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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• It's the culmination of his life and research.
  它的最终结果他的生活和研究。
• This was the culmination of a week of barely controlled excitement after six years of preparation.
  经过6年的筹备，过去一周人们的兴奋情绪难以抑制，在今天达到了顶点。
• 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。
• 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。
• Therefore, strong brand resonance is the culmination of corporate brand building and the foundation of brand asset.
  让消费者形成强烈的品牌共鸣是企业品牌建设的目标和品牌资产形成的基础。