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单词 culminate
释义
culminate
verb
uk
/ˈkʌl.mɪ.neɪt/us
/ˈkʌl.mə.neɪt/
culminate in/withsomething
If aneventorseriesofeventsculminatesin something, itendswith it, havingdevelopeduntil itreachesthispoint:
以…告终；达到…的顶点
Myargumentswith thebossgotworseandworse, andfinallyculminatedin myresignation.我和老板的争吵日益恶化，直到最终我决定换工作。
Their manyyearsofresearchhavefinallyculminatedin acurefor thedisease.经过多年研究，他们终于开发出一种能治愈该病的药物。
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Coming to an end
  • closure
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  • finishing line
  • fizzle
  • fizzle out
  • go out (of) the windowidiom
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culmination
(Definition ofculminatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

culminate| American Dictionary

culminate
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈkʌl·məˌneɪt/
to have as aresultor be thefinalresultof aprocess:
[I]Secretnegotiationsculminated in thehistoricpeaceaccord.
[T]Thediscoveryculminated manyyearsofresearch.

culmination

noun[U]us
/ˌkʌl·məˈneɪ·ʃən/
(Definition ofculminatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofculminate

culminate
As this limited research project concurs with previous research, it seems to suggest that further research mightculminatein the same conclusions.
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The drama culminates with the workers uniting in a communal effort to repair the potentially lethal seepage.
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In discussions that follow, we outline the progression of research findings that culminated in questions addressed in this study.
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These were set forth at the beginning of each reign, in manifestos, panegyrics, and ceremonies, culminating with the imperial coronation.
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This process of natural selection caused gradual biological changes over time leading to more and more complex life forms and culminating in man.
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It culminated in a large feast and dance that was hosted by the relatives of the deceased.
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Succeeding sections are devoted to proofs of special cases, culminating in the proof of the theorem itself.
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The portfolio of chemokines produced dictates which cell types are recruited locally, culminating in either resistance or susceptibility to infection.
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Public dissent over the new tax system culminated in a spate of demonstrations and industrial action throughout the country.
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A scherzo breaks in, which culminates in a brass fanfare leading to the slow movement.
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This meeting initiated the process that finally culminated in the settlement of the strike.
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It culminated, as noted, in the trial of the justices of the peace.
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This historical process culminated in the early-nineteenth-century defeat of ancient humoralism.
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But the consumer society boom gave rise to a growing uneasiness typical of the third period which culminated with the crisis of 1974-6.
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This exercise culminated in a report released in 1995 recommending specific improvements to the current measures.
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