zenith

英 [ˈzenɪθ]

美 [ˈziːnɪθ]

n.  天顶(太阳或月亮在天空中的最高点); 鼎盛时期; 顶峰

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BNC.18949 / COCA.15834

牛津词典

noun

• 天顶（太阳或月亮在天空中的最高点）
  the highest point that the sun or moon reaches in the sky, directly above you
• 鼎盛时期；顶峰
  the time when sth is strongest and most successful

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 全盛时期;鼎盛时期
  Thezenithof something is the time when it is most successful or powerful.
  1. His career is now at its zenith...
     他的事业现在处于鼎盛时期。
  2. The zenith of Perugia's influence came with the defeat of Siena in 1358.
     1358年击败锡耶纳之后佩鲁贾的影响力达到了顶峰。
• N-SING 天顶（太阳或月亮在天空中的最高点）
  Thezenithis the point at which the sun or moon is directly above you and seems to be at its highest.
  1. The sun rises, reaches its zenith and sets.
     太阳升起，达到最高点，然后落下。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• At its zenith the moon is white and grey.
  在其顶峰的月亮是白色和灰色。
• It reached the zenith of its glory.
  它达到荣誉的顶峰。
• Rome's power reached its zenith under the emperor Trajan.
  罗马帝国的势力在图雷真皇帝的统治下达到顶峰。
• With the data of GPS meteorology network in Wuhan region, the article discussed the study of directly calculating precipitable water vapor with GPS zenith tropospheric delay.
  本文针对武汉地区GPS气象网资料，进行了GPS对流层延迟直接推算可降水量的研究。
• Southwest Combined University is a zenith of China's modern education.
  西南联大是中国现代教育史上的一个高峰。
• At its zenith the Roman empire covered almost the whole of Europe.
  罗马帝国的全盛时期几乎占据了整个欧洲。
• It feel as If we have traveled from nadir to zenith
  感觉上我们好像已从天底走到了天顶
• His career is now at its zenith
  他的事业现在处于鼎盛时期。
• From freezing night it turned to scorching day as the sun climbed toward its zenith.
  太阳升到正中，霜冻的夜晚变成了炎热的正午。
• A blue light appeared in the zenith, and in some indescribable manner flickered down near the top of the rod.
  天顶出现了一道兰色的闪电，它以一种不可名状的方式闪烁不定地落到了垛棍顶端的附近。