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 often overlooked step can help avoid confusion and frustration that often culminate in an expensive visit by a security specialist.
  这一经常忽视的步骤可以帮助避免混淆和失败，而它们往往以安全性专家的昂贵访问而告终。
• They all culminate in these four sections.
  它们全部可以归于这4方面。
• Ministers from the world's biggest emitters are meeting today in London in the final stages of talks that will culminate in Copenhagen in December.
  一些全球最大碳排放国的部长将于今日在伦敦会晤，进行最后阶段的商谈，最终会谈将在12月份召开的哥本哈根气候变化峰会上进行。
• All his efforts culminate in selling the house.
  他为售出这房子，所有的努力都以失败而告终。
• For these reasons, I launched a consultative process in2010 on the future of financing for WHO that will shortly culminate in a plan of reform for the Organization.
  正是由于这些原因，我在2010年启动了世卫组织未来筹资问题磋商进程，并将于不久制定本组织改革计划。
• Many campaigns culminate in the23rd month, not running out the full two years.
  许多上涨的高潮出现在第23个月，而运行不超过整整两年。
• A series of international meetings held over the last ten weeks will culminate in the Geneva meeting.
  过去十周内举行的一系列国际会议将于这次日内瓦会议达到高潮。
• The guide also describes some of the career paths that culminate in leadership positions in critical care medicine.
  指南还对危重病护理医学中领导职位职业提升途径进行了描述。
• The course will culminate in a large, final composition and a public concert during the last week.
  课程将以期末大型乐曲创作，以及最后一周的公开音乐会做为结束。
• If god's arrangement, all culminate in a day.
  是否上天冥冥之中的安排，一切巧合聚在一天之中。