0 the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill -- 最高点,高峰
1 the pointed top of a mountain, or the mountain itself -- 山顶;山峰
2 the flat curved part of a cap that goes above the eyes of the person who is wearing it -- 帽檐,帽舌
3 Peak times are the times when most people are using or doing something. -- 高峰的(时期)
peak rate electricity 峰率电
Don't go there in the peak (= busiest) season - it'll be hot and crowded. 不要在旅游旺季时到那里去——会又热又挤。
It is most expensive to advertise at peak viewing times (= those with the most people watching). 黄金收视时间的广告费用很高。
Traffic congestion is really bad at peak periods (= when it is busiest). 交通拥挤状况在高峰时段真是糟糕透了。
4 to reach the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill -- 达到顶峰,达到最大值
Official figures show that unemployment peaked in November. 官方数字显示失业人数在11月达到最高点。
As a result, the demand for stucco-workers within the season had sudden peaks.
The time frames cover the warm and rainy season, when peaks of mosquito abundance are more likely to occur in the area.
The same is true for wind and rain and five of the peaks occurred during a long period of low wind and rain.
Large numbers on the crops do not in themselves account for the peaks in flight activity shown on certain days and dates.
The decisive criterion was the number rather than the (vocalic) nature of the sonority peaks.
However, the time and level at which the number of deaths peaks, is very uncertain.
The number of diarrhoea deaths is an order of magnitude larger, but the pattern is much the same, with diarrhoea deaths peaking only slightly later.
Obscured by the peaks is a decline in the susceptible population prior to the final time for areas with infection.