culminate

vi.达到顶点；达到高潮；告终vt.使达高潮；使结束 名词：culmination过去式：culminated过去分词：culminated现在分词：culminating第三人称单数：culminates

culminate双解释义

culminate

v.(动词)

vt. & vi. 达到极点 reach the highest point, degree, or development (in)

Verb

end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage;

"The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"

bring to a head or to the highest point;

"Seurat culminated pointillism"

reach the highest or most decisive point

reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body

rise to, or form, a summit;

"The helmet culminated in a crest"

culminate词语用法

culminate例句

v.(动词)culminate的基本意思是“达到极点”,指人在事业、友情、努力等方面达到了顶峰,也可用于指冲突全面展开或是达到某物的最高点等。culminate既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,常用于被动结构。用作不及物动词时,常与介词in连用,表示“以…告终”。 用作不及物动词(vi.)

Her career culminated in her appointment as director.
她一生事业的顶峰是当上董事。

The Christmas party culminated in the distribution of presents.
圣诞晚会在分发礼物时达到最高潮。

Everyone feared that the boundary dispute between these two countries would culminate in a war.
人人都担心，这两国间的边境争端将以一场战争告终。

用作及物动词(vt.)

Their marriage culminated their long friendship.
他俩交友有年,最后终成眷属。

A reading from Shakespeare culminates the performance.
朗诵莎士比亚的一篇作品做为演出的结束。

culminate近义词

end terminate crown climax top conclude finish close cap