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

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。
This program can culminate in either an MBA or an MA degree.
这个程序可以在任何最终的MBA学位或硕士学位。
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。
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。
The two-week-long talks, in early December in Poznan, are not expected to produce much progress in the two-year negotiations, which began last year in Bali and will culminate late next year in a conference in Copenhagen.
将于12月初在波兹南召开的会议为期两周，预计不会取得太大进展。此次会议是为期两年的谈判进程（去年从巴厘开始，明年末将在哥本哈根举行最后一次会议）的一部分。
Giles set in motion a train of events which would culminate in tragedy.
贾尔斯触发了随后的一系列事件，这些事件最终将以悲剧收场。
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。
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。
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。
They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk
他们争论了一番，最后汤姆喝醉了。