pinnacle

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
the highest stage of development

e.g. 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

Synonym: acmeheightelevationpeaksummitsuperlativemeridiantiptoptop

verb

1. raise on or as if on a pinnacle

e.g. He did not want to be pinnacled

2. surmount with a pinnacle

e.g. pinnacle a pediment

1. 尖锥形石；尖岩
A pinnacle is a pointed piece of stone or rock that is high above the ground.

pinnacle在线翻译

e.g. 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. 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.

e.g. John Major has reached the pinnacle of British politics...
约翰·梅杰已攀上了英国政界的顶峰。
e.g. 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。

1. pinnacle

1. 小尖塔：别针(FINIAL) 一种安置在三角墙(GABLE)、小尖塔(PINNACLE)或类似的尖形建筑物顶端的相对较小的装饰元素. 丙烯(ACRYLIC) 从1960年左右开始使用的一种颜料(PIGMENTS)的可塑性粘合媒介(MEDIUM),可溶于水(彩图151、164).

2. 岩峰：称为砾漠(gravel desert)与岩漠(rock desert). 蒙古的戈壁即是以砾漠和岩漠为主要形态. 风蚀也可造成许多奇岩怪石,如将岩块磨成多稜面的风稜石(ventifacts). 或在水平沉积岩区,残余许多平顶的方山(mesa)及孤立的岩峰(pinnacle).