Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11823
pinnacle
顶峰；巅峰；最高点
The highest point or level, especially the most successful or admired stage of something.
- 1.
The highest point.
最高点。
- 2.
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
(建筑)塔台支撑处顶部的细长尖塔
- 3.
A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.
高耸、尖锐且崎岖的岩石或山峰。
- 4.
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
可达到的最高水平或程度；发展的最高阶段
- 5.
An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.
历史最高点；最大成就或成功的顶点。
- 6.
a lofty peak
高耸的山峰
- 7.
An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.
垂直构件,通常顶端有小尖塔,用于完成扶壁或构成比例的一部分,如尖塔 flank 山墙或尖塔时。
尖顶；小尖塔；高耸的山峰；尖峭的岩峰；最高点。；(建筑)塔台支撑处顶部的细长尖塔；高耸、尖锐且崎岖的岩石或山峰。
In use
Winning the championship was the pinnacle of his career.
The company reached the pinnacle of success within a decade.
Climbing Mount Everest is considered the pinnacle of mountaineering achievements.
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
Connections
Collocations
- reach the pinnacle of
- 达到……的顶峰
- She reached the pinnacle of her career at age 40.她40岁时达到了职业生涯的顶峰。
- at the pinnacle of
- 处于……的巅峰
- He is at the pinnacle of his profession.他正处于职业生涯的巅峰。
- the pinnacle of success
- 成功的顶峰
- Winning the championship was the pinnacle of success for the team.赢得冠军是这支球队成功的顶峰。
- pinnacle of achievement
- 成就的顶点
- This research is the pinnacle of achievement in the field.这项研究是该领域成就的顶点。
- rocky pinnacle
- 岩石尖峰
- Eagles nest on the rocky pinnacles of the mountain.鹰在山上岩石尖峰上筑巢。
- slender pinnacle
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 pinnacle 拆成 pin（针）+ nacle，想象山顶立着一根针一样的尖塔，就是巅峰、最高点。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、journalism、formal speeches pinnacle 通常用于较正式或书面的语境，表示“顶峰、巅峰”，如事业、成就或发展的最高点；也指建筑或山峰的尖顶。日常口语中较少用，更常说 peak 或 top。
Grammar Note
常与介词 of 连用，表示‘……的顶峰’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见的单词与 pinnacle 真正押韵（重读元音 /ɪ/ 后为 /nəkəl/）。以下 -acle 结尾的词拼写相似，但重读元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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