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

双语例句

• It's the culmination of Jobs'lifelong believe that the hand is the most important human interface with the computer.
  这是乔布斯的心血结晶，他终身坚信人类的手才是与计算机重要的连接。
• This was the culmination of a week of barely controlled excitement after six years of preparation.
  经过6年的筹备，过去一周人们的兴奋情绪难以抑制，在今天达到了顶点。
• These are culmination moves up or down.
  这些高潮向上或向下运行。
• Expect things to reach at culmination point near lunar eclipses, plus or minus one month.
  靠近月球期间（加上或减去一个月），你期待已久的事情将会出现结果。
• 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。
• It would be the culmination of my work in golf course design to do something of this stature.
  这将是我在高尔夫球场设计工作的成果做如此规模的东西。
• It's the culmination of his life and research.
  它的最终结果他的生活和研究。
• 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。
• 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。
• As such, it signals the culmination of a super-boom that has lasted more than 60 years.
  同样，它也预示着一轮持续了60多年的超级繁荣顶峰时期的到来。