive criterion was the number rather than the (vocalic) nature of the sonority peaks.
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Large numbers on the crops do not in themselves account for the peaks in flight activity shown on certain days and dates.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The same is true for wind and rain and five of the peaks occurred during a long period of low wind and rain.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The time frames cover the warm and rainy season, when peaks of mosquito abundance are more likely to occur in the area.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As a result, the demand for stucco-workers within the season had sudden peaks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithpeak

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all-time peak
The demographic post-war baby boom working its way up the age range to reach itsall-timepeakof nearly a million school-leavers in 1962 did not affect this situation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
central peak
This tends to create landscapes with a single,centralpeak.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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