| 释义 |
crown /kraʊn/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 王冠，冕
2. [the crown 或 the C-] 王位；国王，君主；王权；王国政府
He is heir to the crown. 他是王位继承人。
the demise of the crown 国王驾崩
a servant of the crown 王国政府官员
a representative of the British Crown 不列颠王国政府代表
3. (纹章、图案、装饰等用的)王冠(或花冠)状物
4. (象征荣誉、胜利等的)花冠
The winning athlete was given a crown of laurel leaves. 那位获胜运动员被授予一顶月桂叶花冠。
5. 荣誉(称号)；冠军称号；奖
He won the crown in 1980. 他在 1980 年获得冠军称号。
6. 头
He fell and broke his crown. 他摔下来跌破了头。
7. (山、帽、头、拱等的)顶部；(车道横断面的)路顶
the crown of the road 路拱
8. 顶峰，顶点
the crown of one's achievements 成就的顶峰
9. 齿冠；假齿冠
10. 克朗(英国25便士的硬币，英国旧币制的5先令硬币；挪威、丹麦等国货币单位的英语名)
11. 【海】锚冠
12. 【植】根颈(由根过渡到茎的部位)；副(花)冠；树冠
13. (鸟类的)冠，肉冠；鸡冠
14. ＝ crown glass
15. ＝ crown lens
16. 冠面(露在镶嵌底板上面部分的宝石)
17. (手表、怀表转柄的)柄头
18. 王冠裁(一种印刷纸规格，尺寸在美国为 15×19英寸，在英国为15×20英寸)
II ❶ vt.
1. 为…加冕，立…为君主；正式承认(某人)为
crown sb. King 立某人为王
They crowned him athlete of the year. 他们正式公认他为本年度最佳运动员。
2. 给…戴上(花冠)；授…(以荣誉等) (with)
crown the victor with laurel 给胜利者戴上桂冠。
crown sb. with glory 给某人以荣誉
3. 给…加顶；占据(或覆盖)…的顶端
He crowned the pie with cream. 他在馅饼上浇了奶油。
An observatory crowns the hill. 一座气象台矗立在山顶。
Mist crowned the mountain. 雾霭笼罩山顶。
4. 圆满地结束(活动等)；使达到顶峰
His speech crowned the party. 他的讲话作为最后一个项目圆满结束了这次宴会。
His efforts were crowned with success. 他的努力终于获得成功。
The Nobel prize crowned his career as an author. 获得诺贝尔奖使他的写作生涯达到了登峰造极的地步。
5. 为(牙齿)镶假齿冠
gold-crowned teeth 镶金齿冠的牙
6. 注满(酒杯等)使表面呈冠状
7. (西洋跳棋)在上面覆盖一枚同样颜色的棋子使(已抵敌营终端的棋子)成为“王”(因而可以后退)
8. 〈口〉打…的头部
She crowned him with a bottle. 她用一只瓶子打他的头。
❷ vi.
1. (西洋跳棋)成为“王”
2. (分娩时胎儿的头)露顶
[< OFr corone < L corōna wreath, crown < Gr korōnē crown, something curved] phr. the crown of the year 收获季节，秋季 to crown (it) all 〈英〉更糟糕的是；更使人高兴的是 It was raining,the bus was late,and to crown it all,he had no coat.天下着雨，公共汽车又脱班，更糟的是他没穿外衣。wear the crown 1. 做皇帝 2. 做殉道者 |