pinnacle
noun /ˈpɪnəkl/
/ˈpɪnəkl/
- [usually singular] pinnacle of something the most important or successful part of something
顶点;顶峰;鼎盛时期 - the pinnacle of her career
她事业的顶峰 - He spent more than twenty years at the pinnacle of his profession.
他在事业的巅峰上度过了二十多年。 - Formula One is the pinnacle of motor racing.
一级方程式赛车是赛车运动的巅峰。 - She is at the pinnacle of her profession.
她处于自己事业的顶峰。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + pinnacle- reach
- at the pinnacle of
- the pinnacle of her career
- a small pointed stone decoration built on the roof of a building
(建筑物)尖顶 - We could just make out the pinnacles of the cathedral in the distance.
我们只能看到远处大教堂的尖顶。
- We could just make out the pinnacles of the cathedral in the distance.
- a high pointed piece of rock, especially at the top of a mountain
Topics Geographyc2(尤指山顶的)尖岩,兀立岩石
词源Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pinnaculum, diminutive of pinna ‘wing, point’.