culminated

英 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪd]

美 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪd]

v.  (以某种结果)告终; (在某一点)结束
culminate的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB (以…)结束，告终
  If you say that an activity, process, or series of eventsculminates inorwitha particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
  1. They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk...
     他们争论了一番，最后汤姆喝醉了。
  2. The celebration of the centenary will culminate with a dinner on November 20.
     百年庆典活动将在11月20日的宴会中宣告结束。

双语例句

• We orchestrated an effort to achieve a single industry standard, which culminated in a specification for the UML.
  我们组织完成了一个单一的行业标准，使UML成为了业界的规范。
• A series of border clashes culminated in full-scale war.
  边界冲突导致全面战争。
• This work culminated in several lengthy sessions of an Intergovernmental Working Group chaired by Ambassador Mary Whelan of Ireland.
  此项工作经过爱尔兰MaryWhelan大使主持的政府间工作小组几次相当长的会议终于完成。
• The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace.
  会议在含泪的拥抱时达到定点。
• The science fair culminated in the awarding of prizes.
  科学博览会在授奖时达到了高潮。
• Their efforts culminated in a march on Washington, D.C., in1963 to support civil rights legislation.
  1963年民权人士行军到首都华盛顿特区以支持民权立法，运动达到高潮。
• You have gone from corruption to corruption, and now you have culminated in crime.
  你不断地堕落，最后终于发展到犯罪。
• Their marriage culminated their long friendship.
  他们交友多年，有情人终成眷属。
• Compare Greece today with Argentina in 1998-2001, a crisis that culminated in a disorderly default.
  让我们把今日的希腊与1998年至2001年的阿根廷作一下比较吧，阿根廷的危机就是在无序违约中迎来高潮的。
• This culminated in the paradox that a totally planned economy requires a black market.
  这就形成一种荒廖滑稽的局面：完全的计划经济都需要黑市。