[in sing.]the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time (尤指通过长期努力达到的)顶点;高潮 the deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation. 协议标志着数年谈判的胜利告终。 ■(archaic or Astrology)the reaching of the meridian by a celestial body (古 占星)中天