英语词汇“climax”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cli•max n. [countable]

the most intense point in the development of something;
culmination:Being elected president was the climax of his career.
Literature(in a literary work) the decisive moment in a plot:The climax of the play is the murder of the hero.
an orgasm.

to bring to or reach a climax: [no object]The play climaxes early.[~ + object]The election victory climaxed a long career in politics.

cli•max n.

the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something;
culmination:His career reached its climax when he was elected president.
(in a dramatic or literary work) a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot.
Rhetoric
- a figure consisting of a series of related ideas so arranged that each surpasses the preceding in force or intensity.
- the last term or member of this figure.
an orgasm.
Ecologythe stable and self-perpetuating end stage in the ecological succession or evolution of a plant and animal community.

v.t., v.i.

to bring to or reach a climax.

Greek klîmax ladder, akin to klí̄nein to lean
Late Latin
1580–90

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged summit, zenith, acme, apex.

climax /ˈklaɪmæks/ n

the most intense or highest point of an experience or of a series of events: the party was the climax of the week
a decisive moment in a dramatic or other work
a rhetorical device by which a series of sentences, clauses, or phrases are arranged in order of increasing intensity
the stage in the development of a community during which it remains stable under the prevailing environmental conditions
Also called: sexual climax
(esp in referring to women) another word for orgasm

to reach or bring to a climax

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin, from Greek klimax ladder

单词	climax
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 cli•max /ˈklaɪmæks/USA pronunciation n. [countable] the most intense point in the development of something; culmination:Being elected president was the climax of his career. Literature(in a literary work) the decisive moment in a plot:The climax of the play is the murder of the hero. an orgasm. v. to bring to or reach a climax: [no object]The play climaxes early.[~ + object]The election victory climaxed a long career in politics. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 cli•max (klī′maks),USA pronunciation n. the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination:His career reached its climax when he was elected president. (in a dramatic or literary work) a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. Rhetoric a figure consisting of a series of related ideas so arranged that each surpasses the preceding in force or intensity. the last term or member of this figure. an orgasm. Ecologythe stable and self-perpetuating end stage in the ecological succession or evolution of a plant and animal community. v.t., v.i. to bring to or reach a climax. Greek klîmax ladder, akin to klí̄nein to lean Late Latin 1580–90 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged summit, zenith, acme, apex. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: climax /ˈklaɪmæks/ n the most intense or highest point of an experience or of a series of events: the party was the climax of the week a decisive moment in a dramatic or other work a rhetorical device by which a series of sentences, clauses, or phrases are arranged in order of increasing intensity the stage in the development of a community during which it remains stable under the prevailing environmental conditions Also called: sexual climax (esp in referring to women) another word for orgasm vb to reach or bring to a climax Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin, from Greek klimax ladder
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