Peak



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GRE 红宝书

• v. 憔悴, 消瘦
• ［英］ v. 憔悴, 消瘦 ( becoming thin or sickly; emaciated)
• ［记］ peak作为""山峰""一意大家都熟悉; 参考: peak and pine ( 变得消瘦憔悴)
• ［例］ peak and pine ( 变得消瘦憔悴)

Webster Collegiate

kI. noun

• Etymology: perhaps alteration of pike
• Date: 1530
• 1. a pointed or projecting part of a garment; especially the visor of a cap or hat
• 2. promontory
• 3. a sharp or pointed end
• 4.
  • a.
    • (1) the top of a hill or mountain ending in a point
    • (2) a prominent mountain usually having a well-defined summit
  • b. something resembling a mountain peak
• 5.
  • a. the upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail
  • b. the narrow part of a ship's bow or stern or the part of the hold in it
• 6.
  • a. the highest level or greatest degree
  • b. a high point in a course of development especially as represented on a graph
• 7. widow's peak
• Synonyms: see summit

II. verb

• Date: 1577
• intransitive verb
  • to reach a maximum (as of capacity, value, or activity) — often used with out
• transitive verb
  • to cause to come to a peak, point, or maximum

III. adjective

• Date: 1903
• being at or reaching the maximum <peak levels><peak output>; also of, relating to, or being a period of maximum intensity or activity <peak business hours>

IV. intransitive verb

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1605
• 1. to grow thin or sickly
• 2. to dwindle away

V. transitive verb

• Etymology: from apeak held vertically
• Date: 1626
• 1. to set (as a gaff) nearer the perpendicular
• 2. to hold (oars) with blades well raised

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