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单词 pinnacle
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pinnacle

noun
/ˈpɪnəkl/
/ˈpɪnəkl/
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  1. [usually singular] pinnacle of something the most important or successful part of something
    • the pinnacle of her career
    • He spent more than twenty years at the pinnacle of his profession.
    • Formula One is the pinnacle of motor racing.
    • She is at the pinnacle of her profession.
    Topics Successc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pinnacle
    • reach
    preposition
    • at the pinnacle of
    See full entry
  2. a small pointed stone decoration built on the roof of a building
    • We could just make out the pinnacles of the cathedral in the distance.
    Topics Buildingsc2
  3. a high pointed piece of rock, especially at the top of a mountainTopics Geographyc2
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from late Latin pinnaculum, diminutive of pinna ‘wing, point’.
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