culminate

英 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪt]

美 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪt]

v.  (以某种结果)告终; (在某一点)结束

现在分词：culminating　过去式：culminated　第三人称单数：culminates　过去分词：culminated　

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牛津词典

verb

• （以某种结果）告终；（在某一点）结束
  to end with a particular result, or at a particular point
  1. a gun battle which culminated in the death of two police officers
     一场造成两名警察死亡的枪战
  2. Months of hard work culminated in success.
     几个月的艰辛工作终于取得了成功。
  3. Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London.
     在伦敦举行的一场精彩的音乐会将为他们的夏季巡回演出画上句号。

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。

英英释义

verb

• rise to, or form, a summit
  1. The helmet culminated in a crest
• bring to a head or to the highest point
  1. Seurat culminated pointillism
• end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  1. The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
  Synonym:climax
• reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
• reach the highest or most decisive point

双语例句

• The guide also describes some of the career paths that culminate in leadership positions in critical care medicine.
  指南还对危重病护理医学中领导职位职业提升途径进行了描述。
• This could culminate in defensive US military action against Iran that plunges a lonely America into a deepening quagmire eventually encompassing Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  这一切可能会在美国对伊朗的防御性军事行动中达到高潮，使单打独斗的美国陷入一个越来越深的沼泽，最终被伊拉克、伊朗、阿富汗和巴基斯坦所包围。
• If god's arrangement, all culminate in a day.
  是否上天冥冥之中的安排，一切巧合聚在一天之中。
• The year-long activities will culminate in Dakar, with the holding of the sixth global forum of the Council in December 2003.
  全年的活动将以2003年12月塞内加尔达卡尔举行的理事会第六次全球论坛为高潮。
• These features and this combination culminate in significantly reduced Packaging, Storage and Handling costs.
  这些特性和这种组合最终导致大幅减少包装，储存和装卸费用。
• A series of international meetings held over the last ten weeks will culminate in the Geneva meeting.
  过去十周内举行的一系列国际会议将于这次日内瓦会议达到高潮。
• This proce should culminate in the introduction of the single currency by the end of the century.
  这一进程最终将于20世纪末引入单一货币。
• We ask for patience at this time for crucial events are going to be set in motion which will culminate in a series of catastrophic results.
  我们请求你们在此时此刻保持耐心，因为决定性的事件即将发动，这将以一系列激变的结果告终。
• Her 10-year love affair is about to culminate in a wedding.
  她长达十年的爱情长跑终于要在婚礼中走向高潮了。
• This often overlooked step can help avoid confusion and frustration that often culminate in an expensive visit by a security specialist.
  这一经常忽视的步骤可以帮助避免混淆和失败，而它们往往以安全性专家的昂贵访问而告终。