[scode type="blue"]pinnacle[/scode]
音标:/'pɪnək(ə)l/
英英释义:
①A pinnacle is a pointed piece of stone or rock that is high above the ground.【n.尖锥形石;尖岩】
②If someone reaches the pinnacle of their career or the pinnacle of a particular area of life, they are at the highest point of it.【n.顶峰;极点;顶点】
例句:
①A 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。
②John Major has reached the pinnacle of British politics.
约翰·梅杰已攀上了英国政界的顶峰。
③She 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。
《科学美国人》一篇题为 Katherine Heigl 的文章也出现了这个表达:
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or rather
更精确地说,倒不如说[/scode]
英英释义:
To be more precise or exact.
例句:
①I walked, or rather limped, the two miles home.
我步行,确切点说,是一瘸一拐地走了两英里才回到家。
②After our date... or rather , non-date.
在我们的约会之后... 应该说 不算是约会。
这个短语经常在专四选择题中出现,大家可以留意一下~
Matt Haig的新书 The Midnight Library 也出现了这个表达: