pinnacle

pin·na·cle

P0317200 (pĭn′ə-kəl)n.1. Architecture A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress.2. A tall pointed formation, such as a mountain peak.3. The highest point; the culmination. See Synonyms at summit.tr.v. pin·na·cled, pin·na·cling, pin·na·cles 1. To furnish with a pinnacle.2. To place on or as if on a pinnacle.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pinnāculum, diminutive of Latin pinna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

pinnacle

(ˈpɪnəkəl) n1. the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc2. (Physical Geography) a towering peak, as of a mountain3. (Architecture) a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, or spire on the top of a buttress, gable, or towervb (tr) 4. to set on or as if on a pinnacle5. to furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles6. to crown with a pinnacle[C14: via Old French from Late Latin pinnāculum a peak, from Latin pinna wing]

pin•na•cle

(ˈpɪn ə kəl)

n., v. -cled, -cling. n. 1. a lofty peak. 2. the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc. 3. any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock. 4. a relatively small upright structure, commonly terminating in a pyramid or cone, rising above a roof or coping or capping a tower or buttress. v.t. 5. to place on or as if on a pinnacle. 6. to form a pinnacle on; crown. [1300–50; Middle English pinacle < Middle French < Late Latin pinnāculum gable = Latin pinn(a) raised part of a parapet, literally, wing, feather + -āculum; see tabernacle]

pinnacle

Past participle: pinnacled
Gerund: pinnacling

Imperative
pinnacle
pinnacle

Present
I pinnacle
you pinnacle
he/she/it pinnacles
we pinnacle
you pinnacle
they pinnacle

Preterite
I pinnacled
you pinnacled
he/she/it pinnacled
we pinnacled
you pinnacled
they pinnacled

Present Continuous
I am pinnacling
you are pinnacling
he/she/it is pinnacling
we are pinnacling
you are pinnacling
they are pinnacling

Present Perfect
I have pinnacled
you have pinnacled
he/she/it has pinnacled
we have pinnacled
you have pinnacled
they have pinnacled

Past Continuous
I was pinnacling
you were pinnacling
he/she/it was pinnacling
we were pinnacling
you were pinnacling
they were pinnacling

Past Perfect
I had pinnacled
you had pinnacled
he/she/it had pinnacled
we had pinnacled
you had pinnacled
they had pinnacled

Future
I will pinnacle
you will pinnacle
he/she/it will pinnacle
we will pinnacle
you will pinnacle
they will pinnacle

Future Perfect
I will have pinnacled
you will have pinnacled
he/she/it will have pinnacled
we will have pinnacled
you will have pinnacled
they will have pinnacled

Future Continuous
I will be pinnacling
you will be pinnacling
he/she/it will be pinnacling
we will be pinnacling
you will be pinnacling
they will be pinnacling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pinnacling
you have been pinnacling
he/she/it has been pinnacling
we have been pinnacling
you have been pinnacling
they have been pinnacling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pinnacling
you will have been pinnacling
he/she/it will have been pinnacling
we will have been pinnacling
you will have been pinnacling
they will have been pinnacling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pinnacling
you had been pinnacling
he/she/it had been pinnacling
we had been pinnacling
you had been pinnacling
they had been pinnacling

Conditional
I would pinnacle
you would pinnacle
he/she/it would pinnacle
we would pinnacle
you would pinnacle
they would pinnacle

Past Conditional
I would have pinnacled
you would have pinnacled
he/she/it would have pinnacled
we would have pinnacled
you would have pinnacled
they would have pinnacled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pinnacle - (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of towerspire, steeple - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the toparchitecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
	2.	pinnacle - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "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"acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, superlative, elevation, height, peak, topdegree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
	3.	pinnacle - a lofty peakcrest, summit, top, peak, tip, crown - the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
Verb	1.	pinnacle - surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"surmount - be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
	2.	pinnacle - raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

pinnacle

noun1. summit, top, height, peak, eminence He plunged 80 ft from a rocky pinnacle.2. height, top, crown, crest, meridian, zenith, apex, apogee, acme, vertex He had reached the pinnacle of his career.

pinnacle

nounThe highest point or state:acme, apex, apogee, climax, crest, crown, culmination, height, meridian, peak, summit, top, zenith.Informal: payoff.Medicine: fastigium.

Translations

山顶教堂等屋顶上的小尖塔顶峰

pinnacle

(ˈpinəkl) noun1. a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc. (教堂或城堡上的)尖塔 （教堂等屋顶上的）小尖塔 2. a high pointed rock or mountain. It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb. 山頂 山顶3. a high point (of achievement, success etc). He has reached the pinnacle of his career. 頂峰 顶峰