时间: 2025-04-26 16:15:40
美: [pik]
英: [piːk]
n. 山峰;最高点;顶点;帽舌
vt. 使达到最高点;使竖起
vi. 消瘦;到达最高点;变憔悴
adj. 最高的;最大值的
n. (Peak)人名;(英)皮克
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 16:15:40
词源分析:Peak源自古英语“pic”,意为“尖顶”,与古法语“pike”相关,均表示尖锐或高的形状。
历史背景:该词最早出现在中世纪的英语文献中,常用于描述山顶或高峰。具体使用可以追溯到12世纪。
课本:该单词通常出现在高中及大学英语教材中,如**的高中英语教材、美国的牛津英语教材(如Oxford English Language Course)中,适合12岁以上的学生。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
The peak of the mountain is covered in snow.
(山顶覆盖着雪。)
Sales peaked during the holiday season.
(销售在假期季节达到了顶峰。)
The athlete reached her peak performance at the Olympics.
(这位**员在奥运会上达到了最佳表现。)
The population peaked in the 1980s.
(人口在1980年代达到了最高点。)
At the peak of his career, he decided to retire.
(在他职业生涯的巅峰时,他决定退休。)
*. The company’s stock peaked last month before dropping again.
(该公司的股票上个月达到了顶峰,然后又下跌了。)
The peak of the tree swayed in the wind.
(树顶在风中摇摆。)
They reached the peak of their relationship and then had a falling out.
(他们达到了关系的巅峰,然后发生了争吵。)
The temperature peaked at 30 degrees Celsius today.
(今天气温达到了30摄氏度的最高点。)
The artist's creativity peaked during her final years.
(这位艺术家的创造力在她的最后几年达到了巅峰。)
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通过以上分析,可以帮助你深入理解“peak”这个单词,并在实际应用中灵活运用。
[N-COUNT] The peak of a process or an activity is the point at which it is at its strongest, most successful, or most fully developed. (过程、活动的) 顶峰
例:The firm has slashed its workforce from a peak of 150,000 in 2000.2000年那家公司把其员工从15万峰值进行了大幅裁减。
例:...a flourishing career that was at its peak at the time of his death.…在他去世时处于鼎盛时期的兴旺事业。
[V-I] When something peaks, it reaches its highest value or its highest level. 达到峰值
例:Temperatures have peaked at over 90 degrees.温度已达到峰值,超过了90度。
[[ADJ n]] The peak level or value of something is its highest level or value. 峰值的
例:Today's price is 59% lower than the peak level of $1.5 million.今天的价格比150万美元的峰值水平低了59%。
[[ADJ n]] Peak times are the times when there is most demand for something or most use of something. 高峰的 (时期)
例:It's always crowded at peak times.在高峰期总是很拥挤。
[N-COUNT] A peak is a mountain or the top of a mountain. 山峰
例:...the snow-covered peaks.…白雪覆盖的山峰。
[[英国英语]] The peak of a cap is the part at the front that sticks out over your eyes. 帽檐
例:His eyes were shaded by the peak of his cap.他的眼睛被帽檐遮住。