culminate

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vi. 到绝顶, 达于极点, 达到高潮 vt. 使到绝顶, 使达到高潮

发音

UK /ˈkʌl.mɪ.neɪt/
UK /ˈkʌlmɪnət/
US /ˈkəlmənət/
CA /ˈkʌl.məˌneɪt/
US /ˈkʌl.məˌneɪt/
AU /ˈkal.mɪ.næɪt/

词形变化

culminated culminates 三单 culminates culminateth culminating culminating 现在分词 culminated 过去式 culminated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.

    不及物 天文
  2. 2.

    To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.

    比喻 不及物

    Their messy breakup culminated in a restraining order.

    The class will culminate with a rigorous examination.

  4. 4.

    To reach a point at which continued progress is not possible.

    美国 政治 军事
  5. 5.

    To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to the culmen.

    医学
  2. 2.

    Growing upward, as opposed to lateral growth.

    生物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

climax

上位词 10

make stop end hit finish reach form gain achieve cease

下位词 2

top crown

词源

First attested in 1647; borrowed from Medieval Latin culminātus, perfect passive participle of culminō (“to crown”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin culmen (“peak, the highest point”), older form columen (“top, summit”), from Proto-Italic *kolamen, from a Proto-Indo-European base *kol-, *kelH- (“to project, rise; peak, summit, top”), whence also English hill and holm.

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