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

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。
The culmination of the work on singularities is two famous transformation theorems.
奇点研究的顶峰是两个著名的变换定理。
Now is the culmination of my message of peace.
现在是我那和平的讯息终于取得成果之时。
As such, it signals the culmination of a super-boom that has lasted more than 60 years.
同样，它也预示着一轮持续了60多年的超级繁荣顶峰时期的到来。
The summit meeting is the culmination of intense preparation by officials below the rank of head of state.
峰会召开之前，国家元首以下各个级别的官员进行了紧锣密鼓的筹备工作。
This is very possibly the culmination of all Michaels'works.
这是很可能所有迈克尔的作品中最出色的一首。
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。
The current interest in Web2.0 has arisen because of a culmination of economic and technology trends.
当前对Web2.0的关注上升与经济繁荣和技术趋势密切相关。
This is both a culmination, and a beginning.
这一对话既是一个结果又是一个开端。