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

        双语例句

        • You've just won an Olympic gold medal, the culmination of a lifetime of training and sacrifice.
          你刚赢得了一枚奥运金牌,长久以来的训练与牺牲都是为了成就这巅峰的一刻。
        • A decision will be taken at the culmination of the initial research.
          在初始阶段研究结束时将作出决议。
        • This is both a culmination, and a beginning.
          这一对话既是一个结果又是一个开端。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • It's the culmination of his life and research.
          它的最终结果他的生活和研究。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • Now is the culmination of my message of peace.
          现在是我那和平的讯息终于取得成果之时。
        • What you have before you is in some ways a culmination of my interest.
          在某些方面来说,你所经历过的正是我最最感兴趣的。