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

• John Major has reached the pinnacle of British politics
  约翰·梅杰已攀上了英国政界的顶峰。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• Even among seasoned mountaineers Pinnacle Ridge is considered quite a tough proposition.
  即使在经验丰富的登山者中，平纳克尔峰也被认为是很难攀登的。
• He has reached the pinnacle of his career.
  他已经登上事业的顶峰。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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？