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

• 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。
• These are culmination moves up or down.
  这些高潮向上或向下运行。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Winning first prize was the culmination of years of practice and hard work.
  取得一等奖是多年实践和辛勤工作的结果。
• 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。
• The iPad is the culmination of an approach that he has seemingly been perfecting for his entire career.
  乔布斯在他的整个职业生涯中似乎一直在完善他的经营策略，而ipad正是这一策略的顶峰。
• 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 is the culmination of a decidedly strange year for America.
  这对美国人来说，可谓是极不安稳的一年的顶峰了。