culmination

英 [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn]

美 [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn]

n.  顶点; 巅峰; 高潮; 终点

复数：culminations　

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BNC.11208 / COCA.12765

牛津词典

noun

• 顶点；巅峰；高潮；终点
  the highest point or end of sth, usually happening after a long time
  1. The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign.
     这些改革标志着一场长期运动的胜利结束。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 终点;高潮;顶点
  Something, especially something important, that isthe culmination ofan activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
  1. Their arrest was the culmination of an operation in which 120 other people were detained.
     他们的被捕标志着一场另有120人被拘留的行动的结束。

英英释义

noun

• a concluding action
  Synonym:completionclosingwindupmop up
• the decisive moment in a novel or play
  1. the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
  Synonym:climax
• (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
• a final climactic stage
  1. their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development
  Synonym:apogee

双语例句

• This was the culmination of a week of barely controlled excitement after six years of preparation.
  经过6年的筹备，过去一周人们的兴奋情绪难以抑制，在今天达到了顶点。
• Winning first prize was the culmination of years of practice and hard work.
  取得一等奖是多年实践和辛勤工作的结果。
• The Moon grows fuller this week and brings a culmination of experiences from the New Moon.
  本周月亮变得更充实，并且带来来自于新月的高潮体验。
• He reached the culmination of his career after twenty year of hard work.
  他在努力工作二十年之后达到了事业的顶点。
• Their arrest was the culmination of an operation in which 120 other people were detained.
  他们的被捕标志着一场另有120人被拘留的行动的结束。
• These are culmination moves up or down.
  这些高潮向上或向下运行。
• The summit meeting is the culmination of intense preparation by officials below the rank of head of state.
  峰会召开之前，国家元首以下各个级别的官员进行了紧锣密鼓的筹备工作。
• Expect things to reach at culmination point near lunar eclipses, plus or minus one month.
  靠近月球期间（加上或减去一个月），你期待已久的事情将会出现结果。
• As such, it signals the culmination of a super-boom that has lasted more than 60 years.
  同样，它也预示着一轮持续了60多年的超级繁荣顶峰时期的到来。
• This is very possibly the culmination of all Michaels'works.
  这是很可能所有迈克尔的作品中最出色的一首。