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

• He said his administration had reached the pinnacle of tolerance.
  他说，政府忍耐已经达到了极限。
• A leader has to visualize a dream for touching the pinnacle of success.
  领导者应该在大脑中设想达到成功的顶峰。
• He was now close to the pinnacle of success.
  他现在已经接近成功的顶峰。
• 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。
• 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。
• We own Pinnacle shares, we have for a long time.
  我们公司持有顶峰公司的股份，已经有很长一段时间了。
• The articulation of the theory of relativity catapulted Albert Einstein to the pinnacle of fame.
  相对论的问世将艾尔伯特爱因斯坦推到了名誉的顶峰。
• 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 has reached the pinnacle of his career.
  他已经登上事业的顶峰。
• The Olympics represent the pinnacle of competition and achievement.
  奥运会代表竞争和成就的顶峰。