英 [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn] 美 [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 终点，高潮；<旧>（天体的）达于中天
culmination /ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃən/
单数型名词 Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it. 结局
Their arrest was the culmination of an operation in which 120 other people were detained.
那次行动以他们的被捕以及另外120个人的被拘留而告结束。
a final climactic stage
their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development
同义词： apogee
(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
the decisive moment in a novel or play
同义词： climax
a concluding action
同义词： completion / closing / windup / mop up
褶轴顶点
高点
构造高点
中天
此次活动依照年代顺序顺次安排了发现（Discovery）、精诚（Dedication）、盛开（FullBloom）与绝顶（Culmination）四个展区。
... consequence n. 结果;重要性;价值 culmination n. 结果;顶点 defined adj. 定义的;清晰的 ...
... triumph 胜利 culmination （经历了长久过程的）结果 sustained 持续的，长期保持的 ...
Beginning in the late sixteenth century, it became fashionable for young aristocrats to visit Paris, Venice, Florence, and above all, Rome, as the culmination of their classical education.
从16世纪晚期开始，去巴黎、威尼斯、佛罗伦萨，尤其是罗马在年轻贵族之间流行起来，这是他们古典教育的高潮。
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。
Their arrest was the culmination of an operation in which 120 other people were detained.
那次行动以他们的被捕以及另外120个人的被拘留而告结束。
It's uses batteries. "We wanted to stimulate thought about electric airplanes, and this is really the culmination of that."
VOA : standard.2010.08.11
But the Academy Awards are the culmination and climax of the award season.
VOA : standard.2010.02.18
It was a wonderfully good problem to have this too at the culmination of just a few weeks.
在短短的几个星期里,学到这些知识是一个奇妙的事情。
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And his newly published book, an exploration of the Darwin's influence on science, philosophy and popular culture, is the culmination of a lifelong interest in the thinker.
VOA : standard.2009.11.25
Brands are a culmination of how people perceive you and what you stand for.
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The calling of the party congress marks the culmination of a four-year debate among Cuba's leaders.
There is some suggestion that perhaps the START talks are reaching a moment of culmination.