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

• 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。
• This could culminate in defensive US military action against Iran that plunges a lonely America into a deepening quagmire eventually encompassing Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  这一切可能会在美国对伊朗的防御性军事行动中达到高潮，使单打独斗的美国陷入一个越来越深的沼泽，最终被伊拉克、伊朗、阿富汗和巴基斯坦所包围。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Three things could culminate in September to send investors scrambling from emerging markets.
  三件事可能在9月份到达顶峰，让新兴市场投资者陷入混乱。
• All his effort culminate in failure.
  她的全部努力以失败而告终。
• But it could yet culminate in another big deal.
  但这也可能要在另一个大型交易中才会达到顶点。