peak

/piːk/ (bre, ipa) · /piːk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpēk/ (ame, mw)

peak — 名詞

  • peaksingular
  • peaksplural

1. the moment, level, or amount at which something is as high, strong, good, or int

1.名詞B2
釋義

高峰；巔峰

事物達到最高或最佳時

the moment, level, or amount at which something is as high, strong, good, or intense as it can be.

例句

Hotel prices hit a peak during the New Year holiday week.

旅館房價在跨年假期那週衝上高峰。

reach a peak for the highest level

At its peak, the bakery sold six hundred buns a day.

那家麵包店在巔峰時期一天賣出六百個麵包。

phrase: at its peak

同義詞
  • high point

    broader and often used for a memorable or especially good moment

  • climax

    often stresses the most exciting or dramatic point in a sequence

  • apex

    more formal and common in technical or written contexts

反義詞
  • low point

    the weakest or least successful stage

  • bottom

    the lowest level on a scale or graph

文法句型

reach a peak

be at a peak

peak in + activity/value

用法筆記

Common with charts, prices, demand, or performance. Distinguish from noun 2, which is a physical mountain top rather than the highest stage of an activity or amount.

常見錯誤

❌Sales were on the top in July.
✅Sales were at their peak in July.
💡English usually uses 'at its/their peak' for the highest level of activity or value.
❌Her career was mountain peak in 2018.
✅Her career reached its peak in 2018.
💡this sense describes the best or strongest stage, not a mountain.

2. a mountain's sharp top, or a steep mountain marked by a narrow summit.

2.名詞B1
釋義

山峰

山的尖頂，也可指整座尖山

a mountain's sharp top, or a steep mountain marked by a narrow summit.

例句

Snow still covered the highest peak above the village in June.

六月時，村莊上方最高的山峰仍覆著白雪。

mountain peak with physical location

By sunrise, the climbers could finally see the western peak.

到了日出時，登山者終於看見西側那座山峰。

peak as one top of a mountain range

同義詞
  • summit

    often means the very top, especially in climbing contexts

  • top

    less specific and can describe many kinds of upper part

  • crest

    more often used for a ridge, wave, or hill line than a tall mountain

反義詞
  • base

    the bottom part of a mountain

  • valley

    the low land between hills or mountains

文法句型

a mountain peak

snow-covered peak

climb a peak

用法筆記

Usually refers to a mountain top you can see or climb. In some contexts it can mean the whole mountain, especially when speakers compare one peak with another.

常見錯誤

❌We reached the mountain's peak point at noon.
✅We reached the mountain peak at noon.
💡peak already includes the idea of the top point.
❌The photo shows the career peak of the hill.
✅The photo shows the peak of the hill.
💡do not mix this physical sense with noun 1 about success or activity.

3. the hard front flap on a cap, which helps keep sun out of your eyes.

3.名詞C1
釋義

帽簷

帽子前方伸出的硬片

the hard front flap on a cap, which helps keep sun out of your eyes.

例句

Leo pulled down the peak of his cap against the sun.

Leo 把帽子的帽簷往下拉，好擋住陽光。

the peak of a cap

Rain dripped from the cap's peak onto Mia's glasses.

雨水從帽子的帽簷滴到 Mia 的眼鏡上。

cap's peak with possessive form

同義詞
  • visor

    common in American English for the projecting front part

  • bill

    informal American term, especially for baseball caps

文法句型

the peak of a cap

pull down your peak

用法筆記

Mainly British English. It is used for caps with a firm front part, not for the wide round brim of a hat.

常見錯誤

❌Her sun hat had a wide peak.
✅Her sun hat had a wide brim.
💡peak is for the front part of a cap, while brim goes around a hat.
❌He lifted the hat peak on both sides.
✅He lifted the hat brim on both sides.
💡a peak does not run all the way around the hat.

peak — 形容詞

peak — 動詞