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

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。
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。
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。
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 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。
This is both a culmination, and a beginning.
这一对话既是一个结果又是一个开端。
These are culmination moves up or down.
这些高潮向上或向下运行。
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。