apogee
US /ˈæp.ə.dʒiː/
UK /ˈæp.ə.dʒiː/
名詞
1.
遠地點, 頂點
the highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination
範例:
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The 1960s marked the apogee of the space race.
20世紀60年代標誌著太空競賽的頂點。
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His career reached its apogee in the late 1990s.
他的事業在20世紀90年代末達到頂峰。
2.
遠地點
(astronomy) the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth
範例:
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At its apogee, the moon is approximately 405,696 kilometers from Earth.
在遠地點，月球距離地球約405,696公里。
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Satellites typically travel slower at their apogee.
衛星在遠地點通常運行較慢。