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单词 pinnacle
释义 pin·na·cle
I. \ˈpinə̇kəl, -nēk-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English pinacle, from Middle French, from Late Latin pinnaculum gable, small wing, diminutive of Latin pinna battlement, feather, wing, alteration of penna feather, wing — more at pen
1. : an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give additional weight to a buttress or an angle pier : finial
2. : a structure or formation suggesting a pinnacle's height and tapering slenderness; specifically : a lofty peak
 < three silent pinnacles of aged snow — Alfred Tennyson >
3. : the highest point of development or achievement : acme
 < men who … reached the pinnacle of their profession — advt >
 < on a pinnacle of happiness — Van Wyck Brooks >
[1 pinnacle 1]
II. transitive verb
(pinnacled ; pinnacled ; pinnacling \-k(ə)liŋ\ ; pinnacles)
1. : to surmount with a pinnacle
 < pinnacle a pediment >
2. : to raise or rear on or as if on a pinnacle
 < desired not to be pinnacled … but to sink into the crowd — John Buchan >
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