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。
• 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 highly specialized worker castes in ants represent the pinnacle of social organization in the insect world.
  在蚂蚁等级中高度特化的工蚁代表了昆虫世界中社会组织的顶点。
• That smile helped him reach the pinnacle of his profession and stay there.
  那笑容帮助他登上了事业的顶峰，还不曾有跌落。
• He said his administration had reached the pinnacle of tolerance.
  他说，政府忍耐已经达到了极限。
• In many respects the council marked a pinnacle in the power and prestige of the medieval papacy.
  在许多方面，理事会，标志着品尼高在权力和威望的中世纪教皇。
• The Olympics represent the pinnacle of competition and achievement.
  奥运会代表竞争和成就的顶峰。
• Rather, it is the high-caliber jobs and people that Pinnacle deals with that define the company's success.
  相反，应该是公司所处理的高质量的工作和客户决定了公司的成功。
• 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。
• Did you think at the time that would be the pinnacle of your opera career?
  你认为那个时候会是你演唱生涯的顶峰吗？