apex
n. 顶点，最高点；（几何）顶点；（植）芽苗的顶端；最高职位，最高地位；巅峰，全盛时期；（赛车）拐弯时离赛道边缘最近的点
v. 达到顶峰（或高潮）；（赛车）近边缘拐弯
复数 apexes或apices
例句
To maintain a balance, big "apex" fish may be as important as the small one.
为维持平衡，生态系统“顶点”的大鱼可能和小鱼一样重要。
They rigged up a tent-shaped scaffold directly above the tip of the horizontal column, with pulleys suspended from the scaffold's apex.
他们在水平立柱的顶端正上方安装了一个帐篷状的脚手架，在脚手架的顶端悬挂滑轮。
Those hanging from every wall, or upon stands in the ground, are the works of those who came before them and reached the apex of their profession.
那些挂在每面墙上，或立在地面上的，是那些在她之前来，达到了艺术顶峰的前辈们的作品。
