culminate: if a process culminates in or with a particular event, it ends with that event
进阶:culminate 可以是及物动词,也可以是不及物动词,后者更常见。作为不及物动词,经常和in/with 搭配使用,表示以...结束,告终,是一个常见、能够表现词汇量的好词。我们可以用它表现一件事的结果。在一些场景中用它替换 result/end/final 等词。
每年中央电视台春晚都以《难忘今宵》作为结束曲:
The Spring Festival Gala always culminates with "Unforgettable Night," a song performed by Li Guyi.
The deep-rooted disputes and stiff competition between China and the States culminates in a trade war.
努力终于有回报:
All of my hard work culminates in several awards at the end of the school year.
《经济学人》用例:
It looked as if four months of nationwide protests against Mr Bashir and his 30-year-old autocracy had in a coup. Odysseus faced great hardships, but his travails culminated in a happy homecoming.
A period of strife followed, culminating in a player strike during the 2010 World Cup, but France's national team has evolved once again.
应用篇:
1) 翻译:不断加剧的贸易紧张局势致使美国封杀华为。
Growing trade tensions culminated with a Huawei ban from the U.S.
Escalating trade tensions culminated in the Trump Administration blacklisting Huaiwei.
2) 造句:情景:分歧导致两人分手了。
Their disagreement culminated with breaking up.
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