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

• 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。
• He was now close to the pinnacle of success.
  他现在已经接近成功的顶峰。
• Zijin already has members of their company as directors and hold a large position in Pinnacle shares.
  顶峰公司的董事会中已经有紫金派来的董事，紫金成了顶峰公司的大股东。
• Often, these are people who have reached the pinnacle of success.
  通常，这些人都达到了辉煌成功。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The pinnacle of achievement for a Japanese wife, supposedly, is to be a Yamato nadeshiko.
  一般认为，日本妻子的最高成就，就是能做个大和抚子（yamatonadeshiko）。
• He said his administration had reached the pinnacle of tolerance.
  他说，政府忍耐已经达到了极限。