climax

summit, climax, peak, top

名词 climax:

1. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
   同义词：flood tide
2. the decisive moment in a novel or play
   同义词：culmination
3. the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
   同义词：orgasm, sexual climax, coming
4. the most severe stage of a disease
5. arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

动词 climax:

1. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
   同义词：culminate

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。

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n.（名词）
The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series or progression; a culmination.See Synonyms at summit
顶点，最高点：在上升的序列或过程中达到的最大强度或力量；极点参见 summit

A series of statements or ideas in an ascending order of rhetorical force or intensity.
层进法：在不断增强的修辞力度或强度中使用的一系列陈述和方法
The final statement in such a series.
层进最高格：层进法的最后一句

A moment of great or culminating intensity in a narrative or drama, especially the conclusion of a crisis.
高潮：记叙文或戏剧中的最大强度的时刻，尤指在危机结束时
The turning point in a plot or dramatic action.
转折点：阴谋或戏剧化动作的转折点
See orgasm
参见 orgasm
A stage in ecological development in which a community of organisms, especially plants, is stable and capable of perpetuating itself.Also called climax community
顶极群落，演替顶极：生态发展的一个阶段，在此阶段一群有机体（尤指植物）能保持自身的稳定及永存也作 climax community
v.tr.intr.（及物动词和不及物动词）
cli.maxed,cli.max.ing,cli.max.es
To bring to or reach a climax.
（使）达到高潮

来源：
Latin clomax [rhetorical climax]
拉丁语 clomax [语气的顶点]
from Greek klimax [ladder] * see klei-
源自 希腊语 klimax [梯子] *参见 klei-