| 单词 | 极点 |
| 释义 | 〔pinnacle〕The highest point; the culmination.See Synonyms at summit 最高点；极点 参见 summit〔summit〕The highest level or degree that can be attained.顶点，极点：能够达到的最高的水平或程度〔roof〕The highest point or limit; the summit or ceiling:最高限度：最高点；极点或顶峰：〔summit〕Acme refers to an ultimate point, as of perfection: Acme 指 极点，如完美的极至： 〔follow〕"A bad harvest supervened. Distress reached its climax" (Charlotte Brontë).“极糟的收成接踵而来。悲痛达到了极点” （夏洛蒂·勃朗特）〔crescendo〕Crescendo is sometimes used by reputable speakers and writers to denote a climax or peak, as in noise level, rather than an increase. Although citational evidence over time attests to widespread currency,it is difficult for anyone acquainted with the technical musical sense ofcrescendo to use it to mean "a peak.” Such usage, as inWhen the guard sank a three-pointer to tie the game, the noise of the crowd reached a crescendo, was unacceptable to 55 percent of the Usage Panel.Crescendo 一词有时被享有声誉的演说家和作家用于表示高潮或顶点，而不是指渐强的过程，就象在噪声级中。 尽管过多的引证表明了这一流行趋势，然而对于熟悉渐强 这一音乐上的专门意义的人来说，很难把它用于指“顶点”。 在当后卫投入一个三分球而使比赛成平局时，观众的嘈杂声到达了极点 中的这类用法， 有55%的用法专题使用小组成员不接受〔summit〕"This [appointment] had been the summit of Mr. Bertram's ambition" (Sir Walter Scott).“这 曾一直是伯特伦先生的野心的极点” （华尔特·司各特爵士）。〔margin〕A limit in a condition or process, beyond or below which something is no longer possible or acceptable:极限：一种情况或过程的极点，在这以上或以下某些事情就无法做到或无法被接受：〔capstone〕The crowning achievement or final stroke; the culmination or acme.顶点：登峰造极的成就或最后一次成功的努力；终极或极点〔height〕The point of highest intensity; the climax:极度，极点：最为猛烈的一点；高潮：〔summit〕The Nazi regime represents the apex of oppression and intimidation.纳粹统治代表了压迫与恫吓的极点。〔climax〕The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series or progression; a culmination.See Synonyms at summit 顶点，最高点：在上升的序列或过程中达到的最大强度或力量；极点 参见 summit〔orient〕To locate or place in a particular relation to the points of the compass:标定方向：用罗盘的和两个极点的特殊关系来确定位置或方向：〔max〕The car can seat five adults, but that's the max. The movie was boring to the max.车里最多能坐五个成人。电影乏味到了极点〔full〕The highest degree or state:极点，鼎盛：最高程度或最佳状态：〔extremity〕The outermost or farthest point or portion.末端，极点：最外或最远的点或部分 |
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