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

• 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。
• 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。
• These are culmination moves up or down.
  这些高潮向上或向下运行。
• The culmination of the doctor's life's work was his discovery of a cure of cancer.
  这个医生一生最大的成就是发现了治疗癌症的方法。
• 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。
• The training is the culmination of the seven groups of the transforming chakra energies series.
  训练课程是七个蜕变脉轮能量系列工作坊的。
• It's the culmination of his life and research.
  它的最终结果他的生活和研究。
• This is the moment you deserve to enjoy, the culmination of your hard work and dedication.
  这是瞬间你应受到享受乐趣，你的硬的工作的顶点和贡献。
• This essay is the culmination of several weeks worth of research into battery fundamentals, standards and testing.
  这篇文章是经过几个星期的价值研究电池的基础，标准及检定。
• The current interest in Web2.0 has arisen because of a culmination of economic and technology trends.
  当前对Web2.0的关注上升与经济繁荣和技术趋势密切相关。