zenith 详细解释

zenith

['zi:niθ]

n.顶点, 天顶, 全盛

n.

1. 【天】天顶[the S]

zenith telescope

天顶仪

It felt as if we had traveled from nadir to zenith.

感觉上我们好像已从天底走到了天顶。

2. 最高点; 顶点; 极盛时期[S1]

Michael felt that he had already passed the zenith of his power.

迈克觉得自己的权力已过了鼎盛期。

Being elected class president was the zenith of my years in high school.

当选班长是我中学时代最辉煌的时刻。

词形变化

名词复数:zeniths

词义辨析

同义:

n.天顶; 顶点; 全盛时期

peak  summit  crown  top  tip  crest  apex  acme  pinnacle  vertex  

同义参见:

glory  top  altitude  prime  

反义:

n.天顶; 顶点

nadir  

英英释义

名词 zenith:

the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

补充

zenithzenith英:[ˈzeniθ] 美:[ˈzinɪθ]n.1.顶点, 极点Opera reached its zenith at the turn of the century.歌剧在本世纪初达到了它的顶峰。

例句

1. The sun rises, reaches its zenith and sets.太阳升起, 到达天顶, 然后落下。 2. The zenith of Perugia's influence came with the defeat of Siena in 1358.1358年打败锡耶纳之后, 佩鲁贾的影响力达到了顶峰。 3. the sun was well past the zenith.太阳早已过了最高点。 4. the missile reached its zenith and fell.导弹到达最高点后落下。 5. in 1977, punk was at its zenith.1977年,“朋客”摇滚乐处于鼎盛时期。 6. "At its zenith [=peak] in the 1980s, the company employed more than 300 people."这家公司在20世纪80年代盛极一时,曾拥有300多名员工。 7. That was the zenith [=the highest point] of her career.那是她职业生涯的巅峰。