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　

CET6 TOEFL IELTS TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.6551 / COCA.7686

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

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。
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。
All his effort culminate in failure.
她的全部努力以失败而告终。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。