| 单词 | off-peak |
| 释义 | off-peak adjective uk/ˌɒfˈpiːk/us/ˌɑːfˈpiːk/not at the mostpopularandexpensivetime: 非高峰（时间）的，淡季的off-peakphonecalls非高峰时间的电话 Costing little or no money
off-peak| Business Englishoff-peak adjective[before noun] uk/ˌɒfˈpiːk/us/ˈɒfˈpiːk/not at the mostpopularandexpensivetime, when manypeopleare doing or using aparticularthing: off-peakphonecalls off-peaktraintimes off-peakhours Off-peakfaresarecheaperpricesfortravellingontrainsthat are lessbusy. off-peakadverb It'scheapertotraveloff-peak. Examplesofoff-peakoff-peak Inoff-peakseasons, the main tasks of casual workers are weeding the rows of planted cotton and maintaining irrigation canals. From theCambridge English Corpus The maximum shearing rate is thereby reduced a t 'off-peak' locations. From theCambridge English Corpus Off-peaktariffs will, however, continue to be available andoff-peakelectricity will remain cheaper than electricity on normal tariffs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While all electricity prices have risen as a result of oil price increases,off-peaktariffs still remain substantially lower than peak tariffs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the contrary,off-peakrates will continue to be very much lower than ordinary rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The cuts are concentrated onoff-peaklocal passenger services and are effected by reducing the number of trains and shortening them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Evenoff-peak, non-corridor compartment coaches account for only part of the train, so that passengers have a choice between compartment and open coaches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Reductions to one lane are permitted only as a last resort, and then we try to keep them inoff-peakperiods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A number ofoff-peakand non-scheduled services have been withdrawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps unloading could be done atoff-peaktimes in the day, or specific hours could be worked out in relation to particular areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It takes the form of a flat rate addition—expressed in decimals of a penny—to the basic rate for every unit consumed, whetheroff-peakor ordinary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our concessionary fares scheme—free pass,off-peak—is currently valued at £48. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Train operators have to consider whether increasingoff-peakfares is the best way to attract new rail passengers and fill spare capacity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are special fare concessions, such as for travel atoff-peakperiods, weekends,et cetera. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Additional operators are now being employed during weekends and otheroff-peakperiods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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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