Definition of culminate in English:

culminate

verb ˈkʌlmɪneɪtˈkəlməˌneɪt

[no object]

1Reach a climax or point of highest development.
到达顶点；达到高潮
weeks of violence culminated in the brutal murder of a magistrate
几星期的暴力活动以一名治安官的残忍被杀而达到了高潮。
Example sentencesExamples
- Such thoughts reduce self-esteem which leads to depression and which can finally culminate in suicide.
- You asked for details of the review process culminating in the Home Secretary's decision.
- The three legs would culminate in a national final here in December.
- A remarkable clean-up effort culminated last month in the release of brown trout.
- The day finally culminated in going out to a nice restaurant with my friend Linda.
- Today this campaign culminated in a mass rally in London.
- Every night ended up with the two of them exchanging insults, often culminating with her storming upstairs.
- The film culminates in an incredibly enjoyable finale, one of the finest of its type.
- The event will culminate in a spectacular finale.
- Convocation will culminate on Saturday with the graduation of students from the mathematics and engineering faculties.
- Their high-profile negative campaign culminated in a march.
- The deployment phase of the project recently culminated in cross-cultural awareness training assisted by local rangers.
- All this, you know if you did Othello in high school, culminates in murder and suicide.
- Senescence represents the last stage of flower development, ultimately culminating in the death of the petals.
- The quarter and semi-finals will then be held in London and will culminate in the nail-biting national final.
- Similar things happened across Europe and it all culminated in the great radicalisation of 1968.
- Why did it have to culminate in a murder?
- All matches will culminate in the finals on Thursday next, December 19.
- Michelle had a very difficult labour, which eventually culminated in an emergency Caesarian delivery.
- From there the whirlwind events culminate in the discovery of the killer's identity.
Synonyms
come to a climax, come to a crescendo, come to a head, reach a finale, peak, climax, reach a pinnacle
build up to, lead up to
come to an end with, end with, finish with, conclude with, close with, terminate with
informal wind up
1. 1.1with object Be the climax or point of highest development of.
  到达顶点；达到高潮
  her book culminated a research project on the symmetry studies of Escher
  她的书将埃歇尔的关于对称研究的科研项目推向了高潮。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Moreover, the moment culminated a number of simmering developments that stemmed from both local and national trends.
  The finding culminates a long process of research and discovery by the team.
  The book culminates years of work by the author and traces the history of the Parish from monastic times to the present day.
  It is this collection of seven factors and their supporting details that culminate this research.
  The leg-spinner did so in emphatic fashion with the middle dismissal in a stretch of three wickets in four balls which culminated the England innings.
  The camp was culminated on August 28 with a wonderful graduation exercise, attended by parents and families.
  The Awards Dinner culminated a weekend of activities.
  ‘I've been out for about a year, so I guess in a way this project culminates my own feelings about it,’ she says.
  The arrests culminated a three-month investigation by crime-reduction officers.
  Synonyms
  reach its highest point, reach the high point
2Astrology
archaic (of a celestial body) reach or be at the meridian.
〈古〉〔占星〕（天体）达于中天，到子午线
the star culminates at midnight on about the 30th April
Example sentencesExamples
- If a planet culminates, sets or is on the nadir at the same time that a star occupies one of the sacred earth-generated angles, then that star walks with that planet.
- Thus if the fixed star Regulus culminates on the Midheaven as Mercury rises on the ascendant it is referred to as a paran of Mercury and considered to have an influence upon its meaning.
- As the Earth rotates on its axis from west to east, it appears from our apparently stationary viewpoint that the stars rise in the east, culminate on the upper meridian and set in the west.
- During the winter months the Full Moon culminates higher and higher in the sky until it reaches its maximum height throughout the year at the full Moon nearest the winter solstice.
- Saturn culminated on the midheaven as Beethoven passed away.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in astronomy and astrology): from late Latin culminat- 'exalted', from the verb culminare, from culmen 'summit'.

Definition of culminate in US English:

culminate

verbˈkəlməˌnātˈkəlməˌneɪt

[no object]

1Reach a climax or point of highest development.
到达顶点；达到高潮
the tensions and disorders which culminated in World War II
Example sentencesExamples
- The event will culminate in a spectacular finale.
- Why did it have to culminate in a murder?
- The day finally culminated in going out to a nice restaurant with my friend Linda.
- Their high-profile negative campaign culminated in a march.
- The quarter and semi-finals will then be held in London and will culminate in the nail-biting national final.
- All this, you know if you did Othello in high school, culminates in murder and suicide.
- Michelle had a very difficult labour, which eventually culminated in an emergency Caesarian delivery.
- Every night ended up with the two of them exchanging insults, often culminating with her storming upstairs.
- Senescence represents the last stage of flower development, ultimately culminating in the death of the petals.
- The three legs would culminate in a national final here in December.
- Similar things happened across Europe and it all culminated in the great radicalisation of 1968.
- The film culminates in an incredibly enjoyable finale, one of the finest of its type.
- All matches will culminate in the finals on Thursday next, December 19.
- Convocation will culminate on Saturday with the graduation of students from the mathematics and engineering faculties.
- Such thoughts reduce self-esteem which leads to depression and which can finally culminate in suicide.
- The deployment phase of the project recently culminated in cross-cultural awareness training assisted by local rangers.
- A remarkable clean-up effort culminated last month in the release of brown trout.
- From there the whirlwind events culminate in the discovery of the killer's identity.
- You asked for details of the review process culminating in the Home Secretary's decision.
- Today this campaign culminated in a mass rally in London.
Synonyms
come to a climax, come to a crescendo, come to a head, reach a finale, peak, climax, reach a pinnacle
1. 1.1with object Be the climax or point of highest development of.
  到达顶点；达到高潮
  her book culminated a research project on the symmetry studies of Escher
  她的书将埃歇尔的关于对称研究的科研项目推向了高潮。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The arrests culminated a three-month investigation by crime-reduction officers.
  Moreover, the moment culminated a number of simmering developments that stemmed from both local and national trends.
  The camp was culminated on August 28 with a wonderful graduation exercise, attended by parents and families.
  The Awards Dinner culminated a weekend of activities.
  ‘I've been out for about a year, so I guess in a way this project culminates my own feelings about it,’ she says.
  The finding culminates a long process of research and discovery by the team.
  The book culminates years of work by the author and traces the history of the Parish from monastic times to the present day.
  It is this collection of seven factors and their supporting details that culminate this research.
  The leg-spinner did so in emphatic fashion with the middle dismissal in a stretch of three wickets in four balls which culminated the England innings.
  Synonyms
  reach its highest point, reach the high point
2. 1.2Astrology Astronomy (of a celestial body) reach the highest point at the meridian.
  〈古〉〔占星〕（天体）达于中天，到子午线
  Example sentencesExamples
  Thus if the fixed star Regulus culminates on the Midheaven as Mercury rises on the ascendant it is referred to as a paran of Mercury and considered to have an influence upon its meaning.
  During the winter months the Full Moon culminates higher and higher in the sky until it reaches its maximum height throughout the year at the full Moon nearest the winter solstice.
  As the Earth rotates on its axis from west to east, it appears from our apparently stationary viewpoint that the stars rise in the east, culminate on the upper meridian and set in the west.
  If a planet culminates, sets or is on the nadir at the same time that a star occupies one of the sacred earth-generated angles, then that star walks with that planet.
  Saturn culminated on the midheaven as Beethoven passed away.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in astronomy and astrology): from late Latin culminat- ‘exalted’, from the verb culminare, from culmen ‘summit’.

词汇	culminate
释义	Definition of culminate in English: culminate verb ˈkʌlmɪneɪtˈkəlməˌneɪt [no object] 1Reach a climax or point of highest development. 到达顶点；达到高潮 weeks of violence culminated in the brutal murder of a magistrate 几星期的暴力活动以一名治安官的残忍被杀而达到了高潮。 Example sentencesExamples Such thoughts reduce self-esteem which leads to depression and which can finally culminate in suicide. You asked for details of the review process culminating in the Home Secretary's decision. The three legs would culminate in a national final here in December. A remarkable clean-up effort culminated last month in the release of brown trout. The day finally culminated in going out to a nice restaurant with my friend Linda. Today this campaign culminated in a mass rally in London. Every night ended up with the two of them exchanging insults, often culminating with her storming upstairs. The film culminates in an incredibly enjoyable finale, one of the finest of its type. The event will culminate in a spectacular finale. Convocation will culminate on Saturday with the graduation of students from the mathematics and engineering faculties. Their high-profile negative campaign culminated in a march. The deployment phase of the project recently culminated in cross-cultural awareness training assisted by local rangers. All this, you know if you did Othello in high school, culminates in murder and suicide. Senescence represents the last stage of flower development, ultimately culminating in the death of the petals. The quarter and semi-finals will then be held in London and will culminate in the nail-biting national final. Similar things happened across Europe and it all culminated in the great radicalisation of 1968. Why did it have to culminate in a murder? All matches will culminate in the finals on Thursday next, December 19. Michelle had a very difficult labour, which eventually culminated in an emergency Caesarian delivery. From there the whirlwind events culminate in the discovery of the killer's identity. Synonyms come to a climax, come to a crescendo, come to a head, reach a finale, peak, climax, reach a pinnacle build up to, lead up to come to an end with, end with, finish with, conclude with, close with, terminate with informal wind up 1.1with object Be the climax or point of highest development of. 到达顶点；达到高潮 her book culminated a research project on the symmetry studies of Escher 她的书将埃歇尔的关于对称研究的科研项目推向了高潮。 Example sentencesExamples Moreover, the moment culminated a number of simmering developments that stemmed from both local and national trends. The finding culminates a long process of research and discovery by the team. The book culminates years of work by the author and traces the history of the Parish from monastic times to the present day. It is this collection of seven factors and their supporting details that culminate this research. The leg-spinner did so in emphatic fashion with the middle dismissal in a stretch of three wickets in four balls which culminated the England innings. The camp was culminated on August 28 with a wonderful graduation exercise, attended by parents and families. The Awards Dinner culminated a weekend of activities. ‘I've been out for about a year, so I guess in a way this project culminates my own feelings about it,’ she says. The arrests culminated a three-month investigation by crime-reduction officers. Synonyms reach its highest point, reach the high point 2Astrology archaic (of a celestial body) reach or be at the meridian. 〈古〉〔占星〕（天体）达于中天，到子午线 the star culminates at midnight on about the 30th April Example sentencesExamples If a planet culminates, sets or is on the nadir at the same time that a star occupies one of the sacred earth-generated angles, then that star walks with that planet. Thus if the fixed star Regulus culminates on the Midheaven as Mercury rises on the ascendant it is referred to as a paran of Mercury and considered to have an influence upon its meaning. As the Earth rotates on its axis from west to east, it appears from our apparently stationary viewpoint that the stars rise in the east, culminate on the upper meridian and set in the west. During the winter months the Full Moon culminates higher and higher in the sky until it reaches its maximum height throughout the year at the full Moon nearest the winter solstice. Saturn culminated on the midheaven as Beethoven passed away. Origin Mid 17th century (in astronomy and astrology): from late Latin culminat- 'exalted', from the verb culminare, from culmen 'summit'. Definition of culminate in US English: culminate verbˈkəlməˌnātˈkəlməˌneɪt [no object] 1Reach a climax or point of highest development. 到达顶点；达到高潮 the tensions and disorders which culminated in World War II Example sentencesExamples The event will culminate in a spectacular finale. Why did it have to culminate in a murder? The day finally culminated in going out to a nice restaurant with my friend Linda. Their high-profile negative campaign culminated in a march. The quarter and semi-finals will then be held in London and will culminate in the nail-biting national final. All this, you know if you did Othello in high school, culminates in murder and suicide. Michelle had a very difficult labour, which eventually culminated in an emergency Caesarian delivery. Every night ended up with the two of them exchanging insults, often culminating with her storming upstairs. Senescence represents the last stage of flower development, ultimately culminating in the death of the petals. The three legs would culminate in a national final here in December. Similar things happened across Europe and it all culminated in the great radicalisation of 1968. The film culminates in an incredibly enjoyable finale, one of the finest of its type. All matches will culminate in the finals on Thursday next, December 19. Convocation will culminate on Saturday with the graduation of students from the mathematics and engineering faculties. Such thoughts reduce self-esteem which leads to depression and which can finally culminate in suicide. The deployment phase of the project recently culminated in cross-cultural awareness training assisted by local rangers. A remarkable clean-up effort culminated last month in the release of brown trout. From there the whirlwind events culminate in the discovery of the killer's identity. You asked for details of the review process culminating in the Home Secretary's decision. Today this campaign culminated in a mass rally in London. Synonyms come to a climax, come to a crescendo, come to a head, reach a finale, peak, climax, reach a pinnacle 1.1with object Be the climax or point of highest development of. 到达顶点；达到高潮 her book culminated a research project on the symmetry studies of Escher 她的书将埃歇尔的关于对称研究的科研项目推向了高潮。 Example sentencesExamples The arrests culminated a three-month investigation by crime-reduction officers. Moreover, the moment culminated a number of simmering developments that stemmed from both local and national trends. The camp was culminated on August 28 with a wonderful graduation exercise, attended by parents and families. The Awards Dinner culminated a weekend of activities. ‘I've been out for about a year, so I guess in a way this project culminates my own feelings about it,’ she says. The finding culminates a long process of research and discovery by the team. The book culminates years of work by the author and traces the history of the Parish from monastic times to the present day. It is this collection of seven factors and their supporting details that culminate this research. The leg-spinner did so in emphatic fashion with the middle dismissal in a stretch of three wickets in four balls which culminated the England innings. Synonyms reach its highest point, reach the high point 1.2Astrology Astronomy (of a celestial body) reach the highest point at the meridian. 〈古〉〔占星〕（天体）达于中天，到子午线 Example sentencesExamples Thus if the fixed star Regulus culminates on the Midheaven as Mercury rises on the ascendant it is referred to as a paran of Mercury and considered to have an influence upon its meaning. During the winter months the Full Moon culminates higher and higher in the sky until it reaches its maximum height throughout the year at the full Moon nearest the winter solstice. As the Earth rotates on its axis from west to east, it appears from our apparently stationary viewpoint that the stars rise in the east, culminate on the upper meridian and set in the west. If a planet culminates, sets or is on the nadir at the same time that a star occupies one of the sacred earth-generated angles, then that star walks with that planet. Saturn culminated on the midheaven as Beethoven passed away. Origin Mid 17th century (in astronomy and astrology): from late Latin culminat- ‘exalted’, from the verb culminare, from culmen ‘summit’.
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