pinnacle

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n. 小尖塔, 尖峰, 高峰, 极点 vt. 造小尖塔, 置于尖顶上

发音

其它 /ˈpɪnəkəl/

词形变化

pinnacles 复数 pinnacles pinnacled pinnacles 三单 pinnacling pinnacling 现在分词 pinnacled 过去式 pinnacled 过去分词

别名

pinacle

教材释义与例句

名词

高峰；小尖塔；尖峰；极点

动词

造小尖塔；置于尖顶上；置于高处

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    The highest point.

    巅峰

  2. 2.

    A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.

    地质
  3. 3.

    An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    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.

    建筑
v.
  1. 1.

    To place on a pinnacle.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

top height peak summit elevation meridian tip-top acme superlative

上位词 10

point top stage level tip crown degree peak summit crest
动词

上位词 6

raise lift elevate surmount bring up get up

相关短语

Pinnacle Islands Pinnacle Swamp

词源

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French pinacle, pinnacle, from Late Latin pinnāculum (“a peak, pinnacle”), from Latin pinna (“a pinnacle”); see pin. Doublet of panache.

来源：wiktionary