Pinnacle
[ 'pɪnəkl ]
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n. 顶峰;顶点;尖顶;[建]（哥德式建筑的）小尖塔;
vt. 为…加尖塔;把…放在高处;
💡 词根助记
pinn顶+acle表名词 → 顶峰，尖顶
📝 例句
The siren also reaches its pinnacle and then suddenly goes off.
警报声达到极限，然后嘎然而止。
MAX seemed to have attained the pinnacle of German espionage in World War II.
“马克斯”似乎取得了德国在第二次世界大战间谍活动中登峰造极的成就。
be on the pinnacle of happiness
在幸福的顶点
He looked up him with veneration on the old imaginary pinnacle.
他对这个自以为高人一等的老绅士推崇备至。
It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.
它代表了智能的顶峰。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ pine-松树,pinnacle-小尖塔:松树的树冠就是小尖塔样
※ pin-大头针,pinnacle-山峰:像大头针一样的东西→山峰
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pinnacle
n
1 small pointed ornament built on to a roof or buttress （屋顶或扶壁上的）小尖塔, 尖顶. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page viii.
2 high pointed rock or mountain peak 尖锥形岩石; 山峰; 高峰.
3 (fig 比喻) highest point; peak 顶点; 顶峰
the pinnacle of one's career, fame, success, etc 事业、 声誉、 成功等的顶峰.
🔁 扩展释义
*['pinәkl]n. 小尖塔, 尖峰, 高峰, 极点vt. 造小尖塔, 置于尖顶上
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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Yes?
什么？
Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.
蜜糖是甜的，但蜜蜂会螫人。
He was so shocked by this lack of equality and fairness that he formed an organization leading the Indians' struggle for equal rights.
不平等与不公正使他如此震惊，他因此创办了一个领导印度人为争取平等权利而斗争的组织。