climax的意思

基本释义

• n 顶点；小说等的高潮

  the most exciting or important part of a story or experience, which usually comes near the end

• v 达到高潮

  if a situation, process, or story climaxes, it reaches its most important or exciting part

例句

1. The festival reaches its climax with the traditional boat-burning ceremony.

   传统的烧船仪式将节庆活动推向了高潮。

2. This proved to be the climax of his political career.

   这证明了是他政治生涯的的巅峰。

3. The climax of the book happens in Egypt.

   该故事的高潮发生在埃及。

短语

• climax community 顶极群落（在不受骚扰的情况下能生长的所有植物）
• come to a climax 达到顶点(或高潮)

近义词

英英释义

climax noun 1. the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse Synonym: orgasmsexual climaxcoming 2. the decisive moment in a novel or play e.g. the deathbed scene is the climax of the play Synonym: culmination 3. arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness 4. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding e.g. the climax of the artist's career in the flood tide of his success Synonym: flood tide 5. the most severe stage of a disease verb 1. end

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