pinnacles

英 [ˈpɪnəklz]

美 [ˈpɪnəkəlz]

n.  顶点; 顶峰; 鼎盛时期; (建筑物)小尖顶; (尤指山顶的)尖岩，兀立岩石
pinnacle的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 尖锥形石；尖岩
  Apinnacleis a pointed piece of stone or rock that is high above the ground.
  1. A walker fell 80ft from a rocky pinnacle.
     一位徒步者从一块80英尺高的尖锥形岩石上摔了下来。
• N-COUNT 顶峰；极点；顶点
  If someone reachesthe pinnacle oftheir career orthe pinnacle ofa particular area of life, they are at the highest point of it.
  1. John Major has reached the pinnacle of British politics...
     约翰·梅杰已攀上了英国政界的顶峰。
  2. She was still a screen goddess at the pinnacle of her career.
     她仍然是一位处于事业巅峰期的银幕女神。
  3. ...trophies that represent the pinnacle of sporting achievement.
     代表体育界最高成就的奖杯

双语例句

• We took a side trip to a geological wonder called the Stone Forest, a natural forest of strangely shaped stone pinnacles.
  途中我们顺便参观了地质奇观“石林”，那是由各种奇形怪状的尖形石头构成的天然地貌。
• Five stone pinnacles stand tall and magnificent.
  五座石峰雄伟挺拔。
• The complicated picture often includes hundred of summit pinnacles, thousands of sides, and its structure is numerous and jumbled, thus needing to simplify in analysing and processing.
  复杂图常常包含有成百个顶点、上千条边，结构庞杂，在分析处理中需进行简化。通常的作法是按顶点的空间分布对原始图进行分块，但分块的准则并非单一。
• A model of water resources computation for Karst pinnacles and depressions
  喀斯特峰林洼地水资源计算模型
• A sickle-shaped creature was darting toward Chimney Rock, two sandstone pinnacles that cap a long, narrow rock platform.
  一只状如镰刀的精灵箭一般地飞向烟囱岩。烟囱岩是两截尖锥形砂岩，如帽子形状盖在一个狭长的岩石台基上。
• This section of the river makes a unique traditional Chinese painting with its clear water and clusters of pinnacles. In 2600 BC, the Indus Valley was verdant, forested, and teeming with wildlife.
  这一段河流风光绮丽，碧水萦回，石峰林立，构成一幅锦绣画卷。公元前2600年，印度河流域文明碧草丛生，充满着野生动物。
• Result: For the 66 suicide deaths reported, the rate of male versus female is 2.67:1. The curve of age shows two pinnacles.
  结果：自杀已遂的66例人口中，男女比为2.67：1。自杀死亡年龄分布曲线呈双峰，男性自杀死亡高峰期滞后于女性。
• Below and beyond him is an ocean of white mist, pierced by peaks and pinnacles.
  在他前方下面就是一片白雾海洋，间中山峰和顶尖穿透雾海。
• The pinnacles of the Himalayas were visible above the clouds.
  喜马拉雅山的山顶显现在云端之上。
• But Ian's answer reminded me that when we think about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, a pinnacle of sheer delight. And those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get.
  但是伊恩的话启发了我，当我们考虑幸福的时候，我们通常想到一些不同寻常的事情和愉快无比的时刻，而随着年龄的增长，这种时刻是越来越少。