| 释义 |
cul·mi·nate
\-ˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top — more at hill
intransitive verb
1. of a celestial body : to reach the highest altitude : come to the meridian; also : to be directly overhead
2.
a. : to rise to or form a summit (as of a mountain or wave)
< a helmet culminating in a crest >
b. : to reach the highest point (as of rank or power)
< the house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating — J.L.Motley >
c. : to reach a climactic or decisive point
< the troubles of the year culminated in rioting in November >
transitive verb
: to bring to a head : be the culminating point of : climax, cap
< the agreement culminated a long controversy — Newsweek > |