culminated

英 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪd]

美 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪtɪd]

v.  (以某种结果)告终; (在某一点)结束
culminate的过去分词和过去式

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

• This led to a war between the two that culminated in a nuclear winter for Earth.
  这导致了这两位之间的战争，而以地球的核子冬天告终。
• These developments culminated in the works of J.Bach and G.Handel.
  这一时期的种种进展在巴赫和亨德尔时达到了顶峰。
• Their marriage culminated their long friendship.
  他们交友多年，有情人终成眷属。
• A romance extending over several years was culminated.
  一场数年之久的恋爱就此终结。
• And it was in her mouth that this culminated.
  而这一切又全都集中到了她的嘴上。
• Compare Greece today with Argentina in 1998-2001, a crisis that culminated in a disorderly default.
  让我们把今日的希腊与1998年至2001年的阿根廷作一下比较吧，阿根廷的危机就是在无序违约中迎来高潮的。
• And anti-Semitism in Europe culminated in an unprecedented holocaust.
  欧洲的反犹太主义最终发展成一场史无前例的浩劫。
• At last our work culminated in our firm winning the contract.
  我们的努力终于使公司赢得了合约。
• You have gone from corruption to corruption, and now you have culminated in crime.
  你不断地堕落，最后终于发展到犯罪。
• The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace.
  会议在含泪的拥抱时达到定点。