culminating

英 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪŋ]

v.  (以某种结果)告终; (在某一点)结束
culminate的现在分词

现在分词：culminating　

BNC.35077

柯林斯词典

• VERB (以…)结束，告终
  If you say that an activity, process, or series of eventsculminates inorwitha particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
  1. They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk...
     他们争论了一番，最后汤姆喝醉了。
  2. The celebration of the centenary will culminate with a dinner on November 20.
     百年庆典活动将在11月20日的宴会中宣告结束。

双语例句

• The Construction phase consists of a number of iterations culminating in the Initial Operational Capability Milestone.
  构建阶段包括许多初始操作性能里程碑处的迭代。
• Khrushchev was an advocate of peaceful coexistence with the West, but his advocacy of nuclear weapons caused tensions with the US, culminating in1962's Cuban Missile Crisis.
  赫鲁晓夫十分注重和西方的和平共处，但同时却由于对核武器的崇拜于1962年在古巴导弹危机中与美国发生冲突。
• Thanking you and hoping for a favorable reply culminating to long business association.
  感谢您，并希望商业协会长一个有利的最终答复。
• During World War II, Japanese forces invaded Malaya and the surrounding region in the Battle of Malaya, culminating in the Battle of Singapore.
  在第二次世界大战期间，日本在马来亚的战争中用武力侵犯了马来半岛和周围的地区，这一战争在新加坡战役达到顶点。
• What, however, can be said is the fact that the culminating point of my experience made me unspeakably happy.
  但我可以说的是，我的体验的最高点使我感到了无法形容的幸福。
• Civil War hero George Armstrong Custer through his life and military exploits, culminating in the controversial battle that took his life along with the200 soldiers he led.
  美国内战英雄人物乔治.阿姆斯壮.卡斯特的生平军事功绩，在那场让他和他带领的200个士兵丢掉性命的受到争议的战役中达到高潮。
• It was this culminating point that Jean Valjean had reached.
  冉阿让就是到了这个分水岭的最高峰。
• The milestone is being celebrated with events over three days, culminating Saturday with the inaugural address of the Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture.
  具有里程碑意义的是为期三天的活动，庆祝高潮德斯蒙德图图国际和平讲座就职演说星期六。
• When he had said it, he took a culminating pinch of Snuff, and put his box in his pocket.
  说完他嗅了最后一撮鼻烟，然后把鼻烟盒塞进了口袋。
• Akio Toyoda, the embattled Toyota chief executive, has admitted that the company lost its way and sense of priorities in its rapid rise to the top, culminating in a massive vehicle recall and a loss of consumer trust.
  陷入困境的丰田（toyota）首席执行官丰田章男（akiotoyoda）承认，该公司在快速崛起至巅峰的过程中，迷失了方向和轻重缓急意识，最终导致大规模的汽车召回事件，并丧失了消费者的信任。