[VERB 动词](以…)结束,告终 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.
[V in/with n]
They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk...
他们争论了一番,最后汤姆喝醉了。
The celebration of the centenary will culminate with a dinner on November 20.
百年庆典活动将在11月20日的宴会中宣告结束。
Oxford
cul·min·ate/ˈkʌlmɪneɪt; NAmEˈkʌlmɪneɪt/verb[intransitive ]culminate(in/with sth) ( formal) to end with a particular result, or at a particular point (以某种结果)告终;(在某一点)结束◆a gun battle which culminated in the death of two police officers一场造成两名警察死亡的枪战◆Months of hard work culminated in success.几个月的艰辛工作终于取得了成功。◆Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London.在伦敦举行的一场精彩的音乐会将为他们的夏季巡回演出画上句号。culminateculminatesculminatedculminatingcul·min·ate/ˈkʌlmɪneɪt; NAmEˈkʌlmɪneɪt/
LDC
culminatecul‧mi‧nate /ˈkʌlməneɪt/ ●○○ verb
Word Origin
culminate in/with phrasal verbif a process culminates in or with a particular event, it ends with that event: A series of events for teachers and students will culminate in a Shakespeare festival next year.
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