新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

climax

英  [ˈklaɪmæks]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • climaxes

    1[C 可数名词] 高潮

    The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end.

    双语例句

    例:

    For Pritchard, reaching the Olympics was the climax of her career.

    对普里查德来说,参加奥林匹克运动会是她事业的巅峰。

    例:

    It was the climax to 24 hours of growing anxiety.

    24小时不断加重的焦虑在那一刻达到顶点。

    VERB. 动词
  • climaxes , climaxing , climaxed

    1[I 不及物动词] 使达到高潮 , 达到高潮

    The event that climaxes a sequence of events is an exciting or important event that comes at the end. You can also say that a sequence of events climaxes with a particular event.

    双语例句

    例:

    The demonstration climaxed two weeks of strikes.

    游行示威将持续两周的罢工推向高潮。