culminates

vi.达到顶点；达到高潮；告终

vt.使达高潮；使结束

Her career culminated in her appointment as director. 她一生事业的顶峰是当上董事。

The Christmas party culminated in the distribution of presents. 圣诞晚会在分发礼物时达到最高潮。

Everyone feared that the boundary dispute between these two countries would culminate in a war. 人人都担心，这两国间的边境争端将以一场战争告终。

Their marriage culminated their long friendship. 他俩交友有年,最后终成眷属。

A reading from Shakespeare culminates the performance. 朗诵莎士比亚的一篇作品做为演出的结束。

culminate的基本意思是“达到极点”,指人在事业、友情、努力等方面达到了顶峰,也可用于指冲突全面展开或是达到某物的最高点等。

culminate既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,常用于被动结构。用作不及物动词时,常与介词in连用,表示“以…告终”。