peak
peak
英[piːk]美[piːk]
n.山峰，*高点，尖端，帽檐；
v.达到高峰，达到*高值；
adj.*高度的，巅峰状态的；
复数：peaks;
第三人称单数：peaks;
过去式：peaked;
现在分词：peaking;
例句
The 8844-metre peak stabbed the sky.这座8844米高的山峰直插云霄。
Traffic reaches a peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.早晨八九点钟是交通的高峰时刻。
He's at the peak of his career.他正处于事业的巅峰。
The peak towers up into the clouds.那座山峰高耸入云。
The highest peak lifts its majestic cone far into the clouds.*高峰高耸入云。
We saw peak beyond peak.我们看到山峰迭起。
Unemployment amongst married women reached a peak.在已婚女性中失业率达到了顶峰。
Unemployment among married women reached a peak.在已婚女性中失业率达到了顶峰。
Envy assails the noblest, the winds howl around the highest peak.高位遭人妒，高峰招风吹。出自：英语谚语
Shek Hang Kong Mountain Peak, it is all Babaoshan wildlife nature reserve.石坑崆峰下, 是八宝山野生动植物自然保护区.
英语六级真题
For almost five centuries a very large supply of cod ( ' , 鳕 鱼) provided abundant raw material for an industry which at its peak employed about 40,000 people, sustaining entire communities in Newfoundland.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文The population increase in cities reached a new peak in Asia and Africa.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文After repeating the question, she explained that the sufficient number of security guards would be working at peak hours to speed things along
出自-2012年12月听力原文Whether the security checks would create long queues at peak hours
出自-2012年12月听力原文For almost five centuries a very large supply of cod provided abundant raw material for an industry which at its peak employed about 40,000 people, sustaining entire communities in Newfoundland.
2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BI remember in Japan, people heading directly to the fruit section in the supermarket, when the banana diet was at its peak.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CIn the peak of the dot.com bubble, brick and mortar retail was one of those industries the internet was going to kill—and quickly.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BResearchers are already asking if motor vehicle use has reached its peak and will decline, but transport planners have yet to catch up with this trend, instead of laying new roads to tackle traffic jams.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
顶点；顶峰
The peak of a process or an activity is the point at which it is at its strongest, most successful, or most fully developed.
例句
The party's membership has fallen from a peak of fifty-thousand after the Second World War...二战后该**员人数已从5万人的峰值下降了。The bomb went off in a concrete dustbin at the peak of the morning rush hour.在*繁忙的交通早高峰期，那枚炸弹在一个混凝土垃圾箱里爆炸了。VERB
达到顶点；达到顶峰；达到*高值
When something peaks, it reaches its highest value or its highest level.
例句
Temperatures have peaked at over thirty degrees Celsius...温度*高达30摄氏度以上。The crisis peaked in July 1974...那场危机在1974年7月达到巅峰。ADJ
（水平、价值）*高的，*大的
The peak level or value of something is its highest level or value.
例句
Calls cost 36p (cheap rate) and 48p (peak rate) per minute...电话每分钟36便士（优惠费率）和48便士（高峰费率）。We bought it at the wrong time and paid the peak price.我们买的时机不合适，买了个*高价。ADJ
高峰的；高峰期的
Peak times are the times when there is most demand for something or most use of something.
例句
It's always crowded at peak times...高峰期总是非常拥挤。During peak periods, reservations are difficult to make at some of the hotels.在高峰时期，有些酒店很难预订到房间。N-COUNT
山峰；山顶；山巅
A peak is a mountain or the top of a mountain.
例句
...the snow-covered peaks.积雪覆盖的山顶N-COUNT
帽舌；帽檐
The peak of a cap is the part at the front that sticks out above your eyes.
例句
The man touched the peak of his cap.那名男子摸了摸他的帽舌。英汉词典释义
n.
山峰, 山顶; 有尖峰的高山
The plane flew over the peaks.飞机在山峰上飞过。尖端，尖形，尖头
The wind blew the waves into great peaks.风把浪刮得高高耸起。*高点, *高水平; 高峰
He's at the peak of his career.他正处于事业的巅峰。Traffic reaches a peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.早晨八九点钟是交通的高峰时刻。Athletes have to train continuously to stay in peak condition.运动员必须不断训练才能保持*佳竞技状态。帽舌，帽檐
vi.
达到高峰, 达到*大值，达到*高值
Toy sales peaked just before Christmas and are now decreasing.玩具销售额在圣诞节前夕达到*高峰, 现已逐渐下降。Middle school enrolments will peak this year.今年中学入学人数将达到高峰。adj.
*高度的；高峰时期的；巅峰状态的
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the most extreme possible amount or value;
"voltage peak"2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
3. the highest level or degree attainable;
"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty""the artist's gifts are at their acme""at the height of her career""the peak of perfection""summer was at its peak""...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame""the summit of his ambition""so many highest superlatives achieved by man""at the top of his profession"4. the top point of a mountain or hill;
"the view from the peak was magnificent""they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"5. a V shape;
"the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"6. the highest point (of something);
"at the peak of the pyramid"7. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes;
"he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"Verb
1. to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity;
"That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"Adjective
1. of a period of maximal use or demand or activity;
"at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable"2. approaching or constituting a maximum;
"maximal temperature""maximum speed""working at peak efficiency"行业词典
体育： 斜桁尖头；达到高峰；达到*高点；达到*佳状态；
医学： 峰：图表或任何其他变量的顶点或上限；
土木工程： 峰荷热源；peak-load heat source；
地理学： 峰；又称 :峰(mount )；
物理学： 峰值；［value］ 曾用名“巅值”。；
生物学： 帽檐；
电力： 调峰方案: peak-load regulating design；调峰容量: peak-load regulating capacity；峰值纹波因数: peak-ripple factor, peak distortion factor；
金融： 旺季；营业高峰；经济周期的繁荣顶点；
