| 单词 | off-peak |
| 释义 | off-peakWord family adjectivepeakedpeakynounpeak ˌoff-ˈpeak adjectiveadj especially British EnglishBrE 1 BUSY PLACEoff-peak hours or periods are times that are less busy because fewer people want to do or use something 非高峰时间的 OPP peak Telephone charges are lower during off-peak periods. 非高峰时段电话收费要低一些。 2. BUSY PLACEoff-peak travel, electricity etc is cheaper because it is done or used at less busy times 〔旅行的〕淡季的；〔用电收费〕非高峰时段的 OPP peak —off-peak adverbadv Examples from the Corpus off-peak• Public opinion sometimes erroneously accuses the partly empty, off-peak buses of being run inefficiently.• It's not expensive if you couple it to an off-peak Economy Seven meter.• Check whether an off-peak electric storage heater or a gas fire might be better choice.• Consumers can benefit because the heaters then use more of the cheaper off-peak electricity, and less of the expensive kind.• Work on the highway will be done only during off-peak hours.• During the summer off-peak months a proportion of gas is fed into storage units above and below ground.• Take advantage of off-peak reductions for package holidays.• Peak-hour trams will run every six minutes, with off-peak services every 12 minutes.• Many do not take full advantage of the various daytime, night and off-peak tariffs on offer from their electricity company.• At off-peak times senior citizens can use the sports centre at reduced rates.• Youngsters and the unemployed will be given 250 hours of free community use at off-peak times. off-peak periods• In particular, fare increases appear to lead to high losses of passengers, particularly at off-peak periods. From Longman Business Dictionary off-peakˌoff-ˈpeak adjectiveadj [only before a noun] 1TRAVELoff-peak travel, electricity etc is cheaper than normal because fewer people are travelling, using electricity etc at that time discounts on off-peak travel 2COMMERCEoff-peak hours or periods are the times when fewer people want to do or use something, and when it is usually cheaper Telephone charges are lower during off-peak periods. → compare peak2 —off-peak adverbadv It is much cheaper to travel off-peak. |
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