crest

[krest]

n.浪尖, 冠, 饰章, 顶部
v.到达顶部, 到达最高点

n.[C]

1. (鸟、禽的)冠; 冠毛

2. (头盔的)羽饰

3. 顶饰; (盾等的)纹饰

4. 顶点; 山顶; 浪峰

He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.

他于黎明前到达山顶。

5. (马等的)颈脊; 鬃毛

vt.

1. 在……上加顶饰

2. 处于……的顶点

A temple crested the hill.

一座寺庙高踞山顶。

vi.

达到顶点; 形成浪峰

The river will crest in two hours.

两小时后河水将涨到最高点。

词形变化

动词过去式: crested | 动词过去分词: crested | 动词现在分词: cresting | 动词第三人称单数: crests |

词义辨析

同义:

n.顶饰; (盾等的)纹饰

decoration  insignia

n.(鸟, 禽的)冠; 冠毛

tuft  feather  plume

n.顶点; 山顶; 浪峰

peak  ridge  summit  top  crown  

同义参见:

altitude  comb  pinnacle  glory  zenith  

反义:

n.顶点; 山顶; 浪峰

trough  

英英释义

名词 crest:

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

the top point of a mountain or hill

同义词：peak, crown, top, tip, summit

the center of a cambered road

同义词：crown

(heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

动词 crest:

lie at the top of

同义词：cap

reach a high point

短语词组

on the crest of the/a wave

1. 成功地

The company ended the year on the crest of a wave although it had started badly.

这家公司成功地结束了这一年, 虽然开头情况很糟。

补充

crestcrest英:[krest] 美:[krɛst]n.1.鸟冠; 羽冠2.(昔日头盔山的)羽饰3.(尤指上的)顶, (波浪的)峰The surfers were riding in towards the beach on the crests of the waves.冲浪者们顺着浪头冲向岸边。4.信封, 信笺上的饰章

例句

1. Both birds had a dark blue crest.两只鸟都有深蓝色冠羽。 2. On the wall is the family crest.墙上悬挂着家族的饰章。 3. The band are riding on the crest of a wave with the worldwide success of their number-one-selling single.乐队正春风得意, 其头号畅销单曲唱片风靡全球。 4. We paddled furiously against the waves cresting over the bow of our canoe.我们顶着船头翻涌的巨浪拼命划着独木舟。 5. Water levels in the Roseau River have dropped for now but they're expected to crest some time in the next week.罗索河水位目前已经下降, 但是预计下周某个时间会升到最高点。 6. The first wave of marchers crested the hill.第一波行军者到达了山顶。 7. Carter felt the lifeboat crest the wave.卡特觉得救生艇正处于浪尖。 8. a golden-crested parrot头顶有金黄色羽毛的鹦鹉 9. The church crested the hill.教堂位于山顶上。 10. They crested the high mountain.他们登上高山的山顶。 11. The river has crested.河水已涨到最高点。 12. she reached the crest of the hill.她到达了山顶。 13. his helmet was crested with a fan of spikes.他的头盔上有扇形穗状饰物。 14. his career is on the crest of a wave at present.现在他的事业正处于巅峰时期。 15. the family/school crest家族╱学校饰章 16. surfers riding the crest of the wave驾于浪顶的冲浪运动员 17. wave crests波峰 18. The boat rose up on the crest of the wave.那条船升到了浪尖上。 19. We stood on the crest of the hill/mountain.我们站在山顶上。 20. the crest of the flood洪峰 21. "They're still riding the crest of the wave of their success. [=they are still very happy, excited, etc., because of their success]"他们现在还陶醉在成功的喜悦中。 22. He was at the crest of his fame when he died tragically.他在声誉最旺时悲惨地死去。 23. her family's crest她的家族徽章 24. We crested the hill and looked out around us.我们登上山顶，俯瞰四周。 25. The river crested [=reached its highest level] at 10 feet above its normal level.河水达到了最高水位，比正常水位高出10英尺。 26. His acting career crested in the mid-1940s.他的演艺生涯在20世纪40年代中期达到了巅峰。