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

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。
The Moon grows fuller this week and brings a culmination of experiences from the New Moon.
本周月亮变得更充实，并且带来来自于新月的高潮体验。
What you have before you is in some ways a culmination of my interest.
在某些方面来说，你所经历过的正是我最最感兴趣的。
This is both a culmination, and a beginning.
这一对话既是一个结果又是一个开端。
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。
You've just won an Olympic gold medal, the culmination of a lifetime of training and sacrifice.
你刚赢得了一枚奥运金牌，长久以来的训练与牺牲都是为了成就这巅峰的一刻。
These are culmination moves up or down.
这些高潮向上或向下运行。
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。
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。
This was the culmination of a week of barely controlled excitement after six years of preparation.
经过6年的筹备，过去一周人们的兴奋情绪难以抑制，在今天达到了顶点。