climax
n. 高潮,頂點; 最精彩處
v. 達到頂點; 使達到高潮
The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end.
For Pritchard, reaching an Olympics was the climax of her career...
對普里查德來說,參加奧運會是她事業上的巔峰。
It was the climax to 24 hours of growing anxiety...
24小時裡不斷加重的焦慮在那一刻達到頂點。
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.
The demonstration climaxed two weeks of strikes...
遊行示威將持續了兩週的罷工推向了高潮。
They've just finished a sell-out UK tour that climaxed with a three-night stint at Brixton Academy.
他們剛剛結束在英國的巡迴演出,演出場場爆滿,最後在布里克斯頓學院進行的為期3天的演出將此次活動推向了高潮。
A climax is an orgasm .
When someone climaxes, they have an orgasm.
Often, a man can enjoy making love but may not be sufficiently aroused to climax.
通常情況下,男人可能會享受魚水之歡,但未必能完全達到高潮。
1. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding;
2. the decisive moment in a novel or play;
3. the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
4. the most severe stage of a disease
5. arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
1. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage;
summit, climax, peak, top
這些名詞均含"頂點"之意。
The Greek debt crisis brought matters to a climax.
希臘債務危機將事態推到了一個高潮.
Enterprises " internal logistics transformation projects have come to their climax. "
企業內部物流改造工程出現了高潮.
The fifth scene was the climax of the play.
第五場是全劇的高潮.
Compare his reluctance here with his announcement of a prophecy at the climax of the Antigone.
將此處他的勉強和在《安蒂岡妮》中宣佈神喻的高潮相比較.
This passage foreshadows the climax of the story.
這一段為故事的高潮作了鋪墊.