N-SING 终点;高潮;顶点 Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it. 终点;高潮;顶点
Their arrest was the culmination of an operation in which 120 other people were detained. [+ of]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CULMINATION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤logical, natural (especially NAmE) 必然的/自然的結果◇This massive work was the logical culmination of her long career.這部鴻篇巨著是她漫長職業生涯的必然成果。VERB + CULMINATION➤mark, represent標誌最高成果;代表頂峰◇The show marked the culmination of months of hard work.這場演出標誌着幾個月艱辛工作的最終成果。➤reach到達頂點◇The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空競爭以人類實現第一次在月球上行走而達到頂峰。➤see見證完成◇2008 saw the culmination of the project.這項工程於 2008 年竣工。PREPOSITION➤at the culmination of在⋯完成時◇A decision will be taken at the culmination of the initial research.在初始階段研究結束時將作出決議。