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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The culmination of the work on singularities is two famous transformation theorems.
  奇点研究的顶峰是两个著名的变换定理。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。