culminating

英 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ]

v.  (以某种结果)告终; (在某一点)结束
culminate的现在分词

现在分词：culminating　

BNC.35077

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

• He suffered from manic depression, which gradually got worse, culminating in his suicide when Katherine was46.
  他深为躁狂抑郁症所苦，病情日渐恶化，最后在凯瑟琳46岁时自杀身亡。
• Akio Toyoda, the embattled Toyota chief executive, has admitted that the company lost its way and sense of priorities in its rapid rise to the top, culminating in a massive vehicle recall and a loss of consumer trust.
  陷入困境的丰田（toyota）首席执行官丰田章男（akiotoyoda）承认，该公司在快速崛起至巅峰的过程中，迷失了方向和轻重缓急意识，最终导致大规模的汽车召回事件，并丧失了消费者的信任。
• When he had said it, he took a culminating pinch of Snuff, and put his box in his pocket.
  说完他嗅了最后一撮鼻烟，然后把鼻烟盒塞进了口袋。
• Thanking you and hoping for a favorable reply culminating to long business association.
  感谢您，并希望商业协会长一个有利的最终答复。
• Khrushchev was an advocate of peaceful coexistence with the West, but his advocacy of nuclear weapons caused tensions with the US, culminating in1962's Cuban Missile Crisis.
  赫鲁晓夫十分注重和西方的和平共处，但同时却由于对核武器的崇拜于1962年在古巴导弹危机中与美国发生冲突。
• The Elaboration phase consists of a number of iterations culminating in the Lifecycle Architecture Milestone.
  精化阶段包括许多生命周期构架里程碑处的迭代。
• It was this culminating point that Jean Valjean had reached.
  冉阿让就是到了这个分水岭的最高峰。
• Being at a peak or culminating point.
  处在顶点或者最高点。
• The Inception phase consists of a number of iterations culminating in the Lifecycle Objectives Milestone.
  先启阶段包括了达到生命周期目标里程碑的许多迭代。
• She then had a very successful dog breeding program culminating in winning Winners Dog at a National.
  后来，她繁殖的犬成功地获得了国家犬展上赢家。