pinnacle 音标拼音: [p'ɪnəkəl]
n . 小尖塔,尖峰,高峰
vt . 造小尖塔,放置于高处
小尖塔,尖峰,高峰造小尖塔,放置于高处
pinnacle n 1 : (
architecture )
a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower 2 :
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 " [
synonym : {
acme }, {
height },
{
elevation }, {
peak }, {
pinnacle }, {
summit }, {
superlative },
{
meridian }, {
tiptop }, {
top }]
3 :
a lofty peak v 1 :
surmount with a pinnacle ; "
pinnacle a pediment "
2 :
raise on or as if on a pinnacle ; "
He did not want to be pinnacled "
Pinnacle \
Pin "
na *
cle \,
n . [
OE .
pinacle ,
F .
pinacle ,
L .
pinnaculum ,
fr .
pinna pinnacle ,
feather .
See {
Pin }
a peg .]
1 . (
Arch .)
An architectural member ,
upright ,
and 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 ,
and the like .
Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight ,
where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch ,
etc .
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Some renowned metropolis With glistering spires and pinnacles around .
--
Milton .
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2 .
Anything resembling a pinnacle ;
a lofty peak ;
a pointed summit .
[
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Three silent pinnacles of aged snow . --
Tennyson .
[
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The slippery tops of human state ,
The gilded pinnacles of fate . --
Cowley .
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Pinnacle \
Pin "
na *
cle \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Pinnacled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Pinnacling }.]
To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles . --
T .
Warton .
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1913 Webster ]
108 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pinnacle ":
acme ,
acme of perfection ,
all ,
antenna tower ,
apex ,
apogee ,
barbican ,
belfry ,
bell tower ,
brow ,
campanile ,
cap ,
ceiling ,
climax ,
cloud nine ,
colossus ,
column ,
consummation ,
crest ,
crown ,
culmen ,
culmination ,
cupola ,
derrick ,
dome ,
edge ,
end ,
extreme ,
extreme limit ,
extremity ,
fire tower ,
heaven ,
heavens ,
height ,
high noon ,
highest degree ,
highest pitch ,
highest point ,
hilltop ,
knoll ,
lantern ,
last word ,
lighthouse ,
limit ,
lofty peak ,
martello ,
martello tower ,
mast ,
maximum ,
meridian ,
minaret ,
monument ,
mountaintop ,
ne plus ultra ,
no place higher ,
noon ,
nth degree ,
obelisk ,
observation tower ,
pagoda ,
peak ,
perfection ,
pic ,
pico ,
pike ,
pilaster ,
pillar ,
pink ,
pink of perfection ,
pitch ,
point ,
pole ,
precipice ,
pylon ,
pyramid ,
ridge ,
seventh heaven ,
shaft ,
sky ,
skyscraper ,
spire ,
spur ,
standpipe ,
steeple ,
stupa ,
summit ,
television mast ,
the whole ,
tip ,
tip -
top ,
top ,
tope ,
tor ,
tour ,
tower ,
turret ,
ultimate ,
upmost ,
upper extremity ,
uppermost ,
utmost ,
utmost extent ,
uttermost ,
vertex ,
very top ,
water tower ,
windmill tower ,
zenith
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