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apex

/ˈeɪˌpɛks/

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noun

圆锥形教士帽

Conical priest cap

Examples :

"The ancient Egyptian priest wore an apex on his head during the temple rituals. "

在古代埃及神庙仪式期间，祭司头戴一顶圆锥形教士帽。

religion wear toefl

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noun

顶点，顶峰。

The highest or the greatest point of something.

Examples :

"the apex of the building"

建筑物的顶端

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顶峰，顶点，巅峰。

The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

Examples :

"the apex of civilization"

文明的巅峰

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顶点，顶峰。

The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).

Examples :

"The teacher pointed to the apex of the pyramid on the worksheet. "

老师指着练习纸上金字塔的顶尖。

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顶端，顶点

The "pointed" fine end of something.

Examples :

"The apex of the Christmas tree ornament was a tiny, glittering star. "

圣诞树装饰品的最顶端是一个小小的、闪闪发光的星星。

part point toefl

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顶端，尖端

The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.

Examples :

"The apex of the fern frond reached the top of the terrarium. "

那片蕨类植物叶子的顶端一直伸到了玻璃容器的顶部。

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太阳运动顶点，太阳向点

The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.

Examples :

"Astronomers study the apex to understand the Sun's movement in relation to other stars. "

天文学家研究太阳运动顶点，以了解太阳相对于其他恒星的运动。

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液滴最低点，液滴尖端

The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.

Examples :

"The apex of the water droplet hanging from the leaky faucet was barely visible. "

从漏水龙头悬挂下来的水滴，它的液滴尖端几乎看不见了。

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顶端，尖端

The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the tiny, pale apex of the vein on Sarah's arm. "

医生检查了莎拉手臂上那根静脉靠近皮肤表面的、苍白细小的顶端。

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尖音符，长音符。

A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.

Examples :

"The student's textbook showed a diagram of the apex of the circumflex accent, illustrating its origin from the acute accent. "

学生的课本上有一张弯音符的尖音符图示，解释了它如何从锐音符演变而来。

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ŋ͡m 音标符号，/ŋ͡m/调号

A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.

Examples :

"The linguist explained that the apex above certain letters in old Vietnamese texts shows where the sound /ŋ͡m/ would have been pronounced. "

语言学家解释说，古越南语文本中某些字母上方的ŋ͡m 音标符号表明了/ŋ͡m/这个音曾经的发音位置。

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尖顶，顶点

A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".

Examples :

"The architect carefully examined the apex of the roof to ensure it was strong enough to withstand the storm. "

建筑师仔细检查了屋顶的尖顶，以确保它足够坚固，能够抵御暴风雨。

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食物链顶端, 顶峰

The top of the food chain

Examples :

"As apex predators, lions face few natural threats in their African habitat. "

作为食物链顶端的掠食者，狮子在它们的非洲栖息地几乎没有天敌。

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