股票投资心得报告范文:考研英语词汇复习(88) peak 、summit 、climax 、zenith

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考研英语词汇复习(88

 

                                              peak summit climax zenith

 

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  peak  

summit  

climax

zenith

          

peak “山峯”、“高峰”,普通用词,凡指山的顶峰(不一定是最高峯),也可指某事物达到最高点或处于最佳状态。

 

1) Every mountain has a peak and from the distance you can see peak beyond peak.

          (每一座山都有顶峰,从远距离你可以看到重重山峰。)

       2) The writer reached the peak of his writing career when he published his fifteenth novel in 2000.

          (2000作者出版第十五本小说,达到他写作的生涯顶峰。)

 

       summit  “山峯”、“高峰”,正式用词,指山峯最高峯,与peak一样,也可指某事物达到最高点或处于最佳状态。

 

       1) Chinese mountaineers have taken an Olympic torch to the summit of Mount Everest on the border between Tibet and Nepal.

            (中国登山运动员日前把带着奥运圣火登上位于西藏和尼泊尔边境的珠穆朗玛峰的顶峰。)

       2) There is no plain road in the scientific field. Only those who climb indefatigably can achieve the glorious summit.

           (在科学研究领域没有平坦的路,只有那些坚持不懈攀登的人才能达到顶峰。)

 

       climax  “顶峰”、“高潮”,指某事物或活动达到顶峰或高潮,常含其后由盛而衰的意味。

 

1) Obama’s being elected as the president reached the climax of Black American for as long as he lives.

           (奥巴马的当选为总统达到美国黑人有史以来的巅峰。)

       2) His work was universally considered as a masterpiece in architecture, which marked the climax of his popularity.

          (他的作品被普遍认为是建筑学杰作,标志着他的声望达到顶峰。)

 

zenith “顶峰”,用法大致同climax。

 

1)His mastery of new painting techniques was at its zenith when he reached forty.

            (四十岁的时候他对绘画新技巧的掌握处于巅峰状态。)

       2) When our team finally won the championship, our spirits rose to their zenith.

              (当我们的队最终赢得了冠军,我们兴奋情绪升到了顶点。)