climactic
adjective uk/klaɪˈmæk.tɪk/ us/klaɪˈmæk.tɪk/
(故事、情境中)最激动人心的,高潮部分的
forming or relating to the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, especially when this happens near the end
The film ends with a climactic battle scene. 电影的高潮是结尾处的战斗场面。
The third movement of the symphony ends in a climactic crescendo (= has a loud and exciting ending). 这部交响曲的第三乐章以高潮渐强结束(结尾处乐声响亮、激情澎湃)。
See: climax
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- Finally, the climactic moment came.
- A new element entered into the climactic final weeks of the election campaign.
- The climactic event was the 400-meter relay.