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
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