英语词汇“climax”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

climaxclimax1 /ˈklaɪmæks/ ●○○ noun [countable usually singular]

ETYMOLOGYclimax¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin Greek klimax ladder, from klinein to lean

COLLOCATIONS► reached a climax

The crisis reached a climax last week, when two senators resigned.

1the most exciting or important part of a book, movie, situation, etc., that usually happens at the end: climax of King’s famous speech was the climax of the March on Washington.climax to the sensational climax to the trial The crisis reached a climax last week, when two senators resigned.2an orgasm [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, Greek klimax ladder, from klinein to lean]

noun | verb

climaxclimax2 verb

VERB TABLE

climax

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	climax
	he, she, it	climaxes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	climaxed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have climaxed
	he, she, it	has climaxed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had climaxed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will climax
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have climaxed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am climaxing
	he, she, it	is climaxing
	you, we, they	are climaxing
Past	I, he, she, it	was climaxing
	you, we, they	were climaxing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been climaxing
	he, she, it	has been climaxing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been climaxing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be climaxing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been climaxing

1[intransitive, transitive] if a situation, process, or story climaxes, it reaches its most important or exciting part: climax with/in a concert that climaxes with a fireworks show2[intransitive] to have an orgasm