单词
culminate
读音
ˈkʌlmɪneɪt
美式
英式
词根
"Culminate"的词根是拉丁语的 "culmen"，意为"顶点"或"最高点"。
释义
vi. 到绝顶；达到高潮；达到顶点 vt. 使结束；使达到高潮 [ 第三人称单数 culminates 现在分词 culminating 过去式 culminated 过去分词 culminated ]
例句
Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London.
在伦敦举行的一场精彩的音乐会将为他们的夏季巡回演出画上句号。
The American singer Diana Ross, the main performer at the introductory ceremonies, led an elaborate song-and-dance number that was to culminate in a triumphant shot.
美国歌星戴安娜.罗斯（注：老友记里有一集钱德勒调侃莫妮卡头发的桥段就是说她）是开幕式的主要演出嘉宾，在一段精心编排的歌舞之后，以一记惊天射门引爆全场。
The full version will provide a detailed comparison of the five options presented in the summary report – including one plan that would culminate in a trip to Mars orbit.
报告的完整版本将提供对摘要报告里的五个方案的详细比较——其中包括一项以在最终完成火星轨道飞行为目标的计划。
Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London.
在伦敦举行的一场精彩的音乐会将为他们的夏季巡回演出画上句号。
The American singer Diana Ross, the main performer at the introductory ceremonies, led an elaborate song-and-dance number that was to culminate in a triumphant shot.
美国歌星戴安娜.罗斯（注：老友记里有一集钱德勒调侃莫妮卡头发的桥段就是说她）是开幕式的主要演出嘉宾，在一段精心编排的歌舞之后，以一记惊天射门引爆全场。
The full version will provide a detailed comparison of the five options presented in the summary report – including one plan that would culminate in a trip to Mars orbit.
报告的完整版本将提供对摘要报告里的五个方案的详细比较——其中包括一项以在最终完成火星轨道飞行为目标的计划。
强化记忆
你可以把 "Culminate" 想象为 "Come to Ultimate ate"（到达最终吃饭）的缩写，来帮助你记忆它表示的是到达顶峰或最终结果的意思。"Culminate" 这个词在17世纪时从拉丁文中借用过来的，它的意思是“达到山顶”或“到达顶点”，这也解释了为什么它在现代英语中用于表示到达顶峰或结局。
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had commenced their systematic targetingof girls' schools that would culminatein the attack on Malala Yousafzai.
in a series of land and ocean tests.If those are successful, this would culminate in experimentsto measurably brighten an area of clouds over the ocean.
and crazy situation like this,that I would be able to sort of culminate some how-tosor recipe for success for other people that are in this situation.
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