Definition of climax in English:

climax

noun ˈklʌɪmaksˈklaɪˌmæks

1The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.
高潮；顶点，极点
she was nearing the climax of her speech
她即将达到发言的高潮。
a thrilling climax to the game
这场比赛惊心动魄的高潮。
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘That day was a culmination, a climax, the end of a very long road,’ Lewis later wrote.
- The first is a richly layered carpet of sound that swarms out from the speakers, each track picking up pace to an intense climax.
- The only real complaint with Dark Water is with the disappointing epilogue that follows the intense climax.
- Beginning almost teasingly, it builds to a thrillingly intense climax, Cave screaming that he's not afraid to die.
- It was a cracking climax to an intense week of future fashion.
- There is some lively melody, an intense climax, and a quiet ending to the movement, which is marked Lento.
- The tight Premier Division is heading towards an exciting climax.
- The culmination of that was an uplifting climax heightened by the emotional residue of what had gone before.
- Matters come to a head when the star is expelled from the team, leading to a climax at once disturbingly intense and morally dubious.
- The pope blessed the two crowns, and the ceremony reached its climax when Napoleon crowned himself and his wife Josephine.
- Glover also provides the eerie guitar noodling and intense emotional climaxes.
- It's hard to imagine more exciting climaxes than those three.
- At the end of this book we are given a look into the future lives and deaths of the characters - a satisfying way to end after the intense climax.
- Royalty was on hand at York Racecourse as the highlight of the May Meeting reached its climax on Knavesmire.
- After all, failure to do so could leave them as hapless bystanders in a game of musical chairs which may be nearing its climax.
- Only after four or five minutes does the music become loud, and then there is an intense climax, followed by a return to quiet strings, woodwinds and muted brass.
- On this note, this year's Arab summit ritual reached its climax.
- He used the word ‘journey’ again and again especially as the speech reached its climax.
- There is a magical moment when an intense climax suddenly becomes a barely audible, hushed pianissimo.
- The match delivered an exciting climax after a total of 550 runs were scored by both teams but the result was not what South African fans wanted.
Synonyms
peak, pinnacle, height, high point, highest point, summit, top
acme, zenith, apex, apogee, apotheosis
culmination, crowning point, crown, crest
crescendo, finale, denouement
highlight, high spot, best part, high water mark
1. 1.1 An orgasm.
  性高潮
  Example sentencesExamples
  For a man, sex instinctively is a testosterone drive toward the ultimate release of climax.
  I want to make you know about sex, to feel thrilling climaxes.
  Use this information as the basis for achieving a strong sexual climax and ejaculate.
  Ejaculation is normally the climax in a male orgasm.
  Besides, so-called G-spot orgasms are different than clitoral climaxes.
  Dodd and I weren't the type that made love every night and attempted to have climaxes and get kids.
  He engages in foreplay, but suffers panic attacks before the climax.
  The term ‘orgasm’ - derived from ‘organ’, meaning to grow ripe, swell, or be lustful - is applied equally to the sexual climaxes of women and men.
  Sexual climax or orgasm is the healthy, normal, inevitable, outcome of the three preceding stages.
  Synonyms
  orgasm, sexual climax
  ejaculation
2. 1.2Ecology The final stage in a succession in a given environment, at which a plant community reaches a state of equilibrium.
  〔生态〕（植物群落演替达到平衡的）顶极（群落）
  as modifier near the equator the tropical rainforest is the climax vegetation
  a mixed hardwood climax forest
  达演替顶极的混合阔叶林。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He instructed Shenandoah officials to restore the Blue Ridge's climax community as it existed before humans impacted the environment.
  Established climax pecan forests became the first commercial pecan production groves in the mid-1800s.
  Previous authors have suggested some oak communities represent edaphic climaxes on poor, droughty soils.
  Eventually, hardwood trees invade and replace the pines, forming the hardwood climax community.
  Here we've got climax community growing on fantastic soils and it's very tall, certainly up towards 50 metres some of the tallest trees.
3. 1.3Rhetoric A sequence of propositions or ideas in order of increasing importance, force, or effectiveness of expression.
  〔修辞〕层进法
  Example sentencesExamples
  The climax offers a surprisingly effective final sequence, making even the typical hurry-up-before-time-runs-out device pay off.
  Kamal said only the climax sequence had to be shot.
  The climax forces the audience to challenge their previous judgments and provides a short sharp twist in this story that captures the imagination.
  Sudden lurches and climaxes and rolling tympani increase the tension.
  First-rate writers don't need to create plotty ‘suspense’ in order to achieve their moral climaxes.

verb ˈklʌɪmaksˈklaɪˌmæks

[no object]

1Culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax.
达到顶点；达到高潮
the day climaxed with a gala concert
随着节日音乐会的进行，这天达到了高潮。
Example sentencesExamples
- The day's spectacular events were climaxing with a torchlit procession and a floodlit battle in the shadow of Clifford's Tower.
- The highlight of the concert was the Indian composition, ‘Stimulation’, a beautiful piece that climaxed with a deluge of percussion.
- This resulted in a number of spectacular mountain-building events which climaxed about the Early Miocene.
- The Scarborough Winter Golf Alliance climaxed with victory for Scarborough South Cliff GC in the season's final fixture at Driffield.
- The bulk of African medals came from the long distance events, climaxing in a third world title for Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj in the 1500m.
- The feud between these two wrestling legends climaxed with a wild ‘I Quit’ match at Clash of Champions IX.
- In February 1998, he delivered a rousing speech in Kiev's Hall of Deputies that climaxed with a plea to privatize the telephone system.
- During one production, his montage-style assault upon the audience's senses climaxed with fireworks planted under their chairs exploding.
- His contribution climaxed with the comment, referring to those surrounding him on the podium, ‘With such people leading us, we can never win.’
- The day-long event climaxed at 7pm when organisers called on demonstrators to clasp hands and sing ‘Hatikvah,’ the national anthem.
- The full extent of the conflict between Inah and her mother-in-law climaxed with Inah's sorcery accusation.
- The series will then climax with an exciting live event where the public will determine which of the ten finalists most merits restoration.
- The show climaxed with Bento, a sharply critical number about corrupt government officials and businesspeople.
- The event climaxed with a band concert given by The Dragoon Guards, at a sunset ceremony in Imphal Barracks.
- The carping began with a Pissarro purchased in 1905 and climaxed with the refusal of Delacroix's Les Naches in 1955.
- The evening climaxed with a medley of favourites which satiated fans of his back catalogue.
- Their first year climaxed with the Kinshasa newspaper Elima naming the band the best orchestra, Wemba best singer, and their single, ‘Mere Superieure,’ best song.
- He was involved in a first-minute move that climaxed with Healy heading past Davis, but was frustrated to see the effort ruled out for offside.
- This climaxed with the attack on Dresden in February 1945.
- The race climaxed with a final ski station finish at Artesina, after a tough nine-mile climb.
Synonyms
culminate, peak, come to a climax, reach a pinnacle, come to a crescendo
result, end, come to a head
1. 1.1with object Bring (something) to a climax.
  使达到高潮
  three goals in the last two minutes climaxed a thrilling game
  最后两分钟的三个进球使这场惊心动魄的比赛达到了高潮。
  Example sentencesExamples
  And the mother-of-one has been asked to open a garden party which will climax the reunion event on Saturday, July 10.
  For openers, the Farley Hill presentation climaxing the week-long festival was spread over two days.
  Today's 21st and final stage, a 138 kilometre circuit race in the centre of Paris, will also climax a day of celebrations of cycling in the capital.
  God that he is, Jupiter has the locution that climaxes the wit pervading the play.
  Anderson's inclusion in the 15-man squad climaxes a meteoric rise to fame.
  And they revere anybody who climaxes their complaint with an escape from Washington.
  Godard begins Contempt with a vision of cinema as movement as order, and he climaxes it with a vision of life as stasis as disorder.
  But for a lot more others, the build-up to the red day begins this weekend with a movie before climaxing it next Tuesday with dinner.
  He turned and crossed in the one movement and O'Flynn, at the near post, volleyed an exquisite goal to climax a compelling performance.
  Middleton climaxed her routine by performing full splits.
  He climaxed his interrogation by asking what was wrong with a team full of foreigners being owned by a foreigner.
  This climaxed a process that registered a huge failure against the Basdeo Panday leadership record.
  The distress off camera contributed to the tenor of Taylor's scenes, especially the halting monologue that climaxes the film.
  Although a bloody battle climaxes the film, one hardly remembers the war scenes.
  The engagement climaxed a campaign begun when Confederate army forces entered Kentucky earlier that summer.
  More films get unspooled much to the delight of film buffs of the twin cities as the British film festival climaxes this weekend.
  In 1992, the controversial singer climaxed a performance on NBC's Saturday Night Live by crying, ‘Fight the real enemy!’
  It was a lovely affair, climaxing a series of dinners, receptions and gab-fests among old friends.
  Bands from all over the north filled the Bridgewater Hall with sounds of brass at an all-day festival which climaxed months of hard work for hundreds of musicians.
  The score climaxed a great comeback by Holycross who looked set for a shock defeat when trailing by six points six minutes from the end.
2. 1.2 Have an orgasm.
  性高潮
  Example sentencesExamples
  Is my difficulty in climaxing a physical problem or a mental one?
  A man may face delayed ejaculation because he is worried that he did not climax last time and is thus distracted from taking pleasure in the sensations.
  While ejaculation offered proof that a man had reached climax, a female orgasm was confirmed by physiological measurements such as heart rate and anal pressure.
  After all, the amount of time it takes a person to climax depends on the partner and the circumstances.
  What if I involuntarily close my eyes while climaxing?
  For some reason, I'm having trouble climaxing when we have sex.
  Sipski and Alexander reported that 11 of 25 women with all levels of spinal injury were able to climax.
  Is it me he is thinking of when he climaxes, or them?
  However, she climaxed several times that first night, and continues to be multi-orgasmic whenever we have sex.
  Many are unable to climax or only able to climax with the use of a vibrator.
  And they're not enjoying their orgasms, or they're finding it very difficult to climax.
  Some women would say they would like to climax every time, but feel they cannot expect or ask their male partner to satisfy their needs every time.
  There is also evidence that the uptake of sperm is increased when a woman climaxes.
  Synonyms
  have an orgasm, reach/achieve orgasm
  ejaculate
  informal come, feel the earth move, get one's rocks off
  British informal come off
  literary die

Origin

Mid 16th century (in rhetoric): from late Latin, from Greek klimax 'ladder, climax'. The sense 'culmination' arose in the late 18th century.

The word was first used in rhetoric for a number of propositions set forth in a series, increasing in force or effectiveness of expression. It comes from Greek klimax ‘ladder, climax’. The sense ‘culmination’ arose in the late 18th century from popular misuse of the learned word.

Definition of climax in US English:

climax

nounˈklaɪˌmæksˈklīˌmaks

1The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
高潮；顶点，极点
the climax of her speech
她即将达到发言的高潮。
a thrilling climax to the game
这场比赛惊心动魄的高潮。
Example sentencesExamples
- Beginning almost teasingly, it builds to a thrillingly intense climax, Cave screaming that he's not afraid to die.
- Glover also provides the eerie guitar noodling and intense emotional climaxes.
- Only after four or five minutes does the music become loud, and then there is an intense climax, followed by a return to quiet strings, woodwinds and muted brass.
- Royalty was on hand at York Racecourse as the highlight of the May Meeting reached its climax on Knavesmire.
- There is some lively melody, an intense climax, and a quiet ending to the movement, which is marked Lento.
- The match delivered an exciting climax after a total of 550 runs were scored by both teams but the result was not what South African fans wanted.
- ‘That day was a culmination, a climax, the end of a very long road,’ Lewis later wrote.
- The tight Premier Division is heading towards an exciting climax.
- At the end of this book we are given a look into the future lives and deaths of the characters - a satisfying way to end after the intense climax.
- There is a magical moment when an intense climax suddenly becomes a barely audible, hushed pianissimo.
- Matters come to a head when the star is expelled from the team, leading to a climax at once disturbingly intense and morally dubious.
- The culmination of that was an uplifting climax heightened by the emotional residue of what had gone before.
- He used the word ‘journey’ again and again especially as the speech reached its climax.
- On this note, this year's Arab summit ritual reached its climax.
- The only real complaint with Dark Water is with the disappointing epilogue that follows the intense climax.
- After all, failure to do so could leave them as hapless bystanders in a game of musical chairs which may be nearing its climax.
- The pope blessed the two crowns, and the ceremony reached its climax when Napoleon crowned himself and his wife Josephine.
- It's hard to imagine more exciting climaxes than those three.
- It was a cracking climax to an intense week of future fashion.
- The first is a richly layered carpet of sound that swarms out from the speakers, each track picking up pace to an intense climax.
Synonyms
peak, pinnacle, height, high point, highest point, summit, top
1. 1.1 An orgasm.
  性高潮
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ejaculation is normally the climax in a male orgasm.
  Besides, so-called G-spot orgasms are different than clitoral climaxes.
  Use this information as the basis for achieving a strong sexual climax and ejaculate.
  Dodd and I weren't the type that made love every night and attempted to have climaxes and get kids.
  For a man, sex instinctively is a testosterone drive toward the ultimate release of climax.
  The term ‘orgasm’ - derived from ‘organ’, meaning to grow ripe, swell, or be lustful - is applied equally to the sexual climaxes of women and men.
  Sexual climax or orgasm is the healthy, normal, inevitable, outcome of the three preceding stages.
  He engages in foreplay, but suffers panic attacks before the climax.
  I want to make you know about sex, to feel thrilling climaxes.
  Synonyms
  orgasm, sexual climax
2. 1.2Ecology The final stage in a succession in a given environment, at which a plant community reaches a state of equilibrium.
  〔生态〕（植物群落演替达到平衡的）顶极（群落）
  as modifier a mixed hardwood climax forest
  达演替顶极的混合阔叶林。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Previous authors have suggested some oak communities represent edaphic climaxes on poor, droughty soils.
  Established climax pecan forests became the first commercial pecan production groves in the mid-1800s.
  He instructed Shenandoah officials to restore the Blue Ridge's climax community as it existed before humans impacted the environment.
  Here we've got climax community growing on fantastic soils and it's very tall, certainly up towards 50 metres some of the tallest trees.
  Eventually, hardwood trees invade and replace the pines, forming the hardwood climax community.
3. 1.3Rhetoric A sequence of propositions or ideas in order of increasing importance, force, or effectiveness of expression.
  〔修辞〕层进法
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sudden lurches and climaxes and rolling tympani increase the tension.
  Kamal said only the climax sequence had to be shot.
  The climax forces the audience to challenge their previous judgments and provides a short sharp twist in this story that captures the imagination.
  The climax offers a surprisingly effective final sequence, making even the typical hurry-up-before-time-runs-out device pay off.
  First-rate writers don't need to create plotty ‘suspense’ in order to achieve their moral climaxes.

verbˈklaɪˌmæksˈklīˌmaks

[no object]

1Culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax.
达到顶点；达到高潮
the day climaxed with a gala concert
随着节日音乐会的进行，这天达到了高潮。
Example sentencesExamples
- In February 1998, he delivered a rousing speech in Kiev's Hall of Deputies that climaxed with a plea to privatize the telephone system.
- The day's spectacular events were climaxing with a torchlit procession and a floodlit battle in the shadow of Clifford's Tower.
- The bulk of African medals came from the long distance events, climaxing in a third world title for Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj in the 1500m.
- The show climaxed with Bento, a sharply critical number about corrupt government officials and businesspeople.
- The day-long event climaxed at 7pm when organisers called on demonstrators to clasp hands and sing ‘Hatikvah,’ the national anthem.
- The Scarborough Winter Golf Alliance climaxed with victory for Scarborough South Cliff GC in the season's final fixture at Driffield.
- The evening climaxed with a medley of favourites which satiated fans of his back catalogue.
- During one production, his montage-style assault upon the audience's senses climaxed with fireworks planted under their chairs exploding.
- The highlight of the concert was the Indian composition, ‘Stimulation’, a beautiful piece that climaxed with a deluge of percussion.
- The feud between these two wrestling legends climaxed with a wild ‘I Quit’ match at Clash of Champions IX.
- The event climaxed with a band concert given by The Dragoon Guards, at a sunset ceremony in Imphal Barracks.
- He was involved in a first-minute move that climaxed with Healy heading past Davis, but was frustrated to see the effort ruled out for offside.
- The full extent of the conflict between Inah and her mother-in-law climaxed with Inah's sorcery accusation.
- The race climaxed with a final ski station finish at Artesina, after a tough nine-mile climb.
- The series will then climax with an exciting live event where the public will determine which of the ten finalists most merits restoration.
- The carping began with a Pissarro purchased in 1905 and climaxed with the refusal of Delacroix's Les Naches in 1955.
- Their first year climaxed with the Kinshasa newspaper Elima naming the band the best orchestra, Wemba best singer, and their single, ‘Mere Superieure,’ best song.
- This resulted in a number of spectacular mountain-building events which climaxed about the Early Miocene.
- His contribution climaxed with the comment, referring to those surrounding him on the podium, ‘With such people leading us, we can never win.’
- This climaxed with the attack on Dresden in February 1945.
Synonyms
culminate, peak, come to a climax, reach a pinnacle, come to a crescendo
1. 1.1with object Bring (something) to a climax.
  使达到高潮
  the sentencing climaxed a seven-month trial
  Example sentencesExamples
  Middleton climaxed her routine by performing full splits.
  Anderson's inclusion in the 15-man squad climaxes a meteoric rise to fame.
  He climaxed his interrogation by asking what was wrong with a team full of foreigners being owned by a foreigner.
  Although a bloody battle climaxes the film, one hardly remembers the war scenes.
  Today's 21st and final stage, a 138 kilometre circuit race in the centre of Paris, will also climax a day of celebrations of cycling in the capital.
  The engagement climaxed a campaign begun when Confederate army forces entered Kentucky earlier that summer.
  In 1992, the controversial singer climaxed a performance on NBC's Saturday Night Live by crying, ‘Fight the real enemy!’
  And they revere anybody who climaxes their complaint with an escape from Washington.
  The score climaxed a great comeback by Holycross who looked set for a shock defeat when trailing by six points six minutes from the end.
  It was a lovely affair, climaxing a series of dinners, receptions and gab-fests among old friends.
  More films get unspooled much to the delight of film buffs of the twin cities as the British film festival climaxes this weekend.
  Godard begins Contempt with a vision of cinema as movement as order, and he climaxes it with a vision of life as stasis as disorder.
  And the mother-of-one has been asked to open a garden party which will climax the reunion event on Saturday, July 10.
  The distress off camera contributed to the tenor of Taylor's scenes, especially the halting monologue that climaxes the film.
  For openers, the Farley Hill presentation climaxing the week-long festival was spread over two days.
  But for a lot more others, the build-up to the red day begins this weekend with a movie before climaxing it next Tuesday with dinner.
  Bands from all over the north filled the Bridgewater Hall with sounds of brass at an all-day festival which climaxed months of hard work for hundreds of musicians.
  He turned and crossed in the one movement and O'Flynn, at the near post, volleyed an exquisite goal to climax a compelling performance.
  God that he is, Jupiter has the locution that climaxes the wit pervading the play.
  This climaxed a process that registered a huge failure against the Basdeo Panday leadership record.
2. 1.2 Have an orgasm.
  性高潮
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some women would say they would like to climax every time, but feel they cannot expect or ask their male partner to satisfy their needs every time.
  For some reason, I'm having trouble climaxing when we have sex.
  What if I involuntarily close my eyes while climaxing?
  However, she climaxed several times that first night, and continues to be multi-orgasmic whenever we have sex.
  A man may face delayed ejaculation because he is worried that he did not climax last time and is thus distracted from taking pleasure in the sensations.
  While ejaculation offered proof that a man had reached climax, a female orgasm was confirmed by physiological measurements such as heart rate and anal pressure.
  Is it me he is thinking of when he climaxes, or them?
  Sipski and Alexander reported that 11 of 25 women with all levels of spinal injury were able to climax.
  And they're not enjoying their orgasms, or they're finding it very difficult to climax.
  Is my difficulty in climaxing a physical problem or a mental one?
  Many are unable to climax or only able to climax with the use of a vibrator.
  There is also evidence that the uptake of sperm is increased when a woman climaxes.
  After all, the amount of time it takes a person to climax depends on the partner and the circumstances.
  Synonyms
  have an orgasm, achieve orgasm, reach orgasm

Origin

Mid 16th century (in rhetoric): from late Latin, from Greek klimax ‘ladder, climax’. The sense ‘culmination’ arose in the late 18th century.

词汇	climax
释义	Definition of climax in English: climax noun ˈklʌɪmaksˈklaɪˌmæks 1The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination. 高潮；顶点，极点 she was nearing the climax of her speech 她即将达到发言的高潮。 a thrilling climax to the game 这场比赛惊心动魄的高潮。 Example sentencesExamples ‘That day was a culmination, a climax, the end of a very long road,’ Lewis later wrote. The first is a richly layered carpet of sound that swarms out from the speakers, each track picking up pace to an intense climax. The only real complaint with Dark Water is with the disappointing epilogue that follows the intense climax. Beginning almost teasingly, it builds to a thrillingly intense climax, Cave screaming that he's not afraid to die. It was a cracking climax to an intense week of future fashion. There is some lively melody, an intense climax, and a quiet ending to the movement, which is marked Lento. The tight Premier Division is heading towards an exciting climax. The culmination of that was an uplifting climax heightened by the emotional residue of what had gone before. Matters come to a head when the star is expelled from the team, leading to a climax at once disturbingly intense and morally dubious. The pope blessed the two crowns, and the ceremony reached its climax when Napoleon crowned himself and his wife Josephine. Glover also provides the eerie guitar noodling and intense emotional climaxes. It's hard to imagine more exciting climaxes than those three. At the end of this book we are given a look into the future lives and deaths of the characters - a satisfying way to end after the intense climax. Royalty was on hand at York Racecourse as the highlight of the May Meeting reached its climax on Knavesmire. After all, failure to do so could leave them as hapless bystanders in a game of musical chairs which may be nearing its climax. Only after four or five minutes does the music become loud, and then there is an intense climax, followed by a return to quiet strings, woodwinds and muted brass. On this note, this year's Arab summit ritual reached its climax. He used the word ‘journey’ again and again especially as the speech reached its climax. There is a magical moment when an intense climax suddenly becomes a barely audible, hushed pianissimo. The match delivered an exciting climax after a total of 550 runs were scored by both teams but the result was not what South African fans wanted. Synonyms peak, pinnacle, height, high point, highest point, summit, top acme, zenith, apex, apogee, apotheosis culmination, crowning point, crown, crest crescendo, finale, denouement highlight, high spot, best part, high water mark 1.1 An orgasm. 性高潮 Example sentencesExamples For a man, sex instinctively is a testosterone drive toward the ultimate release of climax. I want to make you know about sex, to feel thrilling climaxes. Use this information as the basis for achieving a strong sexual climax and ejaculate. Ejaculation is normally the climax in a male orgasm. Besides, so-called G-spot orgasms are different than clitoral climaxes. Dodd and I weren't the type that made love every night and attempted to have climaxes and get kids. He engages in foreplay, but suffers panic attacks before the climax. The term ‘orgasm’ - derived from ‘organ’, meaning to grow ripe, swell, or be lustful - is applied equally to the sexual climaxes of women and men. Sexual climax or orgasm is the healthy, normal, inevitable, outcome of the three preceding stages. Synonyms orgasm, sexual climax ejaculation 1.2Ecology The final stage in a succession in a given environment, at which a plant community reaches a state of equilibrium. 〔生态〕（植物群落演替达到平衡的）顶极（群落） as modifier near the equator the tropical rainforest is the climax vegetation a mixed hardwood climax forest 达演替顶极的混合阔叶林。 Example sentencesExamples He instructed Shenandoah officials to restore the Blue Ridge's climax community as it existed before humans impacted the environment. Established climax pecan forests became the first commercial pecan production groves in the mid-1800s. Previous authors have suggested some oak communities represent edaphic climaxes on poor, droughty soils. Eventually, hardwood trees invade and replace the pines, forming the hardwood climax community. Here we've got climax community growing on fantastic soils and it's very tall, certainly up towards 50 metres some of the tallest trees. 1.3Rhetoric A sequence of propositions or ideas in order of increasing importance, force, or effectiveness of expression. 〔修辞〕层进法 Example sentencesExamples The climax offers a surprisingly effective final sequence, making even the typical hurry-up-before-time-runs-out device pay off. Kamal said only the climax sequence had to be shot. The climax forces the audience to challenge their previous judgments and provides a short sharp twist in this story that captures the imagination. Sudden lurches and climaxes and rolling tympani increase the tension. First-rate writers don't need to create plotty ‘suspense’ in order to achieve their moral climaxes. verb ˈklʌɪmaksˈklaɪˌmæks [no object] 1Culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax. 达到顶点；达到高潮 the day climaxed with a gala concert 随着节日音乐会的进行，这天达到了高潮。 Example sentencesExamples The day's spectacular events were climaxing with a torchlit procession and a floodlit battle in the shadow of Clifford's Tower. The highlight of the concert was the Indian composition, ‘Stimulation’, a beautiful piece that climaxed with a deluge of percussion. This resulted in a number of spectacular mountain-building events which climaxed about the Early Miocene. The Scarborough Winter Golf Alliance climaxed with victory for Scarborough South Cliff GC in the season's final fixture at Driffield. The bulk of African medals came from the long distance events, climaxing in a third world title for Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj in the 1500m. The feud between these two wrestling legends climaxed with a wild ‘I Quit’ match at Clash of Champions IX. In February 1998, he delivered a rousing speech in Kiev's Hall of Deputies that climaxed with a plea to privatize the telephone system. During one production, his montage-style assault upon the audience's senses climaxed with fireworks planted under their chairs exploding. His contribution climaxed with the comment, referring to those surrounding him on the podium, ‘With such people leading us, we can never win.’ The day-long event climaxed at 7pm when organisers called on demonstrators to clasp hands and sing ‘Hatikvah,’ the national anthem. The full extent of the conflict between Inah and her mother-in-law climaxed with Inah's sorcery accusation. The series will then climax with an exciting live event where the public will determine which of the ten finalists most merits restoration. The show climaxed with Bento, a sharply critical number about corrupt government officials and businesspeople. The event climaxed with a band concert given by The Dragoon Guards, at a sunset ceremony in Imphal Barracks. The carping began with a Pissarro purchased in 1905 and climaxed with the refusal of Delacroix's Les Naches in 1955. The evening climaxed with a medley of favourites which satiated fans of his back catalogue. Their first year climaxed with the Kinshasa newspaper Elima naming the band the best orchestra, Wemba best singer, and their single, ‘Mere Superieure,’ best song. He was involved in a first-minute move that climaxed with Healy heading past Davis, but was frustrated to see the effort ruled out for offside. This climaxed with the attack on Dresden in February 1945. The race climaxed with a final ski station finish at Artesina, after a tough nine-mile climb. Synonyms culminate, peak, come to a climax, reach a pinnacle, come to a crescendo result, end, come to a head 1.1with object Bring (something) to a climax. 使达到高潮 three goals in the last two minutes climaxed a thrilling game 最后两分钟的三个进球使这场惊心动魄的比赛达到了高潮。 Example sentencesExamples And the mother-of-one has been asked to open a garden party which will climax the reunion event on Saturday, July 10. For openers, the Farley Hill presentation climaxing the week-long festival was spread over two days. Today's 21st and final stage, a 138 kilometre circuit race in the centre of Paris, will also climax a day of celebrations of cycling in the capital. God that he is, Jupiter has the locution that climaxes the wit pervading the play. Anderson's inclusion in the 15-man squad climaxes a meteoric rise to fame. And they revere anybody who climaxes their complaint with an escape from Washington. Godard begins Contempt with a vision of cinema as movement as order, and he climaxes it with a vision of life as stasis as disorder. But for a lot more others, the build-up to the red day begins this weekend with a movie before climaxing it next Tuesday with dinner. He turned and crossed in the one movement and O'Flynn, at the near post, volleyed an exquisite goal to climax a compelling performance. Middleton climaxed her routine by performing full splits. He climaxed his interrogation by asking what was wrong with a team full of foreigners being owned by a foreigner. This climaxed a process that registered a huge failure against the Basdeo Panday leadership record. The distress off camera contributed to the tenor of Taylor's scenes, especially the halting monologue that climaxes the film. Although a bloody battle climaxes the film, one hardly remembers the war scenes. The engagement climaxed a campaign begun when Confederate army forces entered Kentucky earlier that summer. More films get unspooled much to the delight of film buffs of the twin cities as the British film festival climaxes this weekend. In 1992, the controversial singer climaxed a performance on NBC's Saturday Night Live by crying, ‘Fight the real enemy!’ It was a lovely affair, climaxing a series of dinners, receptions and gab-fests among old friends. Bands from all over the north filled the Bridgewater Hall with sounds of brass at an all-day festival which climaxed months of hard work for hundreds of musicians. The score climaxed a great comeback by Holycross who looked set for a shock defeat when trailing by six points six minutes from the end. 1.2 Have an orgasm. 性高潮 Example sentencesExamples Is my difficulty in climaxing a physical problem or a mental one? A man may face delayed ejaculation because he is worried that he did not climax last time and is thus distracted from taking pleasure in the sensations. While ejaculation offered proof that a man had reached climax, a female orgasm was confirmed by physiological measurements such as heart rate and anal pressure. After all, the amount of time it takes a person to climax depends on the partner and the circumstances. What if I involuntarily close my eyes while climaxing? For some reason, I'm having trouble climaxing when we have sex. Sipski and Alexander reported that 11 of 25 women with all levels of spinal injury were able to climax. Is it me he is thinking of when he climaxes, or them? However, she climaxed several times that first night, and continues to be multi-orgasmic whenever we have sex. Many are unable to climax or only able to climax with the use of a vibrator. And they're not enjoying their orgasms, or they're finding it very difficult to climax. Some women would say they would like to climax every time, but feel they cannot expect or ask their male partner to satisfy their needs every time. There is also evidence that the uptake of sperm is increased when a woman climaxes. Synonyms have an orgasm, reach/achieve orgasm ejaculate informal come, feel the earth move, get one's rocks off British informal come off literary die Origin Mid 16th century (in rhetoric): from late Latin, from Greek klimax 'ladder, climax'. The sense 'culmination' arose in the late 18th century. The word was first used in rhetoric for a number of propositions set forth in a series, increasing in force or effectiveness of expression. It comes from Greek klimax ‘ladder, climax’. The sense ‘culmination’ arose in the late 18th century from popular misuse of the learned word. Definition of climax in US English: climax nounˈklaɪˌmæksˈklīˌmaks 1The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex. 高潮；顶点，极点 the climax of her speech 她即将达到发言的高潮。 a thrilling climax to the game 这场比赛惊心动魄的高潮。 Example sentencesExamples Beginning almost teasingly, it builds to a thrillingly intense climax, Cave screaming that he's not afraid to die. Glover also provides the eerie guitar noodling and intense emotional climaxes. Only after four or five minutes does the music become loud, and then there is an intense climax, followed by a return to quiet strings, woodwinds and muted brass. Royalty was on hand at York Racecourse as the highlight of the May Meeting reached its climax on Knavesmire. There is some lively melody, an intense climax, and a quiet ending to the movement, which is marked Lento. The match delivered an exciting climax after a total of 550 runs were scored by both teams but the result was not what South African fans wanted. ‘That day was a culmination, a climax, the end of a very long road,’ Lewis later wrote. The tight Premier Division is heading towards an exciting climax. At the end of this book we are given a look into the future lives and deaths of the characters - a satisfying way to end after the intense climax. There is a magical moment when an intense climax suddenly becomes a barely audible, hushed pianissimo. Matters come to a head when the star is expelled from the team, leading to a climax at once disturbingly intense and morally dubious. The culmination of that was an uplifting climax heightened by the emotional residue of what had gone before. He used the word ‘journey’ again and again especially as the speech reached its climax. On this note, this year's Arab summit ritual reached its climax. The only real complaint with Dark Water is with the disappointing epilogue that follows the intense climax. After all, failure to do so could leave them as hapless bystanders in a game of musical chairs which may be nearing its climax. The pope blessed the two crowns, and the ceremony reached its climax when Napoleon crowned himself and his wife Josephine. It's hard to imagine more exciting climaxes than those three. It was a cracking climax to an intense week of future fashion. The first is a richly layered carpet of sound that swarms out from the speakers, each track picking up pace to an intense climax. Synonyms peak, pinnacle, height, high point, highest point, summit, top 1.1 An orgasm. 性高潮 Example sentencesExamples Ejaculation is normally the climax in a male orgasm. Besides, so-called G-spot orgasms are different than clitoral climaxes. Use this information as the basis for achieving a strong sexual climax and ejaculate. Dodd and I weren't the type that made love every night and attempted to have climaxes and get kids. For a man, sex instinctively is a testosterone drive toward the ultimate release of climax. The term ‘orgasm’ - derived from ‘organ’, meaning to grow ripe, swell, or be lustful - is applied equally to the sexual climaxes of women and men. Sexual climax or orgasm is the healthy, normal, inevitable, outcome of the three preceding stages. He engages in foreplay, but suffers panic attacks before the climax. I want to make you know about sex, to feel thrilling climaxes. Synonyms orgasm, sexual climax 1.2Ecology The final stage in a succession in a given environment, at which a plant community reaches a state of equilibrium. 〔生态〕（植物群落演替达到平衡的）顶极（群落） as modifier a mixed hardwood climax forest 达演替顶极的混合阔叶林。 Example sentencesExamples Previous authors have suggested some oak communities represent edaphic climaxes on poor, droughty soils. Established climax pecan forests became the first commercial pecan production groves in the mid-1800s. He instructed Shenandoah officials to restore the Blue Ridge's climax community as it existed before humans impacted the environment. Here we've got climax community growing on fantastic soils and it's very tall, certainly up towards 50 metres some of the tallest trees. Eventually, hardwood trees invade and replace the pines, forming the hardwood climax community. 1.3Rhetoric A sequence of propositions or ideas in order of increasing importance, force, or effectiveness of expression. 〔修辞〕层进法 Example sentencesExamples Sudden lurches and climaxes and rolling tympani increase the tension. Kamal said only the climax sequence had to be shot. The climax forces the audience to challenge their previous judgments and provides a short sharp twist in this story that captures the imagination. The climax offers a surprisingly effective final sequence, making even the typical hurry-up-before-time-runs-out device pay off. First-rate writers don't need to create plotty ‘suspense’ in order to achieve their moral climaxes. verbˈklaɪˌmæksˈklīˌmaks [no object] 1Culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax. 达到顶点；达到高潮 the day climaxed with a gala concert 随着节日音乐会的进行，这天达到了高潮。 Example sentencesExamples In February 1998, he delivered a rousing speech in Kiev's Hall of Deputies that climaxed with a plea to privatize the telephone system. The day's spectacular events were climaxing with a torchlit procession and a floodlit battle in the shadow of Clifford's Tower. The bulk of African medals came from the long distance events, climaxing in a third world title for Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj in the 1500m. The show climaxed with Bento, a sharply critical number about corrupt government officials and businesspeople. The day-long event climaxed at 7pm when organisers called on demonstrators to clasp hands and sing ‘Hatikvah,’ the national anthem. The Scarborough Winter Golf Alliance climaxed with victory for Scarborough South Cliff GC in the season's final fixture at Driffield. The evening climaxed with a medley of favourites which satiated fans of his back catalogue. During one production, his montage-style assault upon the audience's senses climaxed with fireworks planted under their chairs exploding. The highlight of the concert was the Indian composition, ‘Stimulation’, a beautiful piece that climaxed with a deluge of percussion. The feud between these two wrestling legends climaxed with a wild ‘I Quit’ match at Clash of Champions IX. The event climaxed with a band concert given by The Dragoon Guards, at a sunset ceremony in Imphal Barracks. He was involved in a first-minute move that climaxed with Healy heading past Davis, but was frustrated to see the effort ruled out for offside. The full extent of the conflict between Inah and her mother-in-law climaxed with Inah's sorcery accusation. The race climaxed with a final ski station finish at Artesina, after a tough nine-mile climb. The series will then climax with an exciting live event where the public will determine which of the ten finalists most merits restoration. The carping began with a Pissarro purchased in 1905 and climaxed with the refusal of Delacroix's Les Naches in 1955. Their first year climaxed with the Kinshasa newspaper Elima naming the band the best orchestra, Wemba best singer, and their single, ‘Mere Superieure,’ best song. This resulted in a number of spectacular mountain-building events which climaxed about the Early Miocene. His contribution climaxed with the comment, referring to those surrounding him on the podium, ‘With such people leading us, we can never win.’ This climaxed with the attack on Dresden in February 1945. Synonyms culminate, peak, come to a climax, reach a pinnacle, come to a crescendo 1.1with object Bring (something) to a climax. 使达到高潮 the sentencing climaxed a seven-month trial Example sentencesExamples Middleton climaxed her routine by performing full splits. Anderson's inclusion in the 15-man squad climaxes a meteoric rise to fame. He climaxed his interrogation by asking what was wrong with a team full of foreigners being owned by a foreigner. Although a bloody battle climaxes the film, one hardly remembers the war scenes. Today's 21st and final stage, a 138 kilometre circuit race in the centre of Paris, will also climax a day of celebrations of cycling in the capital. The engagement climaxed a campaign begun when Confederate army forces entered Kentucky earlier that summer. In 1992, the controversial singer climaxed a performance on NBC's Saturday Night Live by crying, ‘Fight the real enemy!’ And they revere anybody who climaxes their complaint with an escape from Washington. The score climaxed a great comeback by Holycross who looked set for a shock defeat when trailing by six points six minutes from the end. It was a lovely affair, climaxing a series of dinners, receptions and gab-fests among old friends. More films get unspooled much to the delight of film buffs of the twin cities as the British film festival climaxes this weekend. Godard begins Contempt with a vision of cinema as movement as order, and he climaxes it with a vision of life as stasis as disorder. And the mother-of-one has been asked to open a garden party which will climax the reunion event on Saturday, July 10. The distress off camera contributed to the tenor of Taylor's scenes, especially the halting monologue that climaxes the film. For openers, the Farley Hill presentation climaxing the week-long festival was spread over two days. But for a lot more others, the build-up to the red day begins this weekend with a movie before climaxing it next Tuesday with dinner. Bands from all over the north filled the Bridgewater Hall with sounds of brass at an all-day festival which climaxed months of hard work for hundreds of musicians. He turned and crossed in the one movement and O'Flynn, at the near post, volleyed an exquisite goal to climax a compelling performance. God that he is, Jupiter has the locution that climaxes the wit pervading the play. This climaxed a process that registered a huge failure against the Basdeo Panday leadership record. 1.2 Have an orgasm. 性高潮 Example sentencesExamples Some women would say they would like to climax every time, but feel they cannot expect or ask their male partner to satisfy their needs every time. For some reason, I'm having trouble climaxing when we have sex. What if I involuntarily close my eyes while climaxing? However, she climaxed several times that first night, and continues to be multi-orgasmic whenever we have sex. A man may face delayed ejaculation because he is worried that he did not climax last time and is thus distracted from taking pleasure in the sensations. While ejaculation offered proof that a man had reached climax, a female orgasm was confirmed by physiological measurements such as heart rate and anal pressure. Is it me he is thinking of when he climaxes, or them? Sipski and Alexander reported that 11 of 25 women with all levels of spinal injury were able to climax. And they're not enjoying their orgasms, or they're finding it very difficult to climax. Is my difficulty in climaxing a physical problem or a mental one? Many are unable to climax or only able to climax with the use of a vibrator. There is also evidence that the uptake of sperm is increased when a woman climaxes. After all, the amount of time it takes a person to climax depends on the partner and the circumstances. Synonyms have an orgasm, achieve orgasm, reach orgasm Origin Mid 16th century (in rhetoric): from late Latin, from Greek klimax ‘ladder, climax’. The sense ‘culmination’ arose in the late 18th century.
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