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单词 crowning
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crowningadjective

uk/ˈkraʊ.nɪŋ/us/ˈkraʊ.nɪŋ/

A crowning event or achievement is the best or most important one:

the crowning achievement of her long career
Walking on the moon was his crowning glory (= his most important achievement).

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Unsuccessful (people and things)

  • abortive
  • achiever
  • barren
  • be dead in the water idiom
  • botched
  • counterproductive
  • flatline
  • futile
  • go/get/head nowhere idiom
  • inauspicious
  • lame duck
  • no-win
  • small-time
  • stillborn
  • struggling
  • the doldrums
  • unavailing
  • unglued
  • unpromising
  • washed up

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crowningadjective [ not gradable ]

us/ˈkrɑʊ·nɪŋ/

being the best or most successful part of an activity or life:

Building the team into a winner was the crowning achievement of Rory’s coaching career.
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