pinnacle
英 ['pɪnək(ə)l]
美['pɪnəkl]
- n. 高峰；小尖塔；尖峰；极点
- vt. 造小尖塔；置于尖顶上；置于高处
词态变化
复数: pinnacles;
中文词源
pinnacle 顶点，顶峰
来自古法语pinacle,顶点，来自拉丁语pinnaculum,山峰，峰顶，来自pinna,箭，尖刺，来自PIE*spei,尖刺，词源同spike,pin.
英英释意
- 1. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
- 2. the highest level or degree attainable;
- "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"
- "the artist's gifts are at their acme"
- "at the height of her career"
- "the peak of perfection"
- "summer was at its peak"
- "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"
- "the summit of his ambition"
- "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"
- "at the top of his profession"
- 3. a lofty peak
英文词源
- pinnacle
- pinnacle: see pin
- pinnacle (n.)
- c. 1300, "mountain, peak, promontory," from Old French pinacle "top, gable" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin pinnaculum "peak, pinnacle, gable," extended form (via diminutive suffix, but not necessarily implying smallness) of Latin pinna "peak, point," (see pin (n.1)). Figurative use is attested from c. 1400.
实用场景例句
- the pinnacle of her career
- 她事业的顶峰
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- John Major has reached the pinnacle of British politics...
- 约翰·梅杰已攀上了英国政界的顶峰。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Castle Peak Pinnacle here, blue waves, rugged rock formations, JourneyAmazing Caves.
- 这里青山叠翠,碧波荡漾, 怪石嶙峋, 别有洞天.
期刊摘选
- It makes the urban development of the city at a level of pinnacle.
- 它使城市的发展达到了一个顶峰的层次.
期刊摘选
- The Professor : I believe that the old style of opera was the pinnacle of art.
- 老夫子: 我相信旧剧总是艺术的结晶.
期刊摘选
- The world is facing not peak oil, but a pinnacle of nationalism.
- 世界所面临的不是“峰值石油”, 而是民族主义的顶峰.
期刊摘选
- The pinnacle of the celebration programme was the Lantau Link Opening Ceremony.
- 庆祝活动的高潮是青屿干线开幕典礼.
期刊摘选
- Human replica droids ( HRDs ) represent the pinnacle of numerous technologies, and are extremely expensive.
- 全仿真机器人 ( HRD ) 是许多顶尖技术成果的象征, 价格极其高昂.
期刊摘选
- One day people will unswervingly boarded ideal and the pinnacle of success.
- 坚持不懈的人终有一天会登上理想与成功的顶峰.
期刊摘选
- I really like the management of Pinnacle.
- 我的确很喜欢顶峰公司的管理团队.
期刊摘选
- He reached the pinnacle of his career at a very young age.
- 他在很年轻的时候就达到事业的巅峰.
期刊摘选
- He said his administration had reached the pinnacle of tolerance.
- 他说,政府忍耐已经达到了极限.
期刊摘选
- Today's Dow is abot 25 % away from the market pinnacle.
- 目前股市距离这一顶峰还有大约25%的距离.
期刊摘选
- He held his arms high, at the pinnacle of his sport.
- 他高举手臂, 在他运动生涯的顶点时刻.
期刊摘选
- There's a new pinnacle in formless, shapeless art.
- 自由无束的艺术达到了一个新的高潮.
期刊摘选
- Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.
- 现在他正值一生中的顶峰时期.
《简明英汉词典》
- I have always liked Pinnacle management.
- 我对顶峰公司的管理层一向怀有好感.
期刊摘选
- He had reached the pinnacle of his military career.
- 他已经到达了军事生涯的顶峰.
《简明英汉词典》
- Here, Qifeng Pinnacle, an expert clouds form, peculiar scenery.
- 这里, 奇峰叠翠, 高人云表, 风景奇特.
期刊摘选
- This concert was to be the pinnacle of my distinguished career.
- 这次音乐会本来是我辉煌艺术生涯的一个顶峰.
电影对白
- Also, with new technological advances in the game , the sport reached its pinnacle.
- 随着这项运动中所用到的各项技术的进步, 棒球达到了它的颠峰.
期刊摘选
- He has reached the pinnacle of his career.
- 他已经登上事业的顶峰.
期刊摘选
- Ladies and gentlemen, the United States stands at this time at the pinnacle of world power.
- 女士们先生们, 美联邦此刻正踞于世界权力的顶峰.
期刊摘选
- Often, these are people who have reached the pinnacle of success.
- 通常, 这些人都达到了辉煌成功.
期刊摘选
- Small or not, one of the biggest questions is what Zijin sees in Pinnacle.
- 且不论紫金这笔投资金额的大小, 问题是顶峰公司有什么东西让紫金给看上了.
期刊摘选
- 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。
辞典例句
- the pinnacle of her career
- 她事业的顶峰
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》