climax 音标拼音: [kl'ɑɪm
, æks]
n . 高潮,极点,层进法
vi .
vt . (使)达到顶点,(使)达到高潮
高潮,极点,层进法(使)达到顶点,(使)达到高潮
climax n 1 :
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding ; "
the climax of the artist '
s career "; "
in the flood tide of his success " [
synonym : {
climax },
{
flood tide }]
2 :
the decisive moment in a novel or play ; "
the deathbed scene is the climax of the play " [
synonym : {
climax }, {
culmination }]
3 :
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse [
synonym : {
orgasm }, {
climax }, {
sexual climax }, {
coming }]
4 :
the most severe stage of a disease 5 :
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness v 1 :
end ,
especially to reach a final or climactic stage ; "
The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace " [
synonym : {
culminate },
{
climax }]
Climax \
Cli "
max \,
n . [
L .,
from Gr . ?
ladder ,
staircase ,
fr . ?
to make to bend ,
to lean .
See {
Ladder }, {
Lean },
v .
i .]
1 .
Upward movement ;
steady increase ;
gradation ;
ascent .
--
Glanvill .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Rhet .)
A figure in which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impressiveness .
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1913 Webster ]
"
Tribulation worketh patience ,
patience experience ,
and experience hope " --
a happy climax . --
J .
D .
Forbes .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
The highest point ;
the greatest degree .
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1913 Webster ]
We must look higher for the climax of earthly good .
--
I .
Taylor .
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1913 Webster ]
{
To cap the climax },
to surpass everything ,
as in excellence or in absurdity . [
Colloq .]
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1913 Webster ]
219 Moby Thesaurus words for "
climax ":
achieve satisfaction ,
acme ,
acme of perfection ,
act of love ,
adultery ,
all ,
apex ,
aphrodisia ,
apogee ,
apoplexy ,
ass ,
balling ,
bench mark ,
bitter end ,
breakup ,
brow ,
button up ,
cap ,
capstone ,
cardinal point ,
carnal knowledge ,
carry to completion ,
cataclysm ,
catastrophe ,
ceiling ,
chief thing ,
clean up ,
close out ,
close up ,
cloud nine ,
cohabitation ,
coition ,
coitus ,
coitus interruptus ,
come ,
commerce ,
complete ,
completion ,
conclude ,
conclusion ,
congress ,
connection ,
consummate ,
consummation ,
content ,
convulsion ,
copestone ,
copula ,
copulation ,
core ,
cornerstone ,
coupling ,
crest ,
crisis ,
critical point ,
crossroads ,
crown ,
crux ,
culmen ,
culminate ,
culmination ,
denouement ,
diastrophism ,
diddling ,
disaster ,
edge ,
ejaculate ,
end ,
end result ,
essence ,
essential ,
essential matter ,
extreme ,
extreme limit ,
extremity ,
final result ,
final stroke ,
final touch ,
finale ,
finalize ,
finish ,
finish off ,
finish up ,
finisher ,
finishing stroke ,
fit ,
fornication ,
frost ,
fundamental ,
get done ,
get it over ,
get off ,
get through ,
get through with ,
gist ,
gravamen ,
great point ,
head ,
heart ,
heaven ,
heavens ,
height ,
high noon ,
high point ,
highest degree ,
highest pitch ,
highest point ,
ice ,
important thing ,
intercourse ,
intimacy ,
issue ,
kernel ,
keystone ,
landmark ,
last act ,
last stroke ,
last touch ,
last word ,
limit ,
lovemaking ,
main point ,
main thing ,
making it with ,
marital relations ,
marriage act ,
material point ,
mating ,
maximum ,
meat ,
meridian ,
milestone ,
mop up ,
mountaintop ,
ne plus ultra ,
no place higher ,
noon ,
nth degree ,
nub ,
onanism ,
orgasm ,
outtop ,
overarch ,
overthrow ,
overtop ,
ovum ,
pareunia ,
paroxysm ,
payoff ,
peak ,
perfect ,
perfection ,
pink ,
pink of perfection ,
pinnacle ,
pitch ,
pith ,
pivot ,
please ,
point ,
pole ,
procreation ,
quake ,
reach orgasm ,
real issue ,
relations ,
ridge ,
round out ,
salient point ,
satisfy ,
screwing ,
seventh heaven ,
sex ,
sex act ,
sexual climax ,
sexual commerce ,
sexual congress ,
sexual intercourse ,
sexual relations ,
sexual union ,
sine qua non ,
sky ,
sleeping with ,
spasm ,
sperm ,
spire ,
stroke ,
substance ,
substantive point ,
summit ,
surmount ,
temblor ,
terminate ,
termination ,
the bottom line ,
the point ,
the whole ,
tidal wave ,
tip ,
tip -
top ,
top ,
top off ,
top out ,
tsunami ,
turning point ,
ultimate ,
upheaval ,
upmost ,
upper extremity ,
uppermost ,
utmost ,
utmost extent ,
uttermost ,
venery ,
vertex ,
very top ,
wind up ,
wrap up ,
zenith Climax ,
GA --
U .
S .
city in Georgia Population (
2000 ):
297 Housing Units (
2000 ):
134 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
790467 sq .
miles (
2 .
047300 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
790467 sq .
miles (
2 .
047300 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
16908 Located within :
Georgia (
GA ),
FIPS 13 Location :
30 .
877194 N ,
84 .
431975 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
31734 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Climax ,
GA Climax
Climax ,
KS --
U .
S .
city in Kansas Population (
2000 ):
64 Housing Units (
2000 ):
29 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
125651 sq .
miles (
0 .
325434 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
125651 sq .
miles (
0 .
325434 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
14275 Located within :
Kansas (
KS ),
FIPS 20 Location :
37 .
720155 N ,
96 .
223888 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
67137 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Climax ,
KS Climax
Climax ,
MI --
U .
S .
village in Michigan Population (
2000 ):
791 Housing Units (
2000 ):
291 Land area (
2000 ):
1 .
027410 sq .
miles (
2 .
660980 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
1 .
027410 sq .
miles (
2 .
660980 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
16440 Located within :
Michigan (
MI ),
FIPS 26 Location :
42 .
237493 N ,
85 .
336970 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
49034 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Climax ,
MI Climax
Climax ,
MN --
U .
S .
city in Minnesota Population (
2000 ):
243 Housing Units (
2000 ):
124 Land area (
2000 ):
1 .
145192 sq .
miles (
2 .
966034 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
1 .
145192 sq .
miles (
2 .
966034 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
11962 Located within :
Minnesota (
MN ),
FIPS 27 Location :
47 .
608772 N ,
96 .
815453 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Climax ,
MN Climax
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