- [usually singular] pinnacle of something
the most important or successful part of something 顶点；顶峰；鼎盛时期 the pinnacle of her career 她事业的顶峰 He spent more than twenty years at the pinnacle of his profession. 他在事业的巅峰上度过了二十多年。 Formula One is the pinnacle of motor racing. 一级方程式赛车是赛车运动的巅峰。 She is at the pinnacle of her profession. 她处于自己事业的顶峰。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pinnacle- reach
- at the pinnacle of
a small pointed stone decoration built on the roof of a building （建筑物）尖顶 We could just make out the pinnacles of the cathedral in the distance. 我们只能看到远处大教堂的尖顶。
a high pointed piece of rock, especially at the top of a mountain （尤指山顶的）尖岩，兀立岩石
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from late Latin pinnaculum, diminutive of pinna ‘wing, point’.