culminate

英 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪt]

美 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪt]

v.  (以某种结果)告终; (在某一点)结束

现在分词：culminating　过去式：culminated　第三人称单数：culminates　过去分词：culminated　

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牛津词典

verb

• （以某种结果）告终；（在某一点）结束
  to end with a particular result, or at a particular point
  1. a gun battle which culminated in the death of two police officers
     一场造成两名警察死亡的枪战
  2. Months of hard work culminated in success.
     几个月的艰辛工作终于取得了成功。
  3. Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London.
     在伦敦举行的一场精彩的音乐会将为他们的夏季巡回演出画上句号。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (以…)结束，告终
  If you say that an activity, process, or series of eventsculminates inorwitha particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
  1. They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk...
     他们争论了一番，最后汤姆喝醉了。
  2. The celebration of the centenary will culminate with a dinner on November 20.
     百年庆典活动将在11月20日的宴会中宣告结束。

英英释义

verb

• rise to, or form, a summit
  1. The helmet culminated in a crest
• bring to a head or to the highest point
  1. Seurat culminated pointillism
• end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  1. The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
  Synonym:climax
• reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
• reach the highest or most decisive point

双语例句

• This proce should culminate in the introduction of the single currency by the end of the century.
  这一进程最终将于20世纪末引入单一货币。
• The year-long activities will culminate in Dakar, with the holding of the sixth global forum of the Council in December 2003.
  全年的活动将以2003年12月塞内加尔达卡尔举行的理事会第六次全球论坛为高潮。
• If they were allowed their own way, every comedy would have a tragic ending, and every tragedy would culminate in a farce.
  要是由着他们干的话，每一部喜剧都会有个悲剧性的结局，而每一部悲剧也都以闹剧告终。
• They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk
  他们争论了一番，最后汤姆喝醉了。
• These features and this combination culminate in significantly reduced Packaging, Storage and Handling costs.
  这些特性和这种组合最终导致大幅减少包装，储存和装卸费用。
• They all culminate in these four sections.
  它们全部可以归于这4方面。
• Proper cultivation and care will culminate in the best crops and therefore the finest ingredients.
  精心的耕种和培育会最终收获优良的庄家，因此得到最上乘的配料。
• Additionally, predictable revenue, huge market caps, and new competition culminate into a perfect storm.
  此外，可预见的收入、庞大的市值，还有新的竞争，经过发酵最终必将爆发一场完美风暴。
• We ask for patience at this time for crucial events are going to be set in motion which will culminate in a series of catastrophic results.
  我们请求你们在此时此刻保持耐心，因为决定性的事件即将发动，这将以一系列激变的结果告终。
• And in just a few days, a century-long struggle will culminate in a historic vote.
  几天之后，在历史性的投票中，长达一个世纪的努力即将达到高潮。