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culminate

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到絕頂,達於極點,達到高潮使到絕頂,使達到高潮

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Culminate \Cul"mi*nate\ (k[u^]l"m[i^]*n[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.
   p. {Culminated} (-n[=a]`t[eucr]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Culminating} (-n[=a]`t[i^]ng.] [L. cuimen top or ridge. See
   {Column}.]
   1. To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the
      meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead.

            As when his beams at noon Culminate from the
            equator.                              --Milton.

   2. To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power,
      numbers, etc.

            The reptile race culminated in the secondary era.
                                                  --Dana.

            The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating.
                                                  --Motley.

Culminate \Cul"mi*nate\ (k[u^]l"m[i^]*n[asl]t), a.
   Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; --
   applied to the growth of corals. --Dana.

資料來源 : WordNet®

culminate
     v 1: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The
          meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn: {climax}]
     2: bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated
        pointillism"
     3: reach the highest or most decisive point
     4: of a celestial body: reach its highest altitude or the
        meridian
     5: rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a
        crest"
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