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| 1 | the time when something is at its highest or greatest level 巅峰；顶峰 |
| The city’ s population is about 400,000, down from a peak of 750,000 in the late 1960s. 这个城市的人口从20世纪60年代后期750000的最高峰降到目前大约400000。 |
| The traffic reaches its peak at about 8.30 in the morning. 早晨8点30分左右交通达到最高峰。 |
| | 1a | the time when someone or something is most successful or powerful （人或物的）巅峰时期，最辉煌的时期 | | at your/its peak Sampras was at his peak in the 1990s. 桑普拉斯在20世纪90年代达到其事业的顶峰。 | | reach your/its peak The Ottoman Empire reached its peak in the 15th and 16th centuries. 奥斯曼帝国在15至16世纪达到了它的鼎盛时期。 | |
| | 1b | used in mathematics , about graphs, waves etc （数学中图表、波浪线的）峰值，极值，波峰 | | The higher the peak, the louder the sound. 峰值越高，声音越大。 | |
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| 2 | the top of a mountain 山巅；巅峰 |
| snow-covered peaks 白雪皑皑的山顶 |
| | 2a | a mountain 山峰 | | one of the hardest peaks in Europe for climbers 对登山者来说最难征服的欧洲山峰之一 | |
| | 2b | an object or shape that looks like the top of a mountain 形似山峰的物体 | | Whip the cream continuously until it thickens and stands in peaks. 不停搅打奶油，直到它变浓，像尖峰一样竖起来。 | |
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| 3 | the flat curved part of a cap that continues beyond the main at the front above your eyes 帽舌 |
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