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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

        • 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。
        • 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。
        • A decision will be taken at the culmination of the initial research.
          在初始阶段研究结束时将作出决议。
        • 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。
        • It's the culmination of his life and research.
          它的最终结果他的生活和研究。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。