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culminating

UK /ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ/US /ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ/

词源

源自拉丁语 'culminare',意为 '达到顶点',来自 'culmen'(顶点)。

verb

❶ 达到最高点或最终阶段,通常指经过一系列事件或过程后达到高潮或完成。

“The festival will be culminating in a grand fireworks display.”

(节日将以一场盛大的烟花表演达到高潮。)

“Years of hard work culminated in her winning the championship.”

(多年的努力最终让她赢得了冠军。)

同义词:peaking, climaxing, concluding, ending, finishing

常见短语

culminating in — 表示一系列事件或过程最终导致某个结果或达到某个高潮。

“The intense training sessions culminated in a gold medal at the Olympics.”

(高强度的训练最终在奥运会上赢得了一枚金牌。)