peak suggests the highest among other high points.
an artist working at the peak of her powers
pinnacle suggests a dizzying and often insecure height.
the pinnacle of worldly success
climax implies the highest point in an ascending series.
the war was the climax to a series of hostile actions
apex implies the point where all ascending lines converge.
the apex of Dutch culture
acme implies a level of quality representing the perfection of a thing.
a statue that was once deemed the acme of beauty
culmination suggests the outcome of a growth or development representing an attained objective.
the culmination of years of effort
Example Sentences
This study is the culmination of years of research. an acting performance that was seen as the culmination of a brilliant career on the stage
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ADJECTIVE | VERB + CULMINATION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤logical, natural (especially NAmE) 必然的/自然的結果◇This massive work was the logical culmination of her long career.這部鴻篇巨著是她漫長職業生涯的必然成果。VERB + CULMINATION➤mark, represent標誌最高成果;代表頂峰◇The show marked the culmination of months of hard work.這場演出標誌着幾個月艱辛工作的最終成果。➤reach到達頂點◇The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空競爭以人類實現第一次在月球上行走而達到頂峰。➤see見證完成◇2008 saw the culmination of the project.這項工程於 2008 年竣工。PREPOSITION➤at the culmination of在⋯完成時◇A decision will be taken at the culmination of the initial research.在初始階段研究結束時將作出決議。