pinnacle

noun

1. 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
2. （建筑物）小尖顶
   a small pointed stone decoration built on the roof of a building
3. （尤指山顶的）尖岩，兀立岩石
   a high pointed piece of rock, especially at the top of a mountain

1. N-COUNT 尖锥形石；尖岩
   A pinnacle is 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。
2. N-COUNT 顶峰；极点；顶点
   If someone reaches the pinnacle of their career or the pinnacle of a 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

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。
2. John Major has reached the pinnacle of British politics
   约翰·梅杰已攀上了英国政界的顶峰。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. "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。
6. This was the pinnacle of my happiness, from which I was in a little while dashed to earth.
   可以说，这把我推到了快乐的顶点，但是片刻之间，我就从云端直坠地面。
7. A leader has to visualize a dream for touching the pinnacle of success.
   领导者应该在大脑中设想达到成功的顶峰。
8. 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。
9. We own Pinnacle shares, we have for a long time.
   我们公司持有顶峰公司的股份，已经有很长一段时间了。
10. The Olympics represent the pinnacle of competition and achievement.
    奥运会代表竞争和成就的顶峰。
11. He has reached the pinnacle of his career.
    他已经登上事业的顶峰。
12. What's more, it was the "pinnacle" that I conquered with my own efforts.
    更重要的是&这是我没有借助任何外力自己逾越的“高峰”。
13. He had reached the pinnacle of his military career.
    他已经到达了军事生涯的顶峰。
14. The highly specialized worker castes in ants represent the pinnacle of social organization in the insect world.
    在蚂蚁等级中高度特化的工蚁代表了昆虫世界中社会组织的顶点。
15. He said his administration had reached the pinnacle of tolerance.
    他说，政府忍耐已经达到了极限。
16. He was now close to the pinnacle of success.
    他现在已经接近成功的顶峰。
17. The pinnacle of achievement for a Japanese wife, supposedly, is to be a Yamato nadeshiko.
    一般认为，日本妻子的最高成就，就是能做个大和抚子（yamatonadeshiko）。
18. In many respects the council marked a pinnacle in the power and prestige of the medieval papacy.
    在许多方面，理事会，标志着品尼高在权力和威望的中世纪教皇。
19. They are right at the pinnacle of their sports and the natural ability they have is frightening.
    他们在自己的领域都达到了顶峰，他们与生俱来的能力令人望而生畏，他们热爱他们所做的事。
20. 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。
21. Often, these are people who have reached the pinnacle of success.
    通常，这些人都达到了辉煌成功。
22. 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。
23. That smile helped him reach the pinnacle of his profession and stay there.
    那笑容帮助他登上了事业的顶峰，还不曾有跌落。
24. 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？
25. Our species has reached its biological pinnacle and is no longer capable of changing.
    我们这个物种已经达到了生物进化的巅峰，不可能再有变化了。
26. The peak of the mountain can be seen far and near. It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.
    山峰远近都能看到。它代表了智能的顶峰。
27. The articulation of the theory of relativity catapulted Albert Einstein to the pinnacle of fame.
    相对论的问世将艾尔伯特爱因斯坦推到了名誉的顶峰。
28. I really like the management of Pinnacle.
    我的确很喜欢顶峰公司的管理团队。

noun

1. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

2. a lofty peak

3. 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

1. raise on or as if on a pinnacle
   1. He did not want to be pinnacled

2. surmount with a pinnacle
   1. pinnacle a pediment