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pin·na·cle
pI n kl
复数:pinnacles
第三人称单数:pinnacles
现在分词:pinnacling
过去式:pinnacled
过去分词:pinnacled
Noun
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
Verb
1. surmount with a pinnacle;
"pinnacle a pediment"
2. raise on or as if on a pinnacle;
"He did not want to be pinnacled"
约于1300年,“山顶,尖峰,海角”,源自于古法语 pinacle “顶部,山墙”(13世纪)和直接源自于晚期拉丁语 pinnaculum “山顶,尖峰,山墙”,是拉丁语 pinna “山顶,尖端”的扩展形式(通过减小后缀,但不一定意味着小),(参见 pin(n.))。比喻用法可追溯至约1400年。指“建筑物的扶壁或屋顶上的尖塔”意义可追溯至14世纪晚期。
Its constructive object is to give greater weight to the member which it crowns, in order that this may better resist some lateral pressure. The application of the term is generally limited to an ornamental spire-shaped structure, standing on parapets, angles, and buttresses, and often adorned with rich and varied devices. [Century Dictionary]
它的建设目的是为了给予它所加冠的构件更大的重量,以便更好地抵抗一些横向压力。该术语的应用通常限于装饰性的尖顶形结构,立在护墙、角落和扶壁上,经常装饰有丰富和多样化的装饰。[世纪词典]
尖峰
尖顶
Noun Middle English pinacle, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pinnaculum small wing, gable, from Latin pinna wing, battlement
The first known use of pinnacle was in the 14th century
pinnipednoun
any of a group of mammals (as seals, sea lions, and walruses) that typically live in oceans but bear their young on land or on floating sheets of ice, have front and hind flippers, and eat other animals (as fish)
pinnateadjective
resembling a feather especially in having similar parts arranged on opposite sides of a long thin central part like a stem
a pinnate leaf
pinnanoun
a feather, wing, or fin or a part like one
the part of the ear that is outside the head and is made of cartilage
pinnaclenoun
a slender tower generally coming to a point at the top
a high pointed peak
the highest point of achievement or development
pinnaclenoun
a slender tower generally coming to a point at the top
a high pointed peak
the highest point of achievement or development
1 The twins now find themselves at a dancer's pinnacle, but they almost walked away when both didn't get roles in "Newsies."
2 Still, they form an unusually explicit, site-specific expression of the reciprocal bond between an art museum and its urban setting, and Rivera considered them one of the pinnacles of his career.
3 Williamson commands but a portion of the potency that Oprah’s brand has, of course, the latter representing the pinnacle absolute positivity.
4 Nobody cared about Fernando Pessoa's poetry when he was alive, and today he is considered the pinnacle of contemporary Portuguese poetry.
5 So, what do you say to the baby people who regard your predicament as life’s pinnacle?
6 The latest musical, which opened March 23, was not the pinnacle of that career — it was greeted on Broadway by hostile reviews, garnered zero Tony nominations and struggled at the box office.
7 As a filmmaker and writer myself, I’m like, “This is the pinnacle.”
8 Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.
现在他正值一生中的顶峰时期.
9 The atmospheric, drawn-out “Under the Pressure” and emotional bruiser “Red Eyes” especially hit the spot with 2011 breakthrough song “Come to the City” providing a pinnacle closer.
10 Near the end of the sketch, as Farley reaches the pinnacle of his deranged spiel, he trips and flings himself face down on a coffee table.
11 And here I was about to make it to that pinnacle when I’d only been fencing saber for three months.
12 I clambered back over the pinnacle of Fourth Mountain—much harder with a pack—and into another wooded valley beyond.
13 The fact that the moon landings still represent the pinnacle of human, and American, accomplishment in space nearly 50 years later fits into the Trumpian narrative.
14 Ladies and gentlemen, the United States stands at this time at the pinnacle of world power.
女士们先生们, 美联邦此刻正踞于世界权力的顶峰.
15 One chapter, entitled "The Top", is a fairly standard discussion of how women still haven't made it there, or not at any rate to the very pinnacle.
16 This reverential approach is perfectly understandable when dealing with the very pinnacles of Western art.
17 Growing up, I thought that Red Lobster visits with my parents and brother were the pinnacle of cuisine.
18 Even today, the Berlin job remains the pinnacle of the conducting profession.
19 They honor a broad swath of television production, from the pinnacle prize of best drama series to more obscure ones like best sound mixing for non-fiction programming.
20 That period was “the pinnacle of Johnson’s career” as an architect, said Willis Van Devanter, an appraiser of architectural materials hired to examine the archive by lawyers for the archive’s owner, Raj Ahuja.
1 巅峰
2 顶峰
peak summit zenith apogee acme big time crest apex high water mark crown APEX high tide the acme the summit apotheosis culminant head culmination
3 小尖塔
8 鼎盛时期
10 顶点
vertical meridian climactic apical full tip height summit noon apex vertex climax culmination capstone zenith consummation acme noontide capsheaf ne plus ultra top end crescendo pitch peak node pride capper high point breaking point salad days neplusultra zenithal top head ultimate pink APEX cusp tip-top copestone maximum apogee the acme sum pole blowoff sticking place cacumen crown supreme strain tide blossom crest ape payoff spire apotheosis sublimity topgallant be-all topnotch top notch
12 举起
elevatory lift lifting uptake uplift upheaval heave heaving up upheave raise rear elevate uphold hoist heist heft uprear upraise lift boy