culminate

【发音】
美 /'kʌlmɪnet/ 英 /'kʌlmɪneɪt/
【翻译】
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vi. 告终
英释:If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it
【记忆】
culmin(顶点) + ate → 达到顶点 → (以…)告终
【短语】
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culminate in : 达到顶点;以…告终
【例句】
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They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk.
他们发生了争论,结果导致汤姆喝醉了酒。
【同、近义词】
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vi.到绝顶;达到高潮;达到顶点
top/
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vt.使结束;使达到高潮
fulfill/bring to an end/
【同根词】
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n
culmination : 顶点;高潮