culmination

英 [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn]

美 [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn]

n. 顶点; 巅峰; 高潮; 终点

复数：culminations　

TOEFL GRE

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

Now is the culmination of my message of peace.
现在是我那和平的讯息终于取得成果之时。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
It's the culmination of his life and research.
它的最终结果他的生活和研究。
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。