1. 終點(diǎn);高潮;頂點(diǎn) Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
e.g. Their arrest was the culmination of an operation in which 120 other people were detained. 他們的被捕標志著(zhù)一場(chǎng)另有120人被拘留的行動(dòng)的結束。
culmination英英釋義
noun
1. a concluding action
Synonym: completionclosingwindupmop up
2. the decisive moment in a novel or play
e.g. the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
Synonym: climax
3. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
4. a final climactic stage
e.g. their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development