音标:['pinәkl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 小尖塔, 尖峰, 高峰, 极点
vt. 造小尖塔, 置于尖顶上
n. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
n. a lofty peak
v. surmount with a pinnacle
v. raise on or as if on a pinnacle
词型变化:名词复数形式 : pinnacles ; 过去式 : pinnacled ; 现在分词 : pinnacling ; 第三人称单数 : pinnacles ; 过去分词 : pinnacled
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pinnacle的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. I can see the small pinnacle from here.我能从这儿看到那个小尖塔。

词汇搭配

  • pinnacle nut六角槽顶螺母...
  • pinnacle reef宝塔礁
  • coral pinnacle珊瑚尖峰
  • reef pinnacle礁石塔
  • underwater rock pinnacle水下尖礁

经典引文

  • Points of roofs and pinnacles along the skyline.

    出自:C. Brooks
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apparent emissivity
append to existing
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balzar
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channelopathy
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dolmeh
drinks down
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Elaeagnus moorcroftii
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