pinnacle

英 [ˈpɪnəkl]

美 [ˈpɪnəkl]

n.  顶点; 顶峰; 鼎盛时期; (建筑物)小尖顶; (尤指山顶的)尖岩，兀立岩石

复数：pinnacles　过去式：pinnacled　现在分词：pinnacling　第三人称单数：pinnacles　过去分词：pinnacled　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11823 / COCA.12574

牛津词典

noun

• 顶点；顶峰；鼎盛时期
  the most important or successful part of sth
  1. the pinnacle of her career
     她事业的顶峰
• （建筑物）小尖顶
  a small pointed stone decoration built on the roof of a building
• （尤指山顶的）尖岩，兀立岩石
  a high pointed piece of rock, especially at the top of a mountain

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 尖锥形石；尖岩
  Apinnacleis a pointed piece of stone or rock that is high above the ground.
  1. A walker fell 80ft from a rocky pinnacle.
     一位徒步者从一块80英尺高的尖锥形岩石上摔了下来。
• N-COUNT 顶峰；极点；顶点
  If someone reachesthe pinnacle oftheir career orthe pinnacle ofa particular area of life, they are at the highest point of it.
  1. John Major has reached the pinnacle of British politics...
     约翰·梅杰已攀上了英国政界的顶峰。
  2. She was still a screen goddess at the pinnacle of her career.
     她仍然是一位处于事业巅峰期的银幕女神。
  3. ...trophies that represent the pinnacle of sporting achievement.
     代表体育界最高成就的奖杯

英英释义

noun

• (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
• a lofty peak
• the highest level or degree attainable
  1. his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
  2. the artist's gifts are at their acme
  3. at the height of her career
  4. the peak of perfection
  5. summer was at its peak
  6. ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
  7. the summit of his ambition
  8. so many highest superlatives achieved by man
  9. at the top of his profession
  Synonym:acmeheightelevationpeaksummitsuperlativemeridiantiptoptop

verb

• raise on or as if on a pinnacle
  1. He did not want to be pinnacled
• surmount with a pinnacle
  1. pinnacle a pediment

双语例句

• A walker fell 80ft from a rocky pinnacle.
  一位徒步者从一块80英尺高的尖锥形岩石上摔了下来。
• Our species has reached its biological pinnacle and is no longer capable of changing.
  我们这个物种已经达到了生物进化的巅峰，不可能再有变化了。
• You never know where a song can take you and tonight is probably the pinnacle of our career.
  你永远不知道一首歌曲将把你带往何处。今晚也许是我们音乐生涯最辉煌的时刻。
• They are right at the pinnacle of their sports and the natural ability they have is frightening.
  他们在自己的领域都达到了顶峰，他们与生俱来的能力令人望而生畏，他们热爱他们所做的事。
• Often, these are people who have reached the pinnacle of success.
  通常，这些人都达到了辉煌成功。
• She was still a screen goddess at the pinnacle of her career.
  她仍然是一位处于事业巅峰期的银幕女神。
• This was the pinnacle of my happiness, from which I was in a little while dashed to earth.
  可以说，这把我推到了快乐的顶点，但是片刻之间，我就从云端直坠地面。
• He had reached the pinnacle of his military career.
  他已经到达了军事生涯的顶峰。
• What's more, it was the "pinnacle" that I conquered with my own efforts.
  更重要的是&这是我没有借助任何外力自己逾越的“高峰”。
• The peak of the mountain can be seen far and near. It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.
  山峰远近都能看到。它代表了智能的顶峰。