新闻热词：高峰期 peak season

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　　据报道，十一黄金周期间，国内航空公司将增加2,100个航班，以满足人们出行的需要。增加的航班主要集中在北京、上海、广州等游客较多的城市。请看报道：
　　Some 2.6 million Chinese passengers will travel by air during the seven-day holiday from Oct. 1 to 7, up 12 percent compared with the previous year. The first and last three days will be the peak season of the National Day holiday. The aviation industry has entered into high season, with 400,000 passengers transporting everyday and load factor is close to 75 percent.
　　文中的peak season意思是"高峰期"。如：The peak season for influenza is approaching. (流感的高峰期即将到来。)此外，peak time 也可表示相同的意思。