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

Now is the culmination of my message of peace.
现在是我那和平的讯息终于取得成果之时。
The training is the culmination of the seven groups of the transforming chakra energies series.
训练课程是七个蜕变脉轮能量系列工作坊的。
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。
The culmination of the doctor's life's work was his discovery of a cure of cancer.
这个医生一生最大的成就是发现了治疗癌症的方法。
It would be the culmination of my work in golf course design to do something of this stature.
这将是我在高尔夫球场设计工作的成果做如此规模的东西。
A decision will be taken at the culmination of the initial research.
在初始阶段研究结束时将作出决议。
It's the culmination of Jobs'lifelong believe that the hand is the most important human interface with the computer.
这是乔布斯的心血结晶，他终身坚信人类的手才是与计算机重要的连接。
These are culmination moves up or down.
这些高潮向上或向下运行。
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。
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。