pinnacle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pin·na·cle /ˈpɪnəkəl/ noun 1 [singular]SUCCESSFUL the most successful, powerful, exciting etc part of something 巅峰；顶点；鼎盛时期 the pinnacle of academic achievement 学术成就的顶峰pinnacle of She had reached the pinnacle of her political career. 她已经达到政治生涯的顶峰。at the pinnacle of something The bank was then at the pinnacle of England’s financial system. 当时那家银行在英国金融系统中实力最为雄厚。2. [countable] literaryDN a high mountain top 山巅，山峰，山顶3. [countable]TBB a pointed stone decoration, like a small tower, on a building such as a church or castle 〔教堂或城堡等上作装饰用的〕尖顶，小尖塔
Examples from the Corpus
pinnacle• At last we could see Ambadji on a pinnacle ahead of us.• The end of the war in 1945 was his pinnacle.• Troops may be moved on to a castle wall, rocky pinnacle or other elevation including a Spiral Stair.• Then, just before dusk a single figure was spotted again moving out of sight on the small col below the second pinnacle.• To deplore children being crippled by land mines is not really at the pinnacle of human courage, is it?• During the seven years of their previous patronage by Next, the brothers have reached the pinnacle of the sport.• The towers spring from sprawling castle-like buildings that were once hotels representing the pinnacle of elegance.pinnacle of• By 1965, Fellini had reached the pinnacle of his commercial success.Origin pinnacle (1200-1300) Old French pinacle, from Late Latin pinnaculum, from Latin pinna “wing, wall around the top of a castle”pin·na·cle nounChineseSyllable
of powerful, Corpus successful, etc part exciting most the something
pinnacle
pin‧na‧cle /ˈpɪnəkəl/
noun
the pinnacle of academic achievement
pinnacle of
She had reached the pinnacle of her political career.
at the pinnacle of something
The bank was then at the pinnacle of England’s financial system.
2. [countable] literary a high mountain top
3. [countable] a pointed stone decoration, like a small tower, on a building such as a church or castle
pin‧na‧cle /ˈpɪnəkəl/
noun Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: pinacle, from Late Latin pinnaculum, from Latin pinna 'wing, wall around the top of a castle'
1. [singular] the most successful, powerful, exciting etc part of something:Language: Old French
Origin: pinacle, from Late Latin pinnaculum, from Latin pinna 'wing, wall around the top of a castle'
pinnacle of
at the pinnacle of something
2. [countable] literary a high mountain top
3. [countable] a pointed stone decoration, like a small tower, on a building such as a church or castle