culmination

英 [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn]

美 [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn]

n. 顶点; 巅峰; 高潮; 终点

BNC.11208 / COCA.12765

牛津词典

noun

顶点；巅峰；高潮；终点
the highest point or end of sth, usually happening after a long time
1. The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign.
  这些改革标志着一场长期运动的胜利结束。

N-SING 终点;高潮;顶点
Something, especially something important, that isthe culmination ofan activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
1. Their arrest was the culmination of an operation in which 120 other people were detained.
  他们的被捕标志着一场另有120人被拘留的行动的结束。

noun

a concluding action
Synonym:completionclosingwindupmop up
the decisive moment in a novel or play
1. the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
Synonym:climax
(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
a final climactic stage
1. their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development
Synonym:apogee

Their arrest was the culmination of an operation in which 120 other people were detained.
他们的被捕标志着一场另有120人被拘留的行动的结束。
He reached the culmination of his career after twenty year of hard work.
他在努力工作二十年之后达到了事业的顶点。
This is the moment you deserve to enjoy, the culmination of your hard work and dedication.
这是瞬间你应受到享受乐趣，你的硬的工作的顶点和贡献。
This was the culmination of a week of barely controlled excitement after six years of preparation.
经过6年的筹备，过去一周人们的兴奋情绪难以抑制，在今天达到了顶点。
As such, it signals the culmination of a super-boom that has lasted more than 60 years.
同样，它也预示着一轮持续了60多年的超级繁荣顶峰时期的到来。
The culmination of the work on singularities is two famous transformation theorems.
奇点研究的顶峰是两个著名的变换定理。
It's the culmination of his life and research.
它的最终结果他的生活和研究。
What you have before you is in some ways a culmination of my interest.
在某些方面来说，你所经历过的正是我最最感兴趣的。
Expect things to reach at culmination point near lunar eclipses, plus or minus one month.
靠近月球期间（加上或减去一个月），你期待已久的事情将会出现结果。
These are culmination moves up or down.
这些高潮向上或向下运行。