英语词汇peak怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

peak¹

noun piːkpik

1The pointed top of a mountain.
山峰，巅
tatters of fog clung to the peak of the mountain
Example sentencesExamples
- Recently, my wife and I experienced the snowy white peaks of Maine's mountains illuminated by pink dawns and golden sunsets.
- Behind him the skyline was still dominated by the White Mountains, their snowy peaks glistening in the afternoon sun.
- Finally the flood waters fell and mountain peaks emerged.
- The forest below and the sky above clashed on the horizon with jagged peaks of mountains.
- Running down each side of the valley are mountain peaks dotted with dormant volcanoes.
- The visitor is mesmerized by its sunny beaches, snowy mountain peaks, endless plains where black bulls graze, shimmering lakes and mountain streams.
- It winds up through rolling hills with stands of poplar trees, distant views of lakes and snowy mountain peaks strung along the horizon.
- And the giant mountains with their snowy peaks and endless trees remind me of you.
- How it ended up on the peak of a snowy mountain (located over a crocodile lake and through a blue tunnel) is a question we'll have to save for another day.
- The weather in southwestern Germany, with its mountain peaks and rolling hills, can turn nasty in a hurry.
- White clouds cling to lofty mountain peaks, which rise vertically from out of glacial basins, stretching all the way back to the Southern Alps.
- Beyond these cities stood the snowy peaks of this spectacular mountain range.
- It could be the top of a tower, or a mountain peak, or a cliff.
- Mountain peaks surround the lake and protect it.
- The county has some of the most mountainous terrain in the state, including Virginia's highest mountain peaks, which made transportation difficult.
- Beyond the farmhouse and its protective line of trees, lie rising foothills and distant mountain peaks.
- At the exact moment she touched the tallest peak of the mountain, the birds all rose into the air.
- The moorland is screened by the peaks of mountains.
- Far off in the horizon, the peaks of various mountains were visible.
- Apart from the cliffs and headwalls at the peak, the mountain requires a lot of straight skiing to maintain speed.
Synonyms
summit, top, crest, pinnacle, mountaintop, spire, heights, brow, apex, crown, tip, cap, vertex, acme, zenith, apogee
1. 1.1 A mountain with a pointed top.
  （尤指有尖峰的）山
  he climbed his last Swiss peak at the age of 80
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Transylvanian Alps in the central region contain the highest peak, Mount Moldoveanu.
  The sky is turquoise, though clouds are bunching up against the peaks of the Absaroka Range in the Washakie Wilderness, where we are headed.
  Five other peaks in the range have long been opened for international mountaineering.
  The over 100 volcanic peaks in the range, some over 3,000 metres in elevation, include more than a dozen which are considered active.
  Its world wonders range from Andean peaks to Amazonian wilderness; from the endless horizons of the pampas to the awesome glaciers of Patagonia.
  Make an early start and allow ample time if you want to see the best reflections in Lake Matheson of Mount Cook and Mount Tasman, impressive peaks in the Southern Alps.
  The peaks above them rose high, much higher than any mountain had before.
  From the summits of the peaks, you can even glimpse Mount Whitney on a clear day.
  The canyons between the peaks seemed bottomless and forbidding, and the mountain range stretched on for unseen miles in both directions.
  The highest peak is Mount Apo in Mindanao at 9,689 feet.
  The views to the East and South are dominated with blue skies and the snow covered peaks of Mount Adams and Mount Hood.
  On a steep site facing south-east overlooking the peaks of the Vardousia range across the valley, it is arranged as a little three-storey tower.
  Where the White Mountains come to an end is the great peak of Mount Mindolluin.
  The highlands of this park are forested with the peak of Mount Meru rising above the forests to dominate the area.
  Synonyms
  mountain, hill, height, alp, aiguille, serac, puy, crag, tor, inselberg
  bluff, scarp, escarpment, eminence, prominence, elevation
  ridge, range, massif, sierra, cordillera
  Scottish ben, Munro
  South African berg
  Arabic jebel
  archaic mount
2A projecting pointed part or shape.
尖端，尖顶
whisk two egg whites to stiff peaks
把两个蛋白搅拌至黏稠状。
Example sentencesExamples
- He noticed Hunter and Brandon heading up a slight incline to the peak of a small mound, and chased after them.
- The shapes of the peaks are broader and less asymmetric.
- In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites to soft peaks and fold into the mixture.
- Beat the egg whites until they stand in soft peaks.
- Trim to a triangular shape, leaving the peak as high as possible.
- Whip cream into soft peaks and fold in egg white mixture.
- Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold gently into the batter with a spatula.
- Its shape has characteristic peaks and troughs.
- Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks, then fold through gently.
- Whisk the egg whites until they make soft peaks then fold into the chocolate mixture.
- Every tree seems to me to be shaped as a peak uniquely designed for the very spot it stands in.
- The paint, like whipped egg-whites, can hold peaks, and dry in the same shape in which it is applied.
- Before I quite realized what was happening, one rose up in an oddly shaped peak and slapped me on the side of the head.
- Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into batter.
- We named our phenomenal prominence Igloo since the peak of it was shaped like an ice dome.
- The position and shape of the peaks did not change with increasing time of incubation.
- He had a case too, and his was shaped like a pyramid with a rounded peak.
- Beat four of the egg whites to stiff peaks with the salt.
- It is cone shaped with a depression scooped out of its peak.
- If you look closely, the peaks resemble a sleeping chief.
1. 2.1British A stiff brim at the front of a cap.
  帽舌
  Example sentencesExamples
  In addition there was a fellow in a brown bowler hat, another in a shapeless cloth cap with a peak, and both added their encouragements, turning to Waistcoat in a laconic collusion.
  My hand sort of began to creep up to the peak of the hat - I felt a salute coming on.
  I along with many other men occasionally wear a hat with a peak to protect my eyes from the sun's rays.
  Tamely scooting up and down for hours on end is a poor substitute for triple loops and double back flips while still holding on to the peak of your baseball cap with one hand.
  Kitted out in his team-issue polo shirt, the peak of his baseball cap shading his outdoor complexion, short sleeves revealing the power in his forearms still.
  A ponytail of strawberry blond hair hung casually below the reversed peak of her baseball cap.
  Synonyms
  brim, visor
2. 2.2 The narrow part of a ship's hold at the bow or stern.
  （艏或艉的）尖舱
  further storage is found in the bow peak
  Example sentencesExamples
  It looked like an ornament, like something at the front peak of a ship, a statue of some sort.
3. 2.3 The upper, outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff.
  斜桁外端，（帆的）后上角
  as modifier the peak halyard
3The point of highest activity, quality, or achievement.
顶点，顶峰
he was at his peak as a cricketer
package holiday sales hit a peak of around 12 million
Example sentencesExamples
- My muscles, then at their peak, seemed to just explode with energy when called upon.
- ‘They are at their peak,’ petitions the Celtic manager.
- The activity hits a peak and then comes back down around six months.
- His shares rode the dotcom boom all the way up to $130, making his 30,000 free share options worth almost $4 million at their peak.
- At its peak, about 60 workers were involved with the project, which took a little over a year to complete.
- At his peak he was almost unstoppable and only the quality of competition limited his Scotland appearances to two.
- At their peak in 1998, the shares were worth £17.68.
- But at his peak, from 1947-1955, he dominated the box office and television ratings.
- At its peak, there were 3,439 workers on the project and tradesmen queued for the chance of a job.
- By April 6, 1919, the agitations were at their peak.
- At the peak of the project it employed 167 people.
- At the peak of the 18-month project more than 600 workers were employed on site and over one million construction hours worked.
- But as time passed, he no longer was at his peak, and the quality of his troops declined, while his enemies had learned their lessons.
- It would take time to get back to my physical peak.
- He's at his physical peak now and has the great inner confidence that comes with winning the world championship.
- The project at peak employed some 3,500 workers; more than fifty percent of the current workforce is from Point Fortin.
- At their peak, cassette sales alone brought in an estimated $50 million annually.
- I was 27 years old at the peak of my physical abilities.
- He's happy. ‘Ricky's just about at his peak, now and over the next couple of years.
- His personal assets stood at more than 600 million yuan at their peak.
Synonyms
height, high point/spot, pinnacle, summit, top, highlight, climax, culmination, consummation, epitome, apex, zenith, ascendancy, crowning point, peak of perfection
acme, meridian, apogee, prime, heyday, ne plus ultra, nonpareil, best part, perfection, top form, highest level
1. 3.1 A point in a curve or on a graph, or a value of a physical quantity, higher than those around it.
  峰值，极值
  a slight increase in velocity provides a second peak on the general velocity curve
  Example sentencesExamples
  Also evident and of concern is the fact that the peak of the graph occurs at 5 SED.
  Eventually, however, the peak of the curve is reached, and further increases in stress cause a decline in performance.
  The next step is to chop the copies into different lengths, and these, when graphed, give the peaks that are the profile of the bacteria in that soil.
  It can be noted that the curve shows close peaks on chromosomes 1, 2, 3, and 6.
  For example, some oil production curves have multiple peaks.
  Figure 2a shows a comparison of the ratios of the two peaks of luminescence obtained from full datasets for two separate experiments.
  What happens in all these cases is that a small number of CDs or whatever sell in enormous quantities, forming a peak on the graph.
  It is taken as the point at which the curve exhibits a peak or maintains a continuous displacement increase with no further increase in pull.
  The inset shows the second differential curves calculated from peaks 7 and 8 of the quinone spectra.
  This essentially gives them sensitivity curves with very broad peaks, so their visual systems are nearly spectrally neutral.
  The sweet spot is defined by two lines near the peak of the curve.
  When high hardness is the ultimate need, the material must be treated in such a way that the peak of the curve is reached.
  As expected, loop regions show more motion than helical regions, which is reflected in the larger deviations from the starting point as indicated by peaks in the graph.
  However, cell cycle length was unaffected by this treatment, notwithstanding the presence of a small peak in the curve at 14 h.
  The peaks in the graph represent changes in power due to pairwise LD between the two neutral markers.
  A peak in the graph is expected to be centered around a site containing a balanced polymorphism.
  When the data is returned to Earth, the measurements are displayed in graphs as peaks, with the most abundant mineral boasting the tallest peak.
  The average likelihood shows a bell-shaped curve with the peak at the QTL position.
  The height of these characteristic peaks indicates the quantity of each element present.
  Many sets of phones have a response curve featuring peaks and valleys with high amplitude but low bandwidth.

verb piːkpik

no object, with adverbial Reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time.
达到最大值，达到高峰
the disease peaked in summer
Example sentencesExamples
- Consumption went along with an increase in global growth in 2004, which peaked at about 4.5 per cent.
- The increases in both cases peaked after the recession was over, the result of the time it takes to enact and implement taxes.
- At worst, rates will peak at 4 per cent in 2006 before they start falling again.
- The inflation rate which peaked at 8.8 per cent in late September dropped steeply from December to below 5 per cent in January.
- Respiratory and pulmonary diseases peaked in cold weather.
- The bazaar will usually last for between three and five nights, peaking in popularity and attendance on the first and last nights.
- The first wave of killings started over the summer 2003, peaking in early 2004.
- British interest rates are likely to peak at 5.25 per cent in 2005, up from the current 4.25 per cent.
- The birth rate peaked in March 1947, long before government intervention took effect.
- The history of sheep is often left in the 1870s, when the value of wool exported peaked at over £3 million.
- Economists now believe interest rates could peak at 5.5 per cent or rise even sharper if the housing market and borrowing fail to slow.
- In the early part of the last century, most diseases peaked and were subsiding before medicine discovered the cure.
- In 1980, the suicide rate in Denmark peaked and reached a level that was among the highest in the world, with 34 suicides per 100 000 inhabitants.
- The province has finally broken the 50 percent barrier - in 1996 the pass rate peaked at 50 percent, but dropped off again.
- As summer temperatures peak, however, most people are wearing the bare minimum that decency allows.
- Farther out, some see rates peaking at 5.25 per cent in the first half of 2005.
- Values for vineyards peaked in 2000 in the range of $85,000 to $180,000 per acre, but sales activity in 2003 was virtually nil.
- The unemployment rate peaked at 8.9 percent in the spring and dropped to 8.4 percent by the end of the year.
- Although oil's price increases may peak in the short-term, the global energy industry is in the throes of a structural transformation.
- As the decade wore on, organised employment increased marginally, peaking in 1997.
Synonyms
reach its highest point, reach the high point
climax, reach a climax, come to a climax, culminate, reach the zenith, come to a head

adjective piːkpik

1attributive At the highest level; maximum.
the canal was restored to peak condition
Example sentencesExamples
- He had worked himself up to the highest level of peak performance he thought he could - yet a mere boy who had never in his life even thought of being bioenhanced had defeated him.
- The Swiss crowd always spurs me to perform at peak level.
- When someone wins, it's because all facets of the organization are working at a peak level.
- PC manufacturers developed state-of-the-art thermal solutions to ensure that notebooks run at the peak performance level under normal conditions.
- The text is addressed to all performers, athletes, business people, trial lawyers and anyone else who needs guidance on how to work at their peak performance level.
- And should he come into the ring in peak condition and mindful of the game-plan of his excellent trainer, a very good contest this may well be.
- White, meanwhile, continues his battle for peak fitness and a Yorkshire recall after impressing with an innings of 121 against the Yorkshire Academy last Sunday.
- As the horse was at peak fitness and would have been full of himself, Sheeran prescribed mild sedation to avoid the risk of the horse injuring himself when undergoing treatment in the hydrotherapy unit.
- With the World Championships in Helsinki starting only two weeks after this meeting, all our top athletes should be in peak condition.
- But while the Georgian house has been kept in peak condition, the 260 acres of landscaped grounds have become overgrown and wild.
- It's in peak condition and with a facility like this on our own doorstep, it would be a pity not to use it.
- Flush toxins from your body and keep metabolic processes humming along at peak levels.
- Actually, yes, it is possible to hold a high, but not peak, level of fitness for a long time.
- Now, however, they have retreated six to eight percentage points from their peak levels.
- The bullpen is the only area of the team operating at or near peak level.
- Kerr, in is usual fashion, declined to reveal his team selection after Ireland completed their preparations yesterday on a Lansdowne Road pitch that is in peak condition.
- Also, peak levels of both can be maintained with a limited amount of training.
- Thin on top and thick around the thighs, the striker's career has been one long worry about weight, knee complaints and the fight to find the peak condition that comes so easily to others.
- Consequently you can loose your motivation to continue to train hard and end up in a difficult place, not able to recover your peak performance level.
- ‘I watch from a distance now and am disappointed neither club is in peak condition,’ he said with understatement.
Synonyms
maximum, maximal, top, greatest, highest, utmost, uttermost, extreme
ultimate, best, optimum
1. 1.1 Characterized by maximum activity or demand.
  高峰的
  traffic speeds are reduced at peak hours
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are options worth exploring to reduce this peak demand.
  As a result there have been some changes to shift patterns to better meet demands at peak times.
  Due to the nature of the position, flexibility is required to meet peak season demands and festive occasions.
  Even outside the peak hours, the traffic heading between the north and south of the city is tailing back.
  He has a skill as an electrician which is in peak demand.
  The initiative involves tackling alcohol-fuelled violence in town centres involving extra levels of policing at peak times.
  Brewers also found 2003 a bitter year as sales of beer and stout continued to decline from the peak levels of 1999 and 2000.
  I would be surprised if we got back to the peak level of 1999-2000.
  A third car will also be available for times of peak demand.
  The lethal combination of peak hour traffic and rain had resulted in chaos on the roads.
  At present the city struggles to keep traffic moving at peak hours.
  The plan also calls on employers to consider introducing flexi-times, so that the effect of the peak demand by traffic on the road network can be diluted.
  During peak hours, traffic is at its highest and it is next to impossible to traverse the road.
  While the inner ring road has peak hour traffic of 12,000 vehicles, the intermediate ring road has 7,000.
  Meanwhile, the peak demand in the city is 226 MW.
  Despite having the best network defenses, enterprises were helpless to maintain their peak level of operation.
  You can really tell when the traffic peak hours are.
  The early evening is a peak period when demand is exceptionally high.
  The facility's energy strategies will result in a 67 percent reduction in electric energy use during peak demand hours.
  People will use their cars less as a result, reducing air pollution, decreasing traffic congestion and lessening peak period demands on public transport.

Usage

The word meaning ‘look quickly or furtively’ and ‘a quick or furtive look’ is peek, not peak. See peek

Derivatives

peakless

adjective

For much of the century the European and American line infantryman wore differing sizes, shapes, and designs of shako, or chaco, an originally peakless, cylindrical, felt hat introduced in Austria in 1769.
Example sentencesExamples
- After averaging, isotropic cells continue to show a peakless angular correlation function during isotropic expansion, confirming that there is no preferred direction of spreading in isotropic cells.

Origin

Mid 16th century: probably a back-formation from peaked, variant of dialect picked 'pointed'.

pike from Old English:
The earliest recorded meaning of pike is for a pickaxe, pick simply being a variant form of pike. The freshwater fish the pike gets its name from the resemblance of its long pointed jaw to the old infantry weapon called a pike, which has a pointed steel or iron head on a long shaft. While basically the same word as Old English pike, this came into English during the 16th century from French piquer ‘to pierce’. In dialect piked ‘pointed’ became picked and then peaked, and this is probably the origin of the word peak (Late Middle English) for the pointed top of something such as a mountain. The Australian and New Zealand expressions to pike out, ‘to withdraw or go back on a plan or agreement’, and to pike on, ‘to let someone down’, go back to a 15th- and 16th-century use to pike yourself ‘to provide yourself with a pilgrim's pike or staff’, and so ‘to depart, leave’. See also plain

Rhymes

antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak

peak²

verb piːkpik

[no object]archaic

Decline in health and spirits; waste away.
〈古〉消瘦，衰弱，精神萎靡
she sat all day, peaking and pining, at the fire-side

Origin

Early 17th century: of unknown origin.

peak¹

nounpikpēk

1The pointed top of a mountain.
山峰，巅
the snowy peaks rose against the blue of a cloudless sky
Example sentencesExamples
- Mountain peaks surround the lake and protect it.
- The moorland is screened by the peaks of mountains.
- It could be the top of a tower, or a mountain peak, or a cliff.
- Beyond these cities stood the snowy peaks of this spectacular mountain range.
- How it ended up on the peak of a snowy mountain (located over a crocodile lake and through a blue tunnel) is a question we'll have to save for another day.
- It winds up through rolling hills with stands of poplar trees, distant views of lakes and snowy mountain peaks strung along the horizon.
- Far off in the horizon, the peaks of various mountains were visible.
- Finally the flood waters fell and mountain peaks emerged.
- The county has some of the most mountainous terrain in the state, including Virginia's highest mountain peaks, which made transportation difficult.
- White clouds cling to lofty mountain peaks, which rise vertically from out of glacial basins, stretching all the way back to the Southern Alps.
- Beyond the farmhouse and its protective line of trees, lie rising foothills and distant mountain peaks.
- The weather in southwestern Germany, with its mountain peaks and rolling hills, can turn nasty in a hurry.
- Running down each side of the valley are mountain peaks dotted with dormant volcanoes.
- The forest below and the sky above clashed on the horizon with jagged peaks of mountains.
- Apart from the cliffs and headwalls at the peak, the mountain requires a lot of straight skiing to maintain speed.
- And the giant mountains with their snowy peaks and endless trees remind me of you.
- Recently, my wife and I experienced the snowy white peaks of Maine's mountains illuminated by pink dawns and golden sunsets.
- At the exact moment she touched the tallest peak of the mountain, the birds all rose into the air.
- Behind him the skyline was still dominated by the White Mountains, their snowy peaks glistening in the afternoon sun.
- The visitor is mesmerized by its sunny beaches, snowy mountain peaks, endless plains where black bulls graze, shimmering lakes and mountain streams.
Synonyms
summit, top, crest, pinnacle, mountaintop, spire, heights, brow, apex, crown, tip, cap, vertex, acme, zenith, apogee
1. 1.1 A mountain, especially one with a pointed top.
  （尤指有尖峰的）山
  the rocky outcrops of peaks such as the Cassongrat offer a challenge to rock climbers
  Example sentencesExamples
  The canyons between the peaks seemed bottomless and forbidding, and the mountain range stretched on for unseen miles in both directions.
  The Transylvanian Alps in the central region contain the highest peak, Mount Moldoveanu.
  The peaks above them rose high, much higher than any mountain had before.
  Its world wonders range from Andean peaks to Amazonian wilderness; from the endless horizons of the pampas to the awesome glaciers of Patagonia.
  On a steep site facing south-east overlooking the peaks of the Vardousia range across the valley, it is arranged as a little three-storey tower.
  The highest peak is Mount Apo in Mindanao at 9,689 feet.
  The views to the East and South are dominated with blue skies and the snow covered peaks of Mount Adams and Mount Hood.
  Where the White Mountains come to an end is the great peak of Mount Mindolluin.
  The highlands of this park are forested with the peak of Mount Meru rising above the forests to dominate the area.
  The sky is turquoise, though clouds are bunching up against the peaks of the Absaroka Range in the Washakie Wilderness, where we are headed.
  From the summits of the peaks, you can even glimpse Mount Whitney on a clear day.
  Five other peaks in the range have long been opened for international mountaineering.
  Make an early start and allow ample time if you want to see the best reflections in Lake Matheson of Mount Cook and Mount Tasman, impressive peaks in the Southern Alps.
  The over 100 volcanic peaks in the range, some over 3,000 metres in elevation, include more than a dozen which are considered active.
  Synonyms
  mountain, hill, height, alp, aiguille, serac, puy, crag, tor, inselberg
2. 1.2 A projecting pointed part or shape.
  尖端，尖顶
  whisk 2 egg whites to stiff peaks
  把两个蛋白搅拌至黏稠状。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The shapes of the peaks are broader and less asymmetric.
  Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks, then fold through gently.
  Its shape has characteristic peaks and troughs.
  Beat four of the egg whites to stiff peaks with the salt.
  Every tree seems to me to be shaped as a peak uniquely designed for the very spot it stands in.
  We named our phenomenal prominence Igloo since the peak of it was shaped like an ice dome.
  He had a case too, and his was shaped like a pyramid with a rounded peak.
  Whip cream into soft peaks and fold in egg white mixture.
  If you look closely, the peaks resemble a sleeping chief.
  In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites to soft peaks and fold into the mixture.
  The position and shape of the peaks did not change with increasing time of incubation.
  Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into batter.
  Before I quite realized what was happening, one rose up in an oddly shaped peak and slapped me on the side of the head.
  Whisk the egg whites until they make soft peaks then fold into the chocolate mixture.
  The paint, like whipped egg-whites, can hold peaks, and dry in the same shape in which it is applied.
  Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold gently into the batter with a spatula.
  Trim to a triangular shape, leaving the peak as high as possible.
  He noticed Hunter and Brandon heading up a slight incline to the peak of a small mound, and chased after them.
  It is cone shaped with a depression scooped out of its peak.
  Beat the egg whites until they stand in soft peaks.
3. 1.3 A point in a curve or on a graph, or a value of a physical quantity, higher than those around it.
  峰值，极值
  a slight increase in velocity provides a second peak on the general velocity curve
  Example sentencesExamples
  What happens in all these cases is that a small number of CDs or whatever sell in enormous quantities, forming a peak on the graph.
  Also evident and of concern is the fact that the peak of the graph occurs at 5 SED.
  The inset shows the second differential curves calculated from peaks 7 and 8 of the quinone spectra.
  The peaks in the graph represent changes in power due to pairwise LD between the two neutral markers.
  The average likelihood shows a bell-shaped curve with the peak at the QTL position.
  A peak in the graph is expected to be centered around a site containing a balanced polymorphism.
  The sweet spot is defined by two lines near the peak of the curve.
  Figure 2a shows a comparison of the ratios of the two peaks of luminescence obtained from full datasets for two separate experiments.
  This essentially gives them sensitivity curves with very broad peaks, so their visual systems are nearly spectrally neutral.
  When high hardness is the ultimate need, the material must be treated in such a way that the peak of the curve is reached.
  For example, some oil production curves have multiple peaks.
  However, cell cycle length was unaffected by this treatment, notwithstanding the presence of a small peak in the curve at 14 h.
  It is taken as the point at which the curve exhibits a peak or maintains a continuous displacement increase with no further increase in pull.
  The height of these characteristic peaks indicates the quantity of each element present.
  When the data is returned to Earth, the measurements are displayed in graphs as peaks, with the most abundant mineral boasting the tallest peak.
  Many sets of phones have a response curve featuring peaks and valleys with high amplitude but low bandwidth.
  The next step is to chop the copies into different lengths, and these, when graphed, give the peaks that are the profile of the bacteria in that soil.
  Eventually, however, the peak of the curve is reached, and further increases in stress cause a decline in performance.
  As expected, loop regions show more motion than helical regions, which is reflected in the larger deviations from the starting point as indicated by peaks in the graph.
  It can be noted that the curve shows close peaks on chromosomes 1, 2, 3, and 6.
4. 1.4 The point of highest activity, quality, or achievement.
  顶点，顶峰
  anyone who saw Jones at his peak looked upon genius
  任何看到处于鼎盛时期的贝斯特的人都看到了天才。
  Example sentencesExamples
  At his peak he was almost unstoppable and only the quality of competition limited his Scotland appearances to two.
  At its peak, about 60 workers were involved with the project, which took a little over a year to complete.
  At their peak in 1998, the shares were worth £17.68.
  He's happy. ‘Ricky's just about at his peak, now and over the next couple of years.
  But as time passed, he no longer was at his peak, and the quality of his troops declined, while his enemies had learned their lessons.
  He's at his physical peak now and has the great inner confidence that comes with winning the world championship.
  At its peak, there were 3,439 workers on the project and tradesmen queued for the chance of a job.
  I was 27 years old at the peak of my physical abilities.
  The project at peak employed some 3,500 workers; more than fifty percent of the current workforce is from Point Fortin.
  His shares rode the dotcom boom all the way up to $130, making his 30,000 free share options worth almost $4 million at their peak.
  My muscles, then at their peak, seemed to just explode with energy when called upon.
  At their peak, cassette sales alone brought in an estimated $50 million annually.
  At the peak of the 18-month project more than 600 workers were employed on site and over one million construction hours worked.
  ‘They are at their peak,’ petitions the Celtic manager.
  The activity hits a peak and then comes back down around six months.
  But at his peak, from 1947-1955, he dominated the box office and television ratings.
  His personal assets stood at more than 600 million yuan at their peak.
  It would take time to get back to my physical peak.
  By April 6, 1919, the agitations were at their peak.
  At the peak of the project it employed 167 people.
  Synonyms
  height, high point, high spot, pinnacle, summit, top, highlight, climax, culmination, consummation, epitome, apex, zenith, ascendancy, crowning point, peak of perfection
5. 1.5British A stiff brim at the front of a cap.
  帽舌
  Example sentencesExamples
  I along with many other men occasionally wear a hat with a peak to protect my eyes from the sun's rays.
  Tamely scooting up and down for hours on end is a poor substitute for triple loops and double back flips while still holding on to the peak of your baseball cap with one hand.
  My hand sort of began to creep up to the peak of the hat - I felt a salute coming on.
  Kitted out in his team-issue polo shirt, the peak of his baseball cap shading his outdoor complexion, short sleeves revealing the power in his forearms still.
  In addition there was a fellow in a brown bowler hat, another in a shapeless cloth cap with a peak, and both added their encouragements, turning to Waistcoat in a laconic collusion.
  A ponytail of strawberry blond hair hung casually below the reversed peak of her baseball cap.
  Synonyms
  brim, visor
6. 1.6 The narrow part of a ship's hold at the bow or stern.
  （艏或艉的）尖舱
  Example sentencesExamples
  It looked like an ornament, like something at the front peak of a ship, a statue of some sort.
7. 1.7 The upper, outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff.
  斜桁外端，（帆的）后上角

verbpikpēk

no object, with adverbial Reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time.
达到最大值，达到高峰
its popularity peaked in the 1940s
它最流行的时期是在20世纪40年代。
the rate of increase peaked at 34 percent last autumn
Example sentencesExamples
- The history of sheep is often left in the 1870s, when the value of wool exported peaked at over £3 million.
- Values for vineyards peaked in 2000 in the range of $85,000 to $180,000 per acre, but sales activity in 2003 was virtually nil.
- Respiratory and pulmonary diseases peaked in cold weather.
- The province has finally broken the 50 percent barrier - in 1996 the pass rate peaked at 50 percent, but dropped off again.
- The unemployment rate peaked at 8.9 percent in the spring and dropped to 8.4 percent by the end of the year.
- Farther out, some see rates peaking at 5.25 per cent in the first half of 2005.
- The increases in both cases peaked after the recession was over, the result of the time it takes to enact and implement taxes.
- The first wave of killings started over the summer 2003, peaking in early 2004.
- Economists now believe interest rates could peak at 5.5 per cent or rise even sharper if the housing market and borrowing fail to slow.
- The birth rate peaked in March 1947, long before government intervention took effect.
- Although oil's price increases may peak in the short-term, the global energy industry is in the throes of a structural transformation.
- As summer temperatures peak, however, most people are wearing the bare minimum that decency allows.
- The bazaar will usually last for between three and five nights, peaking in popularity and attendance on the first and last nights.
- Consumption went along with an increase in global growth in 2004, which peaked at about 4.5 per cent.
- The inflation rate which peaked at 8.8 per cent in late September dropped steeply from December to below 5 per cent in January.
- As the decade wore on, organised employment increased marginally, peaking in 1997.
- In 1980, the suicide rate in Denmark peaked and reached a level that was among the highest in the world, with 34 suicides per 100 000 inhabitants.
- British interest rates are likely to peak at 5.25 per cent in 2005, up from the current 4.25 per cent.
- At worst, rates will peak at 4 per cent in 2006 before they start falling again.
- In the early part of the last century, most diseases peaked and were subsiding before medicine discovered the cure.
Synonyms
reach its highest point, reach the high point

adjectivepikpēk

1attributive Greatest; maximum.
最好的；最大值的
he did not expect to be anywhere near peak fitness until Christmas
他预计到圣诞节时身体才能接近最佳状态。
Example sentencesExamples
- The bullpen is the only area of the team operating at or near peak level.
- When someone wins, it's because all facets of the organization are working at a peak level.
- Consequently you can loose your motivation to continue to train hard and end up in a difficult place, not able to recover your peak performance level.
- But while the Georgian house has been kept in peak condition, the 260 acres of landscaped grounds have become overgrown and wild.
- Actually, yes, it is possible to hold a high, but not peak, level of fitness for a long time.
- With the World Championships in Helsinki starting only two weeks after this meeting, all our top athletes should be in peak condition.
- As the horse was at peak fitness and would have been full of himself, Sheeran prescribed mild sedation to avoid the risk of the horse injuring himself when undergoing treatment in the hydrotherapy unit.
- White, meanwhile, continues his battle for peak fitness and a Yorkshire recall after impressing with an innings of 121 against the Yorkshire Academy last Sunday.
- And should he come into the ring in peak condition and mindful of the game-plan of his excellent trainer, a very good contest this may well be.
- He had worked himself up to the highest level of peak performance he thought he could - yet a mere boy who had never in his life even thought of being bioenhanced had defeated him.
- Kerr, in is usual fashion, declined to reveal his team selection after Ireland completed their preparations yesterday on a Lansdowne Road pitch that is in peak condition.
- Flush toxins from your body and keep metabolic processes humming along at peak levels.
- Also, peak levels of both can be maintained with a limited amount of training.
- The text is addressed to all performers, athletes, business people, trial lawyers and anyone else who needs guidance on how to work at their peak performance level.
- It's in peak condition and with a facility like this on our own doorstep, it would be a pity not to use it.
- Thin on top and thick around the thighs, the striker's career has been one long worry about weight, knee complaints and the fight to find the peak condition that comes so easily to others.
- Now, however, they have retreated six to eight percentage points from their peak levels.
- PC manufacturers developed state-of-the-art thermal solutions to ensure that notebooks run at the peak performance level under normal conditions.
- The Swiss crowd always spurs me to perform at peak level.
- ‘I watch from a distance now and am disappointed neither club is in peak condition,’ he said with understatement.
Synonyms
maximum, maximal, top, greatest, highest, utmost, uttermost, extreme
1. 1.1 Characterized by maximum activity or demand.
  高峰的
  at peak hours, traffic speeds are reduced considerably
  在高峰期，交通的速度大大降低。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Brewers also found 2003 a bitter year as sales of beer and stout continued to decline from the peak levels of 1999 and 2000.
  While the inner ring road has peak hour traffic of 12,000 vehicles, the intermediate ring road has 7,000.
  The early evening is a peak period when demand is exceptionally high.
  The initiative involves tackling alcohol-fuelled violence in town centres involving extra levels of policing at peak times.
  The plan also calls on employers to consider introducing flexi-times, so that the effect of the peak demand by traffic on the road network can be diluted.
  You can really tell when the traffic peak hours are.
  I would be surprised if we got back to the peak level of 1999-2000.
  The lethal combination of peak hour traffic and rain had resulted in chaos on the roads.
  A third car will also be available for times of peak demand.
  During peak hours, traffic is at its highest and it is next to impossible to traverse the road.
  Due to the nature of the position, flexibility is required to meet peak season demands and festive occasions.
  People will use their cars less as a result, reducing air pollution, decreasing traffic congestion and lessening peak period demands on public transport.
  The facility's energy strategies will result in a 67 percent reduction in electric energy use during peak demand hours.
  Even outside the peak hours, the traffic heading between the north and south of the city is tailing back.
  Meanwhile, the peak demand in the city is 226 MW.
  At present the city struggles to keep traffic moving at peak hours.
  There are options worth exploring to reduce this peak demand.
  He has a skill as an electrician which is in peak demand.
  Despite having the best network defenses, enterprises were helpless to maintain their peak level of operation.
  As a result there have been some changes to shift patterns to better meet demands at peak times.

Usage

See peek

Origin

Mid 16th century: probably a back-formation from peaked, variant of dialect picked ‘pointed’.

peak²

verbpikpēk

[no object]archaic

Decline in health and spirits; waste away.
〈古〉消瘦，衰弱，精神萎靡
she sat all day, peaking and pining, at the fire-side

Origin

Early 17th century: of unknown origin.

单词	peak
释义	peak¹ noun piːkpik 1The pointed top of a mountain. 山峰，巅 tatters of fog clung to the peak of the mountain Example sentencesExamples Recently, my wife and I experienced the snowy white peaks of Maine's mountains illuminated by pink dawns and golden sunsets. Behind him the skyline was still dominated by the White Mountains, their snowy peaks glistening in the afternoon sun. Finally the flood waters fell and mountain peaks emerged. The forest below and the sky above clashed on the horizon with jagged peaks of mountains. Running down each side of the valley are mountain peaks dotted with dormant volcanoes. The visitor is mesmerized by its sunny beaches, snowy mountain peaks, endless plains where black bulls graze, shimmering lakes and mountain streams. It winds up through rolling hills with stands of poplar trees, distant views of lakes and snowy mountain peaks strung along the horizon. And the giant mountains with their snowy peaks and endless trees remind me of you. How it ended up on the peak of a snowy mountain (located over a crocodile lake and through a blue tunnel) is a question we'll have to save for another day. The weather in southwestern Germany, with its mountain peaks and rolling hills, can turn nasty in a hurry. White clouds cling to lofty mountain peaks, which rise vertically from out of glacial basins, stretching all the way back to the Southern Alps. Beyond these cities stood the snowy peaks of this spectacular mountain range. It could be the top of a tower, or a mountain peak, or a cliff. Mountain peaks surround the lake and protect it. The county has some of the most mountainous terrain in the state, including Virginia's highest mountain peaks, which made transportation difficult. Beyond the farmhouse and its protective line of trees, lie rising foothills and distant mountain peaks. At the exact moment she touched the tallest peak of the mountain, the birds all rose into the air. The moorland is screened by the peaks of mountains. Far off in the horizon, the peaks of various mountains were visible. Apart from the cliffs and headwalls at the peak, the mountain requires a lot of straight skiing to maintain speed. Synonyms summit, top, crest, pinnacle, mountaintop, spire, heights, brow, apex, crown, tip, cap, vertex, acme, zenith, apogee 1.1 A mountain with a pointed top. （尤指有尖峰的）山 he climbed his last Swiss peak at the age of 80 Example sentencesExamples The Transylvanian Alps in the central region contain the highest peak, Mount Moldoveanu. The sky is turquoise, though clouds are bunching up against the peaks of the Absaroka Range in the Washakie Wilderness, where we are headed. Five other peaks in the range have long been opened for international mountaineering. The over 100 volcanic peaks in the range, some over 3,000 metres in elevation, include more than a dozen which are considered active. Its world wonders range from Andean peaks to Amazonian wilderness; from the endless horizons of the pampas to the awesome glaciers of Patagonia. Make an early start and allow ample time if you want to see the best reflections in Lake Matheson of Mount Cook and Mount Tasman, impressive peaks in the Southern Alps. The peaks above them rose high, much higher than any mountain had before. From the summits of the peaks, you can even glimpse Mount Whitney on a clear day. The canyons between the peaks seemed bottomless and forbidding, and the mountain range stretched on for unseen miles in both directions. The highest peak is Mount Apo in Mindanao at 9,689 feet. The views to the East and South are dominated with blue skies and the snow covered peaks of Mount Adams and Mount Hood. On a steep site facing south-east overlooking the peaks of the Vardousia range across the valley, it is arranged as a little three-storey tower. Where the White Mountains come to an end is the great peak of Mount Mindolluin. The highlands of this park are forested with the peak of Mount Meru rising above the forests to dominate the area. Synonyms mountain, hill, height, alp, aiguille, serac, puy, crag, tor, inselberg bluff, scarp, escarpment, eminence, prominence, elevation ridge, range, massif, sierra, cordillera Scottish ben, Munro South African berg Arabic jebel archaic mount 2A projecting pointed part or shape. 尖端，尖顶 whisk two egg whites to stiff peaks 把两个蛋白搅拌至黏稠状。 Example sentencesExamples He noticed Hunter and Brandon heading up a slight incline to the peak of a small mound, and chased after them. The shapes of the peaks are broader and less asymmetric. In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites to soft peaks and fold into the mixture. Beat the egg whites until they stand in soft peaks. Trim to a triangular shape, leaving the peak as high as possible. Whip cream into soft peaks and fold in egg white mixture. Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold gently into the batter with a spatula. Its shape has characteristic peaks and troughs. Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks, then fold through gently. Whisk the egg whites until they make soft peaks then fold into the chocolate mixture. Every tree seems to me to be shaped as a peak uniquely designed for the very spot it stands in. The paint, like whipped egg-whites, can hold peaks, and dry in the same shape in which it is applied. Before I quite realized what was happening, one rose up in an oddly shaped peak and slapped me on the side of the head. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into batter. We named our phenomenal prominence Igloo since the peak of it was shaped like an ice dome. The position and shape of the peaks did not change with increasing time of incubation. He had a case too, and his was shaped like a pyramid with a rounded peak. Beat four of the egg whites to stiff peaks with the salt. It is cone shaped with a depression scooped out of its peak. If you look closely, the peaks resemble a sleeping chief. 2.1British A stiff brim at the front of a cap. 帽舌 Example sentencesExamples In addition there was a fellow in a brown bowler hat, another in a shapeless cloth cap with a peak, and both added their encouragements, turning to Waistcoat in a laconic collusion. My hand sort of began to creep up to the peak of the hat - I felt a salute coming on. I along with many other men occasionally wear a hat with a peak to protect my eyes from the sun's rays. Tamely scooting up and down for hours on end is a poor substitute for triple loops and double back flips while still holding on to the peak of your baseball cap with one hand. Kitted out in his team-issue polo shirt, the peak of his baseball cap shading his outdoor complexion, short sleeves revealing the power in his forearms still. A ponytail of strawberry blond hair hung casually below the reversed peak of her baseball cap. Synonyms brim, visor 2.2 The narrow part of a ship's hold at the bow or stern. （艏或艉的）尖舱 further storage is found in the bow peak Example sentencesExamples It looked like an ornament, like something at the front peak of a ship, a statue of some sort. 2.3 The upper, outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff. 斜桁外端，（帆的）后上角 as modifier the peak halyard 3The point of highest activity, quality, or achievement. 顶点，顶峰 he was at his peak as a cricketer package holiday sales hit a peak of around 12 million Example sentencesExamples My muscles, then at their peak, seemed to just explode with energy when called upon. ‘They are at their peak,’ petitions the Celtic manager. The activity hits a peak and then comes back down around six months. His shares rode the dotcom boom all the way up to $130, making his 30,000 free share options worth almost $4 million at their peak. At its peak, about 60 workers were involved with the project, which took a little over a year to complete. At his peak he was almost unstoppable and only the quality of competition limited his Scotland appearances to two. At their peak in 1998, the shares were worth £17.68. But at his peak, from 1947-1955, he dominated the box office and television ratings. At its peak, there were 3,439 workers on the project and tradesmen queued for the chance of a job. By April 6, 1919, the agitations were at their peak. At the peak of the project it employed 167 people. At the peak of the 18-month project more than 600 workers were employed on site and over one million construction hours worked. But as time passed, he no longer was at his peak, and the quality of his troops declined, while his enemies had learned their lessons. It would take time to get back to my physical peak. He's at his physical peak now and has the great inner confidence that comes with winning the world championship. The project at peak employed some 3,500 workers; more than fifty percent of the current workforce is from Point Fortin. At their peak, cassette sales alone brought in an estimated $50 million annually. I was 27 years old at the peak of my physical abilities. He's happy. ‘Ricky's just about at his peak, now and over the next couple of years. His personal assets stood at more than 600 million yuan at their peak. Synonyms height, high point/spot, pinnacle, summit, top, highlight, climax, culmination, consummation, epitome, apex, zenith, ascendancy, crowning point, peak of perfection acme, meridian, apogee, prime, heyday, ne plus ultra, nonpareil, best part, perfection, top form, highest level 3.1 A point in a curve or on a graph, or a value of a physical quantity, higher than those around it. 峰值，极值 a slight increase in velocity provides a second peak on the general velocity curve Example sentencesExamples Also evident and of concern is the fact that the peak of the graph occurs at 5 SED. Eventually, however, the peak of the curve is reached, and further increases in stress cause a decline in performance. The next step is to chop the copies into different lengths, and these, when graphed, give the peaks that are the profile of the bacteria in that soil. It can be noted that the curve shows close peaks on chromosomes 1, 2, 3, and 6. For example, some oil production curves have multiple peaks. Figure 2a shows a comparison of the ratios of the two peaks of luminescence obtained from full datasets for two separate experiments. What happens in all these cases is that a small number of CDs or whatever sell in enormous quantities, forming a peak on the graph. It is taken as the point at which the curve exhibits a peak or maintains a continuous displacement increase with no further increase in pull. The inset shows the second differential curves calculated from peaks 7 and 8 of the quinone spectra. This essentially gives them sensitivity curves with very broad peaks, so their visual systems are nearly spectrally neutral. The sweet spot is defined by two lines near the peak of the curve. When high hardness is the ultimate need, the material must be treated in such a way that the peak of the curve is reached. As expected, loop regions show more motion than helical regions, which is reflected in the larger deviations from the starting point as indicated by peaks in the graph. However, cell cycle length was unaffected by this treatment, notwithstanding the presence of a small peak in the curve at 14 h. The peaks in the graph represent changes in power due to pairwise LD between the two neutral markers. A peak in the graph is expected to be centered around a site containing a balanced polymorphism. When the data is returned to Earth, the measurements are displayed in graphs as peaks, with the most abundant mineral boasting the tallest peak. The average likelihood shows a bell-shaped curve with the peak at the QTL position. The height of these characteristic peaks indicates the quantity of each element present. Many sets of phones have a response curve featuring peaks and valleys with high amplitude but low bandwidth. verb piːkpik no object, with adverbial Reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time. 达到最大值，达到高峰 the disease peaked in summer Example sentencesExamples Consumption went along with an increase in global growth in 2004, which peaked at about 4.5 per cent. The increases in both cases peaked after the recession was over, the result of the time it takes to enact and implement taxes. At worst, rates will peak at 4 per cent in 2006 before they start falling again. The inflation rate which peaked at 8.8 per cent in late September dropped steeply from December to below 5 per cent in January. Respiratory and pulmonary diseases peaked in cold weather. The bazaar will usually last for between three and five nights, peaking in popularity and attendance on the first and last nights. The first wave of killings started over the summer 2003, peaking in early 2004. British interest rates are likely to peak at 5.25 per cent in 2005, up from the current 4.25 per cent. The birth rate peaked in March 1947, long before government intervention took effect. The history of sheep is often left in the 1870s, when the value of wool exported peaked at over £3 million. Economists now believe interest rates could peak at 5.5 per cent or rise even sharper if the housing market and borrowing fail to slow. In the early part of the last century, most diseases peaked and were subsiding before medicine discovered the cure. In 1980, the suicide rate in Denmark peaked and reached a level that was among the highest in the world, with 34 suicides per 100 000 inhabitants. The province has finally broken the 50 percent barrier - in 1996 the pass rate peaked at 50 percent, but dropped off again. As summer temperatures peak, however, most people are wearing the bare minimum that decency allows. Farther out, some see rates peaking at 5.25 per cent in the first half of 2005. Values for vineyards peaked in 2000 in the range of $85,000 to $180,000 per acre, but sales activity in 2003 was virtually nil. The unemployment rate peaked at 8.9 percent in the spring and dropped to 8.4 percent by the end of the year. Although oil's price increases may peak in the short-term, the global energy industry is in the throes of a structural transformation. As the decade wore on, organised employment increased marginally, peaking in 1997. Synonyms reach its highest point, reach the high point climax, reach a climax, come to a climax, culminate, reach the zenith, come to a head adjective piːkpik 1attributive At the highest level; maximum. the canal was restored to peak condition Example sentencesExamples He had worked himself up to the highest level of peak performance he thought he could - yet a mere boy who had never in his life even thought of being bioenhanced had defeated him. The Swiss crowd always spurs me to perform at peak level. When someone wins, it's because all facets of the organization are working at a peak level. PC manufacturers developed state-of-the-art thermal solutions to ensure that notebooks run at the peak performance level under normal conditions. The text is addressed to all performers, athletes, business people, trial lawyers and anyone else who needs guidance on how to work at their peak performance level. And should he come into the ring in peak condition and mindful of the game-plan of his excellent trainer, a very good contest this may well be. White, meanwhile, continues his battle for peak fitness and a Yorkshire recall after impressing with an innings of 121 against the Yorkshire Academy last Sunday. As the horse was at peak fitness and would have been full of himself, Sheeran prescribed mild sedation to avoid the risk of the horse injuring himself when undergoing treatment in the hydrotherapy unit. With the World Championships in Helsinki starting only two weeks after this meeting, all our top athletes should be in peak condition. But while the Georgian house has been kept in peak condition, the 260 acres of landscaped grounds have become overgrown and wild. It's in peak condition and with a facility like this on our own doorstep, it would be a pity not to use it. Flush toxins from your body and keep metabolic processes humming along at peak levels. Actually, yes, it is possible to hold a high, but not peak, level of fitness for a long time. Now, however, they have retreated six to eight percentage points from their peak levels. The bullpen is the only area of the team operating at or near peak level. Kerr, in is usual fashion, declined to reveal his team selection after Ireland completed their preparations yesterday on a Lansdowne Road pitch that is in peak condition. Also, peak levels of both can be maintained with a limited amount of training. Thin on top and thick around the thighs, the striker's career has been one long worry about weight, knee complaints and the fight to find the peak condition that comes so easily to others. Consequently you can loose your motivation to continue to train hard and end up in a difficult place, not able to recover your peak performance level. ‘I watch from a distance now and am disappointed neither club is in peak condition,’ he said with understatement. Synonyms maximum, maximal, top, greatest, highest, utmost, uttermost, extreme ultimate, best, optimum 1.1 Characterized by maximum activity or demand. 高峰的 traffic speeds are reduced at peak hours Example sentencesExamples There are options worth exploring to reduce this peak demand. As a result there have been some changes to shift patterns to better meet demands at peak times. Due to the nature of the position, flexibility is required to meet peak season demands and festive occasions. Even outside the peak hours, the traffic heading between the north and south of the city is tailing back. He has a skill as an electrician which is in peak demand. The initiative involves tackling alcohol-fuelled violence in town centres involving extra levels of policing at peak times. Brewers also found 2003 a bitter year as sales of beer and stout continued to decline from the peak levels of 1999 and 2000. I would be surprised if we got back to the peak level of 1999-2000. A third car will also be available for times of peak demand. The lethal combination of peak hour traffic and rain had resulted in chaos on the roads. At present the city struggles to keep traffic moving at peak hours. The plan also calls on employers to consider introducing flexi-times, so that the effect of the peak demand by traffic on the road network can be diluted. During peak hours, traffic is at its highest and it is next to impossible to traverse the road. While the inner ring road has peak hour traffic of 12,000 vehicles, the intermediate ring road has 7,000. Meanwhile, the peak demand in the city is 226 MW. Despite having the best network defenses, enterprises were helpless to maintain their peak level of operation. You can really tell when the traffic peak hours are. The early evening is a peak period when demand is exceptionally high. The facility's energy strategies will result in a 67 percent reduction in electric energy use during peak demand hours. People will use their cars less as a result, reducing air pollution, decreasing traffic congestion and lessening peak period demands on public transport. Usage The word meaning ‘look quickly or furtively’ and ‘a quick or furtive look’ is peek, not peak. See peek Derivatives peakless adjective For much of the century the European and American line infantryman wore differing sizes, shapes, and designs of shako, or chaco, an originally peakless, cylindrical, felt hat introduced in Austria in 1769. Example sentencesExamples After averaging, isotropic cells continue to show a peakless angular correlation function during isotropic expansion, confirming that there is no preferred direction of spreading in isotropic cells. Origin Mid 16th century: probably a back-formation from peaked, variant of dialect picked 'pointed'. pike from Old English: The earliest recorded meaning of pike is for a pickaxe, pick simply being a variant form of pike. The freshwater fish the pike gets its name from the resemblance of its long pointed jaw to the old infantry weapon called a pike, which has a pointed steel or iron head on a long shaft. While basically the same word as Old English pike, this came into English during the 16th century from French piquer ‘to pierce’. In dialect piked ‘pointed’ became picked and then peaked, and this is probably the origin of the word peak (Late Middle English) for the pointed top of something such as a mountain. The Australian and New Zealand expressions to pike out, ‘to withdraw or go back on a plan or agreement’, and to pike on, ‘to let someone down’, go back to a 15th- and 16th-century use to pike yourself ‘to provide yourself with a pilgrim's pike or staff’, and so ‘to depart, leave’. See also plain Rhymes antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak peak² verb piːkpik [no object]archaic Decline in health and spirits; waste away. 〈古〉消瘦，衰弱，精神萎靡 she sat all day, peaking and pining, at the fire-side Origin Early 17th century: of unknown origin. noun.1 verb.1 peak¹ nounpikpēk 1The pointed top of a mountain. 山峰，巅 the snowy peaks rose against the blue of a cloudless sky Example sentencesExamples Mountain peaks surround the lake and protect it. The moorland is screened by the peaks of mountains. It could be the top of a tower, or a mountain peak, or a cliff. Beyond these cities stood the snowy peaks of this spectacular mountain range. How it ended up on the peak of a snowy mountain (located over a crocodile lake and through a blue tunnel) is a question we'll have to save for another day. It winds up through rolling hills with stands of poplar trees, distant views of lakes and snowy mountain peaks strung along the horizon. Far off in the horizon, the peaks of various mountains were visible. Finally the flood waters fell and mountain peaks emerged. The county has some of the most mountainous terrain in the state, including Virginia's highest mountain peaks, which made transportation difficult. White clouds cling to lofty mountain peaks, which rise vertically from out of glacial basins, stretching all the way back to the Southern Alps. Beyond the farmhouse and its protective line of trees, lie rising foothills and distant mountain peaks. The weather in southwestern Germany, with its mountain peaks and rolling hills, can turn nasty in a hurry. Running down each side of the valley are mountain peaks dotted with dormant volcanoes. The forest below and the sky above clashed on the horizon with jagged peaks of mountains. Apart from the cliffs and headwalls at the peak, the mountain requires a lot of straight skiing to maintain speed. And the giant mountains with their snowy peaks and endless trees remind me of you. Recently, my wife and I experienced the snowy white peaks of Maine's mountains illuminated by pink dawns and golden sunsets. At the exact moment she touched the tallest peak of the mountain, the birds all rose into the air. Behind him the skyline was still dominated by the White Mountains, their snowy peaks glistening in the afternoon sun. The visitor is mesmerized by its sunny beaches, snowy mountain peaks, endless plains where black bulls graze, shimmering lakes and mountain streams. Synonyms summit, top, crest, pinnacle, mountaintop, spire, heights, brow, apex, crown, tip, cap, vertex, acme, zenith, apogee 1.1 A mountain, especially one with a pointed top. （尤指有尖峰的）山 the rocky outcrops of peaks such as the Cassongrat offer a challenge to rock climbers Example sentencesExamples The canyons between the peaks seemed bottomless and forbidding, and the mountain range stretched on for unseen miles in both directions. The Transylvanian Alps in the central region contain the highest peak, Mount Moldoveanu. The peaks above them rose high, much higher than any mountain had before. Its world wonders range from Andean peaks to Amazonian wilderness; from the endless horizons of the pampas to the awesome glaciers of Patagonia. On a steep site facing south-east overlooking the peaks of the Vardousia range across the valley, it is arranged as a little three-storey tower. The highest peak is Mount Apo in Mindanao at 9,689 feet. The views to the East and South are dominated with blue skies and the snow covered peaks of Mount Adams and Mount Hood. Where the White Mountains come to an end is the great peak of Mount Mindolluin. The highlands of this park are forested with the peak of Mount Meru rising above the forests to dominate the area. The sky is turquoise, though clouds are bunching up against the peaks of the Absaroka Range in the Washakie Wilderness, where we are headed. From the summits of the peaks, you can even glimpse Mount Whitney on a clear day. Five other peaks in the range have long been opened for international mountaineering. Make an early start and allow ample time if you want to see the best reflections in Lake Matheson of Mount Cook and Mount Tasman, impressive peaks in the Southern Alps. The over 100 volcanic peaks in the range, some over 3,000 metres in elevation, include more than a dozen which are considered active. Synonyms mountain, hill, height, alp, aiguille, serac, puy, crag, tor, inselberg 1.2 A projecting pointed part or shape. 尖端，尖顶 whisk 2 egg whites to stiff peaks 把两个蛋白搅拌至黏稠状。 Example sentencesExamples The shapes of the peaks are broader and less asymmetric. Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks, then fold through gently. Its shape has characteristic peaks and troughs. Beat four of the egg whites to stiff peaks with the salt. Every tree seems to me to be shaped as a peak uniquely designed for the very spot it stands in. We named our phenomenal prominence Igloo since the peak of it was shaped like an ice dome. He had a case too, and his was shaped like a pyramid with a rounded peak. Whip cream into soft peaks and fold in egg white mixture. If you look closely, the peaks resemble a sleeping chief. In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites to soft peaks and fold into the mixture. The position and shape of the peaks did not change with increasing time of incubation. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into batter. Before I quite realized what was happening, one rose up in an oddly shaped peak and slapped me on the side of the head. Whisk the egg whites until they make soft peaks then fold into the chocolate mixture. The paint, like whipped egg-whites, can hold peaks, and dry in the same shape in which it is applied. Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold gently into the batter with a spatula. Trim to a triangular shape, leaving the peak as high as possible. He noticed Hunter and Brandon heading up a slight incline to the peak of a small mound, and chased after them. It is cone shaped with a depression scooped out of its peak. Beat the egg whites until they stand in soft peaks. 1.3 A point in a curve or on a graph, or a value of a physical quantity, higher than those around it. 峰值，极值 a slight increase in velocity provides a second peak on the general velocity curve Example sentencesExamples What happens in all these cases is that a small number of CDs or whatever sell in enormous quantities, forming a peak on the graph. Also evident and of concern is the fact that the peak of the graph occurs at 5 SED. The inset shows the second differential curves calculated from peaks 7 and 8 of the quinone spectra. The peaks in the graph represent changes in power due to pairwise LD between the two neutral markers. The average likelihood shows a bell-shaped curve with the peak at the QTL position. A peak in the graph is expected to be centered around a site containing a balanced polymorphism. The sweet spot is defined by two lines near the peak of the curve. Figure 2a shows a comparison of the ratios of the two peaks of luminescence obtained from full datasets for two separate experiments. This essentially gives them sensitivity curves with very broad peaks, so their visual systems are nearly spectrally neutral. When high hardness is the ultimate need, the material must be treated in such a way that the peak of the curve is reached. For example, some oil production curves have multiple peaks. However, cell cycle length was unaffected by this treatment, notwithstanding the presence of a small peak in the curve at 14 h. It is taken as the point at which the curve exhibits a peak or maintains a continuous displacement increase with no further increase in pull. The height of these characteristic peaks indicates the quantity of each element present. When the data is returned to Earth, the measurements are displayed in graphs as peaks, with the most abundant mineral boasting the tallest peak. Many sets of phones have a response curve featuring peaks and valleys with high amplitude but low bandwidth. The next step is to chop the copies into different lengths, and these, when graphed, give the peaks that are the profile of the bacteria in that soil. Eventually, however, the peak of the curve is reached, and further increases in stress cause a decline in performance. As expected, loop regions show more motion than helical regions, which is reflected in the larger deviations from the starting point as indicated by peaks in the graph. It can be noted that the curve shows close peaks on chromosomes 1, 2, 3, and 6. 1.4 The point of highest activity, quality, or achievement. 顶点，顶峰 anyone who saw Jones at his peak looked upon genius 任何看到处于鼎盛时期的贝斯特的人都看到了天才。 Example sentencesExamples At his peak he was almost unstoppable and only the quality of competition limited his Scotland appearances to two. At its peak, about 60 workers were involved with the project, which took a little over a year to complete. At their peak in 1998, the shares were worth £17.68. He's happy. ‘Ricky's just about at his peak, now and over the next couple of years. But as time passed, he no longer was at his peak, and the quality of his troops declined, while his enemies had learned their lessons. He's at his physical peak now and has the great inner confidence that comes with winning the world championship. At its peak, there were 3,439 workers on the project and tradesmen queued for the chance of a job. I was 27 years old at the peak of my physical abilities. The project at peak employed some 3,500 workers; more than fifty percent of the current workforce is from Point Fortin. His shares rode the dotcom boom all the way up to $130, making his 30,000 free share options worth almost $4 million at their peak. My muscles, then at their peak, seemed to just explode with energy when called upon. At their peak, cassette sales alone brought in an estimated $50 million annually. At the peak of the 18-month project more than 600 workers were employed on site and over one million construction hours worked. ‘They are at their peak,’ petitions the Celtic manager. The activity hits a peak and then comes back down around six months. But at his peak, from 1947-1955, he dominated the box office and television ratings. His personal assets stood at more than 600 million yuan at their peak. It would take time to get back to my physical peak. By April 6, 1919, the agitations were at their peak. At the peak of the project it employed 167 people. Synonyms height, high point, high spot, pinnacle, summit, top, highlight, climax, culmination, consummation, epitome, apex, zenith, ascendancy, crowning point, peak of perfection 1.5British A stiff brim at the front of a cap. 帽舌 Example sentencesExamples I along with many other men occasionally wear a hat with a peak to protect my eyes from the sun's rays. Tamely scooting up and down for hours on end is a poor substitute for triple loops and double back flips while still holding on to the peak of your baseball cap with one hand. My hand sort of began to creep up to the peak of the hat - I felt a salute coming on. Kitted out in his team-issue polo shirt, the peak of his baseball cap shading his outdoor complexion, short sleeves revealing the power in his forearms still. In addition there was a fellow in a brown bowler hat, another in a shapeless cloth cap with a peak, and both added their encouragements, turning to Waistcoat in a laconic collusion. A ponytail of strawberry blond hair hung casually below the reversed peak of her baseball cap. Synonyms brim, visor 1.6 The narrow part of a ship's hold at the bow or stern. （艏或艉的）尖舱 Example sentencesExamples It looked like an ornament, like something at the front peak of a ship, a statue of some sort. 1.7 The upper, outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff. 斜桁外端，（帆的）后上角 verbpikpēk no object, with adverbial Reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time. 达到最大值，达到高峰 its popularity peaked in the 1940s 它最流行的时期是在20世纪40年代。 the rate of increase peaked at 34 percent last autumn Example sentencesExamples The history of sheep is often left in the 1870s, when the value of wool exported peaked at over £3 million. Values for vineyards peaked in 2000 in the range of $85,000 to $180,000 per acre, but sales activity in 2003 was virtually nil. Respiratory and pulmonary diseases peaked in cold weather. The province has finally broken the 50 percent barrier - in 1996 the pass rate peaked at 50 percent, but dropped off again. The unemployment rate peaked at 8.9 percent in the spring and dropped to 8.4 percent by the end of the year. Farther out, some see rates peaking at 5.25 per cent in the first half of 2005. The increases in both cases peaked after the recession was over, the result of the time it takes to enact and implement taxes. The first wave of killings started over the summer 2003, peaking in early 2004. Economists now believe interest rates could peak at 5.5 per cent or rise even sharper if the housing market and borrowing fail to slow. The birth rate peaked in March 1947, long before government intervention took effect. Although oil's price increases may peak in the short-term, the global energy industry is in the throes of a structural transformation. As summer temperatures peak, however, most people are wearing the bare minimum that decency allows. The bazaar will usually last for between three and five nights, peaking in popularity and attendance on the first and last nights. Consumption went along with an increase in global growth in 2004, which peaked at about 4.5 per cent. The inflation rate which peaked at 8.8 per cent in late September dropped steeply from December to below 5 per cent in January. As the decade wore on, organised employment increased marginally, peaking in 1997. In 1980, the suicide rate in Denmark peaked and reached a level that was among the highest in the world, with 34 suicides per 100 000 inhabitants. British interest rates are likely to peak at 5.25 per cent in 2005, up from the current 4.25 per cent. At worst, rates will peak at 4 per cent in 2006 before they start falling again. In the early part of the last century, most diseases peaked and were subsiding before medicine discovered the cure. Synonyms reach its highest point, reach the high point adjectivepikpēk 1attributive Greatest; maximum. 最好的；最大值的 he did not expect to be anywhere near peak fitness until Christmas 他预计到圣诞节时身体才能接近最佳状态。 Example sentencesExamples The bullpen is the only area of the team operating at or near peak level. When someone wins, it's because all facets of the organization are working at a peak level. Consequently you can loose your motivation to continue to train hard and end up in a difficult place, not able to recover your peak performance level. But while the Georgian house has been kept in peak condition, the 260 acres of landscaped grounds have become overgrown and wild. Actually, yes, it is possible to hold a high, but not peak, level of fitness for a long time. With the World Championships in Helsinki starting only two weeks after this meeting, all our top athletes should be in peak condition. As the horse was at peak fitness and would have been full of himself, Sheeran prescribed mild sedation to avoid the risk of the horse injuring himself when undergoing treatment in the hydrotherapy unit. White, meanwhile, continues his battle for peak fitness and a Yorkshire recall after impressing with an innings of 121 against the Yorkshire Academy last Sunday. And should he come into the ring in peak condition and mindful of the game-plan of his excellent trainer, a very good contest this may well be. He had worked himself up to the highest level of peak performance he thought he could - yet a mere boy who had never in his life even thought of being bioenhanced had defeated him. Kerr, in is usual fashion, declined to reveal his team selection after Ireland completed their preparations yesterday on a Lansdowne Road pitch that is in peak condition. Flush toxins from your body and keep metabolic processes humming along at peak levels. Also, peak levels of both can be maintained with a limited amount of training. The text is addressed to all performers, athletes, business people, trial lawyers and anyone else who needs guidance on how to work at their peak performance level. It's in peak condition and with a facility like this on our own doorstep, it would be a pity not to use it. Thin on top and thick around the thighs, the striker's career has been one long worry about weight, knee complaints and the fight to find the peak condition that comes so easily to others. Now, however, they have retreated six to eight percentage points from their peak levels. PC manufacturers developed state-of-the-art thermal solutions to ensure that notebooks run at the peak performance level under normal conditions. The Swiss crowd always spurs me to perform at peak level. ‘I watch from a distance now and am disappointed neither club is in peak condition,’ he said with understatement. Synonyms maximum, maximal, top, greatest, highest, utmost, uttermost, extreme 1.1 Characterized by maximum activity or demand. 高峰的 at peak hours, traffic speeds are reduced considerably 在高峰期，交通的速度大大降低。 Example sentencesExamples Brewers also found 2003 a bitter year as sales of beer and stout continued to decline from the peak levels of 1999 and 2000. While the inner ring road has peak hour traffic of 12,000 vehicles, the intermediate ring road has 7,000. The early evening is a peak period when demand is exceptionally high. The initiative involves tackling alcohol-fuelled violence in town centres involving extra levels of policing at peak times. The plan also calls on employers to consider introducing flexi-times, so that the effect of the peak demand by traffic on the road network can be diluted. You can really tell when the traffic peak hours are. I would be surprised if we got back to the peak level of 1999-2000. The lethal combination of peak hour traffic and rain had resulted in chaos on the roads. A third car will also be available for times of peak demand. During peak hours, traffic is at its highest and it is next to impossible to traverse the road. Due to the nature of the position, flexibility is required to meet peak season demands and festive occasions. People will use their cars less as a result, reducing air pollution, decreasing traffic congestion and lessening peak period demands on public transport. The facility's energy strategies will result in a 67 percent reduction in electric energy use during peak demand hours. Even outside the peak hours, the traffic heading between the north and south of the city is tailing back. Meanwhile, the peak demand in the city is 226 MW. At present the city struggles to keep traffic moving at peak hours. There are options worth exploring to reduce this peak demand. He has a skill as an electrician which is in peak demand. Despite having the best network defenses, enterprises were helpless to maintain their peak level of operation. As a result there have been some changes to shift patterns to better meet demands at peak times. Usage See peek Origin Mid 16th century: probably a back-formation from peaked, variant of dialect picked ‘pointed’. peak² verbpikpēk [no object]archaic Decline in health and spirits; waste away. 〈古〉消瘦，衰弱，精神萎靡 she sat all day, peaking and pining, at the fire-side Origin Early 17th century: of unknown origin. noun.1 verb.1
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