pinnacle
US: /ˈpɪnəkəɫ/
UK: /pˈɪnəkəl/
UK: /pˈɪnəkəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
pinnacle /'pinəkl/
- danh từ
- tháp nhọn (để trang trí mái nhà...)
- đỉnh núi cao nhọn
- (nghĩa bóng) cực điểm; đỉnh cao nhất
- on the highest pinnacle of fame: trên đỉnh cao nhất của danh vọng; lúc tiếng tăm lẫy lừng nhất
- ngoại động từ
- đặt lên tháp nhọn, để trên cao chót vót
- xây tháp nhọn cho
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [usually sing.] ~ of sth the most important or successful part of sth: 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.
2 a small pointed stone ornament built on the roof of a building: We could just make out the pinnacles of the cathedral in the distance.
3 a high pointed piece of rock, especially at the top of a mountain
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
top, peak, apex, acme, summit, zenith, maximum, climax, crowning point, consummation, utmost, extreme, perfection; tip, cap, crest, crown:
Being elected chairman was the pinnacle of Mark's career. The climbers reached the pinnacle, where they will rest overnight.
Collocation dictionary
VERB + PINNACLE
reach
He had reached the pinnacle of his military career.
PREP.
at the ~ of
She is at the pinnacle of her profession.
Concise English dictionary
pinnacles|pinnacled|pinnacling'pɪnəkl
noun
+(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
+the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
+a lofty peak
verb
+surmount with a pinnacle
+raise on or as if on a pinnacle
