summit
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsʌm.ɪt/ us/ˈsʌm.ɪt/
(MEETING)
C2 峰会，首脑会议，最高级会议
an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries
a summit meeting 首脑会议
World leaders will meet next week for their annual economic summit. 世界各国领导人将在下周齐聚一堂，参加一年一度的经济峰会。
Compare: conclaveconference (MEETING)congress (MEETING)consultationconvention (MEETING)convocation forum (MEETING)meetingseminarsymposium
- More examples
- World leaders held a crisis summit.
- Summit members met in Rome.
- He said the environmental summit was all hypocrisy.
- She refused to attend the summit on global warming.
(HIGHEST POINT)
C1 山顶，顶峰
the highest point of a mountain
On this day in 1784, Dr Michel Paccard and Jacques Balmat reached the summit of Mont Blanc. 1784年的今天，迈克尔‧帕卡德医生和雅克‧巴尔马特登上了勃朗峰的顶峰。
Synonyms: mountaintoppeak (MOUNTAIN)pinnacle (TOP)top (HIGHEST PART)
the summit 顶峰，极点，巅峰
the highest, most successful, or most important point in something
I certainly haven't reached the summit of my career. 当然，我还没有达到事业的巅峰。
Synonyms: apex (SUCCESS) peak (HIGHEST POINT)pinnacle (SUCCESS)top (HIGHEST PART)vertex zenith (MOST SUCCESSFUL POINT)