English Dictionary

peak

/piːk/

noun

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. / The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.

The hikers reached the peak of the mountain after a long and challenging climb.

意味（1）

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

A less risky method is to lift your whisk or beater to check the condition of the peaks of the egg whites; the foam should be just stiff enough to stand up in well-defined, unwavering peaks.

意味（2）

The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.

The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.

意味（3）

(geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.

意味（4）

(geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

To the South we observed a large plain some ten miles wide, with snowy peaks rising on the farther side. In front was a hill projecting into the plain, on which stood a mani wall; and this latter discovery made me feel quite confident that I was on the high road to Lhassa.

意味（5）

(nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

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意味（6）

(nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.

意味（7）

(nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

意味（8）

(mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.