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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

        • 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。
        • 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。
        • These are culmination moves up or down.
          这些高潮向上或向下运行。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • It is the culmination of a decidedly strange year for America.
          这对美国人来说,可谓是极不安稳的一年的顶峰了。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。