climax
英 [ˈklaɪmæks] 美 [ˈklaɪˌmæks]

n.

顶点，极点；高潮；层进法；[生物学]顶极群落

vt.& vi.

达到顶点；达到巅峰；使达到高潮；使达到性高潮

变形

过去式：climaxed过去分词：climaxed现在分词：climaxing第三人称单数：climaxes

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]顶点,极点peak
2. [C]高潮 the most interesting and important part

英英释义

climax[ 'klaimæks ]

• n.
  • the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

    "the climax of the artist's career"

    同义词：flood tide

  • the decisive moment in a novel or play

    "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"

    同义词：culmination

  • the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

    同义词：orgasmsexual climaxcoming

  • the most severe stage of a disease
  • arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
• v.end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

  同义词：culminate

词组短语

climax community顶极群落（在不受骚扰的情况下能生长的所有植物）

come to a climax达到顶点(或高潮)

同近义词辨析

peak, sumit, climax, top

这组词都有“顶点”的意思，其区别是：

peak指山峰的全部或上部。

sumit书面用词，指山的最顶峰部分，也指通过努力可以达到的最高水平，还指最重要的，国家间的首脑最高级会谈。

climax指戏剧等的高潮，也指事物发展中的极点，因此多含其后由盛而衰的意味。

top普通用词，可指包括人或物或其它任何的最高点或顶点。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The music approached a climax.
   乐曲接近高潮。
2. The climax of the celebration was a firework display.
   庆祝会的高潮是燃放烟火。
3. The heat of summer has reached its climax.
   已经是夏季最热的天气了。
4. The air war over Europe was reaching its climax.
   欧洲的空战已近白热化。
5. He used climax and word repetition in the speech.
   他在演讲中运用了层进法和词句重复。
6. In some climax communities, there is slow accumulation of net ecosystem production.
   某些顶极群落中也存在缓慢积累的净生态系统生产。

权威例句

Climax Vegetation in Tropical America
Nature and Structure of the Climax
Inhibition of Nitrification by Climax Ecosystems
A Consideration of Climax Theory: The Climax as a Population and Pattern
Inhibition of nitrification by climax ecosystems, 3: Inhibitors other than tannins.
Inhibition of Nitrification by Climax Ecosystems. III. Inhibitors Other than Tannins
Reproductive Strategies and the Co-occurrence of Climax Tree Species
Inhibition of Nitrification by Climax Ecosystems. II. Additional Evidence and Possible Role of Tannins
Biochemical properties of acid soils under climax vegetation (Atlantic oakwood) in an area of the European temperate-humid zone (Gal...
Demography and allometry of Cecropia obtusifolia, a neotropical pioneer tree--an evaluation of the climax-pioneer paradigm for tropi...