culminates

英 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪts]

美 [ˈkʌlmɪneɪts]

v.  (以某种结果)告终; (在某一点)结束
culminate的第三人称单数

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

• The end of the picnic culminates in Martha saying a big fat NO to saving Downton, protesting that she cannot understand why they want to keep it.
  在野餐行将结束时，玛莎夫人对于拯救唐顿的计划坚决反对，她不懂为什么这些人想方设法地想要保护庄园。
• Work for the master's degree usually culminates in examinations, written or oral or both, covering the major and minor areas of study.
  修硕士学位通常最后总是要考试，包括主修和副修学科的口试及笔试。
• Holy Week culminates on Easter Sunday when Christians celebrate the resurrection.
  圣周将在复活节基督徒庆祝耶稣复活时达到高潮。
• It culminates with a night extraordinary comedy and moving documentary films.
  节日在晚间极佳的喜剧局和感人的纪录片中达到高潮。
• The doctrine, attributed to buddha, that suffering is inseparable from existence but that inward extinction of the self and of worldly desire culminates in a state of spiritual enlightenment beyond both suffering and existence.
  佛教佛教教义，认为生存与痛苦是不可分割的，但在超越这两者的精神开悟状态下，可以将我执和世俗的欲望彻底消除。
• It's a fitting symbol for the city's nocturnal nature, which often culminates in summer with a bleary-eyed rush hour just before dawn.
  破晓之前的夏夜，雅典的夜生活通常会在人们睡眼朦胧的时候达到顶峰。
• Religion starts with fear, passes through love and adoration and culminates in the union with the Lord.
  宗教由恐惧开始，经历爱与崇拜，最终发展到与神合一。宗教崇拜和僧侣界天然就有派性。
• Aspects will be very tough at that time too, perhaps even more so when the issue culminates.
  各方面都会进入一个艰难的时期，也许比我写这文章预测的更糟。
• The war culminates in modern society over which only desire reigns.
  这个战争发展到现代社会就只剩下了欲望在统治着。田纳西。
• Animal life culminates in man.
  动物发达到顶点而成为人。