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

• 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。
• Often, these are people who have reached the pinnacle of success.
  通常，这些人都达到了辉煌成功。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I really like the management of Pinnacle.
  我的确很喜欢顶峰公司的管理团队。
• 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？
• He was now close to the pinnacle of success.
  他现在已经接近成功的顶峰。
• "And I need to get here," he explains, moving the marker to the pinnacle.
  他接着解释说：“我需要到这里，”同时把彩笔移到顶点。
• 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。