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[/ˈklaɪmæks; ˋklaɪmæks/] n 用法:
1 (a) most interesting or significant event or point in time; culmination 顶点, 极点, 高潮（最有趣或最有意义的事件或时刻）:
the climax of his political career 在他政治生涯中的顶点 *
The climax of the celebration was a firework display. 庆祝会的高潮是燃放烟火.
(b) most intense part (esp of a play, piece of music, etc) 最紧张激烈的部分; （尤指戏剧, 乐曲等的）高潮:
The music approached a climax. 乐曲接近高潮. *
His intervention brought their quarrel to a climax. 他一干预使他们的口角达到最激烈程度. 用法:
2 peak of sexual pleasure; orgasm 性高潮. climax 2
v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (in/with sth) bring (sth) to or come to a climax(1a) 使（某事物）达到顶点, 极点, 高潮:
Her career climaxed in the award of an Oscar. 她荣获奥斯卡金像奖是她事业的顶峰. 用法:
2 [I] reach the peak of sexual pleasure 达到性高潮. |