| 单词 | climax |
| 释义 | climax (klaɪmæks ) Word forms: climaxes , climaxing , climaxed 1. countable noun The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end. For Pritchard, getting a medal was the climax of her career. [+ of/to] It was the climax to 24 hours of growing anxiety. [+ to] The last golf tournament of the European season is building up to a dramatic climax. Synonyms: culmination, head, top, summit 2. verb 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. [journalism] The demonstration climaxed two weeks of strikes. [VERB noun] They've just finished a sell-out U.K. tour that climaxed with a three-night stint at Brixton Academy. [VERB + with] 3. variable noun A climax is an orgasm. 4. verb When someone climaxes, they have an orgasm. Collocations: dramatic climax As the sun rises, so does the music, to a dramatic climax, bursting into the romantic strains of one of the most familiar melodies of the 20th century. Times, Sunday Times (2009) We both felt the ending was entirely unsatisfactory and it did not build to the dramatic climax they were obviously aiming for. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Both men played their part in a dramatic climax. Times, Sunday Times (2013) An emotional climax must be well-cloaked in self-awareness; otherwise it just feels played-out or, worse, naïve. Christianity Today Accompanied by a melodramatic soundtrack, the film lurches from one fake emotional climax to another. Times, Sunday Times He probably pushes earlier antagonisms a little too far, but they help prepare the ground for the jolting emotional climax. Times, Sunday Times It's an attempt at emotional climax, but it just looks slightly silly. Times, Sunday Times Still, almost despite itself, the bizarre emotional climax of signing gorillas talking about fatherhood actually kind of works. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a fitting climax to the career of one of Britain's supreme athletes. Times, Sunday Times (2006) At least they will have a fitting climax to the season. The Sun (2007) It was a fitting climax to a breathtaking display. The Sun (2009) In a nail-biting climax, the family escape from the Nazis and head for the Swiss mountains on foot. The Sun (2010) More than nine million viewers tuned in to see the nail-biting climax to The Great British Bake Off, BBC2's largest audience for at least a decade. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A funny and moving look at class, friendship and finding your own voice, that builds to a nail-biting climax. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Although tautly structured, the piece doesn't quite reach the climax it could. Times, Sunday Times In the past, matches would reach a climax late on when myriad gaps would appear in tired teams. Times, Sunday Times It will be 40 next year, and bosses are planning dramatic plots that will reach a climax in the live show. The Sun The previous couple of days and the coming 36 hours will be the worst as we reach the climax. The Sun You always see the top pros sipping from water bottles as their rounds reach a climax. Times, Sunday Times The action was exciting, breathless, contained big swings of momentum and added to a thrilling climax to the season. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The thrilling climax is unpredictable. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The suitably thrilling climax has you rooting firmly for the apes. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 高潮, 带来高潮 Japanese: 最高潮, クライマックスを迎える |
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