| 单词 | apex |
| 释义 | apex (once / 1645 pages) n When there's no mountain left to climb and nothing but blue sky above, you know you've reached the highest peak — the apex. Apex can mean the highest point in a literal sense, like climbing to the apex of the Eiffel Tower for a fabulous view of Paris. It also can be used to mean the highest point in a figurative sense. An actor who wins an Oscar can say she's reached the apex of her career. If you're describing more than one high point, you could add an -es to form the plural apexes, but apices would also be correct. And if you're a botanist, you'd probably use apex to describe the tip of a flower or leaf. WORD FAMILYapex: apexes, apical, apices USAGE EXAMPLESThat show was at its apex in the ratings in the 1980s. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Culling and even safari hunting will restore humans’ rightful place as apex predator amid an explosion in crocodiles, some argue. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) Many countries settle for just an alliterative adjective: Brilliant Barbados, Epic Estonia, Incredible India, Remarkable Rwanda and, at the alliterative apex, Pristine Paradise Palau. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1n the highest point (of something) Syn|Hypo|Hyper acme, peak, vertex crown the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head roof peakthe highest point of a roof extreme, extreme point, extremum the point located farthest from the middle of something 2n the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars Syn|Ant|Hyper apex of the sun's way, solar apex antapex the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from celestial point a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) |
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