the highest point of something, especially the top of a mountain 最高點；頂點；山頂 
We reached the summit at noon. 中午時分我們抵達峰頂。 This path leads to the summit. 這條路通往山頂。 - (figurative)
the summit of his career 他事業的頂峰
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc1The Pic Long is the highest summit in the region. 長峰是該地區的最高峰。 The blizzard forced them to delay their summit bid. 暴風雪迫使他們推遲登頂。 The climbers planted a flag on the summit. 登山者在山頂上豎起一面旗幟。 They reached base camp, 12 000 metres below the summit. 他們到達了海拔12 000米的大本營。 We finally arrived at the summit. 我們終於抵達了峰頂。 We were standing at the summit of the highest mountain in India. 我們正站在印度最高峰的峰頂。 a 2 030-foot summit 2,030 英尺高的山頂
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- very
- rocky
- …
- arrive at
- climb
- climb to
- …
- attempt
- bid
- at the summit
- below the summit
- on the summit
- …
an official meeting or series of meetings between the leaders of two or more governments at which they discuss important matters （政府間的）首腦會議；峰會 a summit in Moscow 在莫斯科舉行的首腦會議 a summit conference 峰會
Collocations International relationsInternational relations 國際關系 Trade 貿易 - facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
促進／規範（與其他國家的）貿易 - form/join a trading bloc
建立／加入貿易同盟 - live in/compete in a global/the world economy
生存於全球／世界經濟中；參與全球／世界經濟競爭 - support/promote free trade
支持／促進自由貿易 - adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
采取／呼籲／反對保護主義措施 - erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
設置／推行／減少／消除貿易壁壘 - impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
征收／取消／提高／廢除（某物的）進口關稅 - have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
有巨額／持續增長的貿易順差／逆差 - embrace/resist/drive globalization
接受／抵制／推進全球化
Politics and law 政治與法律 - conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
執行／掌控／談論／討論外交政策 - pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
執行強硬的外交政策 - require/use/conduct diplomacy
需要／使用／實施外交手段 - establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
建立／中斷／斷絕／恢複外交關系 - foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
促進地區間合作 - facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
促進／實現經濟／政治一體化 - exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
行使／維護／保護／移交／恢複／重獲民族／國家／全部／部分主權 - consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
鞏固／擴張／喪失／保持（區域内的）勢力 - hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
維持／改變（區域内的）勢力均衡 - cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
導致／造成／引發／暴露出／彌合／修複 X 與 Y 之間深層次的／不斷擴大的／主要的／嚴重的分歧
Meetings and agreements 會議與協議 - have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
召開／舉行／主辦／出席國際會議／經濟論壇／二十國集團峰會 - launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
發起新一輪的全球／多邊／世界貿易談判 - send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
派遣／領導／帶領／會見高層／官方／貿易代表團 - begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
開始／繼續／重啓和平談判 - be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
致力於／反對／擾亂／損害／幹擾／破壞和平進程 - negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
達成／取得長期的政治協議 - broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
協商／簽署和平協議
Conflict 沖突 - be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
構成對全球安全的一大威脅 - compromise/endanger/protect national security
損害／危及／保護國家安全 - justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
證明軍事幹預合理；支持／反對軍事幹預 - threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
揚言采取／授權使用／發起／采取／支持／反對單邊的／先發制人的軍事行動 - impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
強制實行／解除經濟制裁／武器禁運／海上封鎖 - close/protect/secure/patrol the border
封鎖／保衛邊境；在邊境地區巡邏 - lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
領導／參與維和行動
Aid 援助 - negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
達成／宣布 150 億美元的一套援助計劃／刺激經濟的一攬子計劃 - send/provide/request/cut off military aid
派遣／提供／請求／中斷軍事援助 - bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
帶來／提供緊急／人道主義救助 - deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
資助／管理外國／當地／國際非政府組織 - reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
減少／根除兒童／全球性／世界性貧困
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1The 2024 summit will be hosted by Japan. 2024年峰會將由日本主辦。 The President called a summit at Camp David. 總統在戴維營召集峰會。 These measures were decided at a summit in July. 這些措施是在 7 月的峰會上決定的。 The conference will form part of the European summit in Rome next month. 這次會議是下個月在羅馬召開的歐洲首腦會議的一部分。 a two-day international summit on drugs 爲期兩天的毒品問題國際峰會 annual summits between the major OECD economies 經濟合作與發展組織主要成員之間的年度峰會 The President of Costa Rica will chair the summit meeting. 哥斯達黎加總統將主持峰會。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- annual
- regular
- crisis
- …
- call
- convene
- have
- …
- conference
- meeting
- talks
- …
- at a/the summit
- summit between
- summit on
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the general sense ‘top part’): from Old French somete, from som ‘top’, from Latin summum, neuter of summus ‘highest’.