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

• The struggle between King and Parliament had culminated in the civil war.
  国王与国会之间的斗争终于酿成内战。
• The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace.
  会议在含泪的拥抱时达到定点。
• 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。
• The ceremony culminated a long week of preparation.
  经过长长一个星期的准备，典礼终于开始了。
• The science fair culminated in the awarding of prizes.
  科学博览会在授奖时达到了高潮。
• His misfortunes culminated in his bankruptcy.
  他的厄运达到了顶点，终于破产。
• 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。
• Smith's suicide was the first event in a chain that culminated in exposure of several enormous scandals.
  史密斯的自杀，是一连串事件的第一件。这一连串事件的高潮，是揭发出好几起重大丑闻。
• A series of border clashes culminated in full-scale war.
  边界冲突导致全面战争。
• They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk
  他们争论了一番，最后汤姆喝醉了。