pinnacle
n
1 small pointed ornament built on to a roof or buttress (屋顶或扶壁上的)小尖塔, 尖顶. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page viii.
2 high pointed rock or mountain peak 尖锥形岩石; 山峰; 高峰.
3 (fig 比喻) highest point; peak 顶点; 顶峰
the pinnacle of one's career, fame, success, etc 事业、 声誉、 成功等的顶峰.
plus the person with the longest word gets ten extra points.
所造的字最长的人多得十分。
About ten minutes.
大约10分钟。
Mead predicts that inventors will be able to perfect powerful customized chips over a weekend at the office -- spawning a new generation of garage start-ups and giving the U.S.a jump on its foreign rivals in getting new products to market fast.