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culminate in sth
in 后接结果或终点。
The negotiations culminated in a peace treaty.
谈判最终以和平条约告终。
达到高潮；结束；使达到顶点
culminates — third person singular of culminate
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达到高潮；结束；使达到顶点
to reach the highest point or climax; to end after gradual development
The negotiations culminated in a peace treaty.
谈判最终以和平条约告终。
天体处于最高点,达到最大高度。
Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
达到(物理或比喻的)顶点、最高点、峰值等。
To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.
达到高潮；达到决定性时刻,尤其是结束或结论。
To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
完成,结束,形成高潮。
To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
culminate
Base
原形
culminates
3rd person
第三人称单数
culminating
-ing
现在分词
culminated
Past
过去式
culminated
Past participle
过去分词
The event culminates in a grand finale.
事件以盛大的结局达到高潮。
The summit culminated with a signing ceremony.
峰会以签字仪式达到高潮。
His career has culminated in this achievement.
他的职业生涯以此成就达到顶峰。
达到高潮，达到顶点
The festival culminated in a spectacular fireworks display.
节日以壮观的烟花表演达到高潮。
Years of research culminated with a groundbreaking discovery.
多年的研究以一项突破性发现告终。
The team's hard work culminated a successful project.
团队的辛勤工作使项目圆满成功。
in 后接结果或终点。
The negotiations culminated in a peace treaty.
谈判最终以和平条约告终。
with 后接具体事件或行为。
The festival culminated with a spectacular fireworks display.
节日以壮观的烟花表演达到高潮。
Not this
The project culminated to a successful end.
Use this
The project culminated in a successful end.
culminate 是不及物动词，常与介词 in 搭配表示“以……告终”，而非 to。
Not this
The meeting was culminated by a speech.
Use this
The meeting culminated in a speech.
culminate 是不及物动词，不能用于被动语态，正确用法是主动语态加介词 in。
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以…告终；达到…的顶点
The negotiations culminated in a peace treaty.
谈判最终达成了和平条约。
以…结束；达到…的高潮
The festival culminated with a spectacular fireworks display.
节日以壮观的烟花表演达到高潮。
使事业达到顶峰
Winning the gold medal culminated her athletic career.
赢得金牌使她的运动生涯达到顶峰。
作为一系列事件的顶点
The final chapter culminates a series of thrilling adventures.
最后一章是一系列惊险冒险的高潮。
以失败告终
Years of poor planning culminated in failure.
多年的糟糕规划最终以失败告终。
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联想：cul（酷）+ min（迷你）+ ate（吃）→ 酷迷你吃得太嗨，达到高潮顶点。
通常用于正式或文学语境，描述系列事件达到高潮或最终结果，常与介词in连用。
及物用法较少，通常用作不及物动词，后接in或with表示达到高潮或顶点
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