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

• And anti-Semitism in Europe culminated in an unprecedented holocaust.
  欧洲的反犹太主义最终发展成一场史无前例的浩劫。
• The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace.
  会议在含泪的拥抱时达到定点。
• A series of border clashes culminated in full-scale war.
  边界冲突导致全面战争。
• A romance extending over several years was culminated.
  一场数年之久的恋爱就此终结。
• 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。
• Their marriage culminated their long friendship.
  他们交友多年，有情人终成眷属。
• At last our work culminated in our firm winning the contract.
  我们的努力终于使公司赢得了合约。
• This led to a war between the two that culminated in a nuclear winter for Earth.
  这导致了这两位之间的战争，而以地球的核子冬天告终。
• 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。
• All our efforts culminated in our team winning the race.
  我们的努力最终使我们队赢得了比赛。