1. (以…)結束，告終 If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
e.g. They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk... 他們爭論了一番，最后湯姆喝醉了。 e.g. The celebration of the centenary will culminate with a dinner on November 20. 百年慶典活動(dòng)將在11月20日的宴會(huì )中宣告結束。
culminate英英釋義
verb
1. rise to, or form, a summit
e.g. The helmet culminated in a crest
2. bring to a head or to the highest point
e.g. Seurat culminated pointillism
3. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
e.g. The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
Synonym: climax
4. reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body