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

• His misfortunes culminated in his bankruptcy.
  他的厄运达到了顶点，终于破产。
• 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。
• Their efforts culminated in a march on Washington, D.C., in1963 to support civil rights legislation.
  1963年民权人士行军到首都华盛顿特区以支持民权立法，运动达到高潮。
• A series of financial disasters culminated in the collapse of the country's largest bank.
  一系列金融灾难最终导致该国最大的银行倒闭。
• 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。
• A romance extending over several years was culminated.
  一场数年之久的恋爱就此终结。
• The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace.
  会议在含泪的拥抱时达到定点。
• This culminated in the paradox that a totally planned economy requires a black market.
  这就形成一种荒廖滑稽的局面：完全的计划经济都需要黑市。
• The ceremony culminated a long week of preparation.
  经过长长一个星期的准备，典礼终于开始了。
• This work culminated in several lengthy sessions of an Intergovernmental Working Group chaired by Ambassador Mary Whelan of Ireland.
  此项工作经过爱尔兰MaryWhelan大使主持的政府间工作小组几次相当长的会议终于完成。