pinnacle
UK/'pinәkl/US
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Definitions
n.
The highest point of achievement or success; a tall pointed rock or mountain peak; a slender spire on a building.
顶峰，极点；尖峰；小尖塔
v.
To place at the highest point; to furnish with pinnacles.
置于顶点；建小尖塔
Root Breakdown
Native Englishpinnacleother
=pinnacle
Common Collocations
- 1.pinnacle of success成功的顶峰
- 2.reach the pinnacle登上顶峰
- 3.at the pinnacle处于巅峰
- 4.pinnacle of one's career事业的顶峰
Example Sentences
- 1.
Winning the Nobel Prize represented the pinnacle of her scientific career.
- 2.
The climbers rested briefly on a rocky pinnacle before descending the mountain.
- 3.
Gothic cathedrals are adorned with delicate stone pinnacles that soar toward the sky.