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

        双语例句

        • 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。
        • 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 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。
        • 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。
        • He reached the culmination of his career after twenty year of hard work.
          他在努力工作二十年之后达到了事业的顶点。
        • What you have before you is in some ways a culmination of my interest.
          在某些方面来说,你所经历过的正是我最最感兴趣的。
        • 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。
        • You've just won an Olympic gold medal, the culmination of a lifetime of training and sacrifice.
          你刚赢得了一枚奥运金牌,长久以来的训练与牺牲都是为了成就这巅峰的一刻。
        • This is both a culmination, and a beginning.
          这一对话既是一个结果又是一个开端。
        • 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。