释义 |
phraseculminate[culminated, culminated, culminating] culminate in culminate in sth if a series of events culminates in something happening, it gradually leads towards it and ends with it: A series of clashes eventually culminated in a full-scale war. There is a minimum of sixty days' training, culminating in formal examinations.■ SIMILAR TO: end in
culminate in (something)To end or result in something. All of my hard work culminated in several awards at the end of the school year. culminate in somethingto climax in something; to end with something. The contest culminated in a victory for the best band. The play-offs culminated in a big win for the Chicago team. |