- [usually singular]
the point when somebody/something is best, most successful, strongest, etc. synonym height顶峰;高峰 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。 the peaks and troughs of married life 婚后生活的起起伏伏 - at the peak of something
She's at the peak of her career. 她正处在事业的巅峰。 Membership of the club has fallen from a peak of 600 people in 2006. 该俱乐部的会员人数已从2006年的峰值600人下降。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1, Moneyc1Her performance is just past its peak. 她的表演已经过了巅峰期。 Production is rising back towards its 2008 peak. 产量正回升至2008年的峰值。 The crisis was now at its peak. 危机正处在最严重的时刻。 The graph shows two very sharp price peaks. 该图显示出两个非常明显的价格高峰。 The influx of tourists has reached its summer peak. 涌入的游客人数达到了夏日的最高峰。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- all-time
- seasonal
- summer
- …
- rise to
- rise towards/toward
- hit
- …
- hours
- period
- season
- …
- at a/the/your peak
- peak of
- in peak condition
- peaks and troughs
the pointed top of a mountain; a mountain with a pointed top 山峰;峰峦 a mountain peak 山峰 snow-capped/jagged peaks 积雪覆盖的/嶙峋怪异的群峰 The climbers made camp halfway up the peak. 登山者在半山腰设置营地。 We looked up at the rocky peaks towering above us. 我们抬头看高高耸立在我们上方岩石嶙峋的山峰。
Homophones peak | peek | piquepeak peek piqueTopics Geographyc1- peak noun
Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America. 麦金利山是北美最高的山峰。
- peak verb
Birdsong tends to peak in the spring mating season. 鸟鸣往往在春季交配季节达到顶峰。
- peek verb
I have to peek out from behind a cushion when watching horror films. 看恐怖片要从靠垫后面往外偷看。
- peek noun
She sneaked a peek at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
- pique noun
He smashed his racket in a fit of pique. 他一气之下打碎了球拍。
- pique verb
He knew the cutting remark would pique his friend's vanity. 他知道尖刻的话会激起他朋友的虚荣心。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- lofty
- towering
- …
- climb
- conquer
- scale
- …
- loom
- rise
- tower
- …
- on a/the peak
any narrow and pointed shape, edge, etc. 尖形;尖端;尖头 - (British English) (North American English bill, visor)
the stiff front part of a cap that sticks out above your eyes 帽舌;帽檐 Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably a back-formation from peaked, variant of dialect picked ‘pointed’.