peak
Từ điển Collocation
peak noun
1 mountain top
ADJ. high | jagged, rocky | snow-capped, snow-covered | distant | mountain
VERB + PEAK climb, conquer, scale
PEAK + VERB rise, tower We looked up at the rocky peaks towering above us.
PREP. on a/the ~ climbers on the distant mountain peaks
2 highest level, rate, etc.
ADJ. all-time The share index rose to a new all-time peak of 2732. | summer, winter, etc. The influx of tourists has reached its summer peak.
VERB + PEAK rise to/towards Production is rising back towards its 1999 peak. | hit, reach | fall below/from, pass | be past Her performance is just past its peak.
PEAK + NOUN hours, period, season, time, year | demand at times of peak demand | rate peak-rate phone calls | level | efficiency, performance The engine is tuned to peak efficiency. | fitness, form
PREP. at a/the/your ~ The crisis was now at its peak. At his peak he was the best player in the world. | ~ of She is at the peak of her popularity. The party's numbers reached a peak of 40,000 in 2001.
PHRASES in peak condition You want your hair to look in peak condition. | peaks and troughs Economic life moves in cycles of peaks and troughs.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- the most extreme possible amount or value; extremum
voltage peak
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity; flower, prime, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; acme, height, elevation, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
the artist's gifts are at their acme
at the height of her career
the peak of perfection
summer was at its peak
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
the summit of his ambition
so many highest superlatives achieved by man
at the top of his profession
- the top point of a mountain or hill; crown, crest, top, tip, summit
the view from the peak was magnificent
they clambered to the summit of Monadnock
- a V shape; point, tip
the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
- the highest point (of something); vertex, apex, acme
at the peak of the pyramid
- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; bill, eyeshade, visor, vizor
he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
Bloomberg Financial Glossary
The high point at the end of an economic expansion until the start of a contraction.
Investopedia Financial Terms
Peak
The highest point between the end of an economic expansion and the start of a contraction in a business cycle. The peak of the cycle refers to the last month before several key economic indicators, such as employment and new housing starts, begin to fall. It is at this point that real GDP spending in an economy is its highest level.
Investopedia Says:
Business cycles are dated according to when the direction of economic activity changes and is measured by the time it takes for an economy to go from one peak to another. Also, because economic indicators change at different times, it is the National Bureau of Economic Research that ultimately determines the official dates of peaks and troughs in U.S. business cycles.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
peaks|peaked|peaking
syn.: apex crest crown hilltop pinnacle summit tip top
ant.: foot
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