单词 | summit |
释义 | summit/ˈsʌmɪt /noun 1The highest point of a hill or mountain: she climbed back up the path towards the summit...
Synonyms top, peak, mountaintop, crest, crown, apex, vertex, apogee, tip, cap; ridge, brink, brow, needle, crag, tor; mountain top, hilltop; French aiguille, serac 1.1The highest attainable level of achievement: the dramas are considered to form one of the summits of world literature...
Synonyms acme, peak, height, pinnacle, zenith, culmination, climax, high point, high spot, optimum, highlight, crowning glory, crowning point; best, finest, nonpareil; Latin ne plus ultra 2A meeting between heads of government: two binding treaties were agreed at the summit [as modifier]: a summit meeting...
Synonyms meeting, negotiation, conference, talk(s), discussion, conclave, consultation, deliberation, dialogue, parley, colloquy informal confab, powwow formal confabulation verb (summits, summiting, summited) [with object] Reach the summit of (a mountain or hill): in 2013, 658 climbers summited Everest [no object]: they started climbing at 3:45 a.m. and summited at 8:45 p.m....
OriginLate Middle English (in the general sense 'top part'): from Old French somete, from som 'top', from Latin summum, neuter of summus 'highest'. Rhymes |
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