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

• In the last 10 minutes Tranmere struck a purple patch which culminated in their goal.
  最后10分钟，特兰米尔队时来运转，终于收获了进球。
• Smith's suicide was the first event in a chain that culminated in exposure of several enormous scandals.
  史密斯的自杀，是一连串事件的第一件。这一连串事件的高潮，是揭发出好几起重大丑闻。
• 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。
• And it was in her mouth that this culminated.
  而这一切又全都集中到了她的嘴上。
• They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk
  他们争论了一番，最后汤姆喝醉了。
• 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。
• All our efforts culminated in our team winning the race.
  我们的努力最终使我们队赢得了比赛。
• His misfortunes culminated in his bankruptcy.
  他的厄运达到了顶点，终于破产。
• The dispute culminated last week in a lawsuit against the government.
  上周这一纠纷达到高潮，政府被告上了法庭。
• 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。