1A circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels.

1. 1.1 The monarchy or reigning monarch.
   their loyalty to the Church came before their loyalty to the Crown

   他们对教会的忠诚甚于他们对国王的效忠。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • British liberal and opposition writing up to 1789 concentrated almost entirely on the dangers of the excessive power of the crown.
   • The Sejm possessed full legislative powers, and the crown could issue laws only with its consent.
   • He also asserted the crown's power with an iron will, though, particularly when he embarked on the great adventure of separating the English church from that of Rome.
   • The crown employed the first Ghanaian doctor in 1887.
   • Cromwell was lead out to the block and read his sentence, something about treason against the crown and some other things the Privy Council thought up.
   • But he kept his kingdoms in peace at home and abroad, he preserved the powers of the crown, and he held the church firmly to a middle course.
   • James remains as one of the most successful rulers of Scotland, extending the powers of the crown over the Church and to the Highlands and the Isles.
   • Feudal armies were not permanent institutions, but temporary assemblies put together by the crown for specific objectives.
   • Nominal damages of one shilling were awarded to the crown, which had claimed 100 pounds.
   • By the time Queen Victoria came to the throne, the crown's power had declined so much that the Queen found that she couldn't even choose her own ladies of the bedchamber.
   • The assumption of direct power by the crown was not wholly welcomed by settlers.
   • Thus at the demise of the clergyman, the title and lands would revert back to the crown to be awarded to someone else.
   • Our claim has been made to Her Majesty, the Crown, not the Government of Queensland.
   • The inventories of the wedding presents given by the crown to royal brides show the popularity of boxes decorated with enamels.
   • However, they were most likely commissioned by the French crown to decorate the splendid buffet at the wedding banquet and then given to the couple.
   • In colonial America loyalists to the crown were called Tories.
   • The soldiers were ready to spill the blood of the people to enforce the rule of the crown.
   • Some historians credit her involvement in the War of 1812 as the turning point which led to peace between American forces and those loyal to the British crown.
   • Disguised as a priest, he escaped to America, where he proudly proclaimed himself a republican revolutionary and a traitor to the British crown.
   • He was conscious of the power of the crown to excite the popular imagination and opposed attempts by some of his colleagues to reduce the civil list: the monarchy was nothing if it was not splendid.

   Synonyms

   monarch, sovereign, king, queen, emperor, empress, tsar, tsarina, prince, princess, potentate, head of state, leader, chief, ruler, lord, overlord

   monarchy, sovereignty, royalty

   informal royals
2. 1.2 An ornament, emblem, or badge shaped like a crown.
   王冠状饰物（或纹章，徽章）
   shiny covers embossed with gold crowns

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He is currently making inroads in African-American churches, and is spearheading a drive to take crosses out of the churches and have them replaced with crowns.
   • The stolen items were a Scottish claymore, about 4ft long and kept inside a sheath, and a sword hidden inside a walking stick, with an emblem showing the letter B and a crown.
   • The flag has a horizontal red stripe on top, and a wider white stripe with a gold crown surmounted by seven stars in the middle.
   • It bore a crown on a purple cushion and a wreath of white flowers with the message: ‘In Loving Memory, Lilibet’.
   • The new badge comprises of a crown, harp, shamrock, laurel leaf and torch and scales with the cross of St Patrick as a centrepiece.
   • Eighteen candles, plus one to grow on, on a pink-and-white princess cake, decorated lavishly with fake jewels and mini crowns.
   • Inside of it was a gold crown with a heart with two hands holding it carved into the middle.
   • Its web site says it has four crowns from the English Tourist board, which doesn't actually award crowns: it gives either stars or diamonds depending on the kind of accommodation being rated, so that really should have given us a clue.
   • The stainless steel barrel has a neatly recessed muzzle crown.
   • We got the team jerseys, Dee made a really nice silver, black, and white crown for it.
   • Other scenes showed the genies of France and the king lifting a royal mantle from the ground and a winged victory with crowns and a trumpet.
   • Kingston's first-ever coordinated Christmas street lighting was on December 3, 1979 in Market Place and Fife Road consisting of 16 shimmering gold crowns.
   • They are flags, one of which is a Union Flag, while the other bears the royal crown, regimental badge, motto, and battle honours.
   • Ornaments carved in bas-relief presented flowing full figures, cherubs, flowers, and crowns.
   • Amazing wood decorations depicting cherubs, crowns and wreaths of flowers surround marble fireplaces.
   • An emaciated, rake of a lackey with crowns on his lapels kept ushering supplicants and victims into the Secretary's panelled office.
3. 1.3 A wreath of leaves or flowers, especially that worn as an emblem of victory in ancient Greece or Rome.
   （尤指古希腊或古罗马象征胜利的）花冠
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Her eyes were as dark a green as the crown of leaves in her long sandy brown hair.
   • It was mainly emerald green, but the green separated at the waist to show some red, right underneath my chest was a gold cord, and I had a crown of flowers in my hair.
   • Wearing a traditional costume - a crown of reddish leaves and flowers, necklace and a beaded red bracelet - Taroi leads the men in a chant.
   • She ignored him and began to make a flower crown.
   • He has a crown of flowers that supposedly only the pure and chaste can see.
   • The victors of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece were awarded crowns made of olive branches.
   • The girls of Warcop carry their crowns of flowers, which they traditionally gather the previous day, and the boys hold rushes made in the shape of a cross.
   • Lisa and I were to read together that evening, so I spent the afternoon weaving a crown from the maple leaves on the lawn of my b-and-b.
   • A crown of leaves rests on his head, proclaiming him king and guardian over the garden and the house.
   • In the daytime she ran in the fields, the cool grass between her toes, a crown of flowers atop her head.
   • The crown of braided flowers slipped backward from my brow, blossoms tangling in the golden twinings of my hair.
   • She also found a crystal jeweled tiara, some tiny pink ballet slippers, and a crown of colorful silk flowers.
   • I wore a mask of gold, and a crown of olive leaves in my hair.
   • In the third bowl are flowers, reminiscent of the crowns of flowers offered to women and the garlands offered to men.
   • She had drawn her mother wearing a beautiful white dress, with a crown of leaves on her head.
   • Upon his graceful head was a crown of golden leaves.
   • ‘Hello, Mr. Talley,’ said a little girl wearing a freshly made crown of daisies.
   • The winners were presented with a garland of flowers and floral crown.
   • The mother receives a crown of flowers and gifts of beer and money.
   • The awards for the winners have also changed over time; in Ancient Greece the champions were given wild olive leaf crowns to wear, as at the time, the olive was a very valuable plant.

   Synonyms

   coronet, diadem, tiara, circlet, chaplet, fillet, wreath, garland, headband
4. 1.4 An award or distinction gained by a victory or achievement, especially in sport.
   （尤指在体育运动中获得的）奖；荣誉（称号）
   the world heavyweight crown

   世界重量级拳击冠军称号。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He is launching an audacious bid to reclaim the British crown.
   • Three county titles and a Leinster crown is no mean achievement for such a young club.
   • Have you ever seen a World Heavyweight Champion be so careless with his crown?
   • The West Central Division has always contended but has never captured the coveted team crown.
   • The great Floyd Patterson was the last 17-year-old to win an Olympic crown in 1952 when he took the middleweight title.
   • Regaining the Commonwealth 1500m crown in Manchester drained her physically and emotionally.
   • For Britain's Denise Lewis, the challenge to her Olympic heptathlon crown also comes in the shape of a youthful and seemingly invincible opponent.
   • With just seven races left in the season he is now a strong favourite to lift his fourth world crown.
   • Archie went back to defending his light heavyweight crown stopping the highly regarded Tony Anthony in seven rounds.
   • The judges, who were impressed with her physique, posing skill and stage presence, wasted little time in awarding her the crown.
   • The rematch, should it proceed, will be a defence of his two junior middleweight crowns.
   • The 35-year-old added the world title to his Olympic crown and his world record and admitted afterwards that there is more to come.
   • But he has bounced back to his best in 2004, regaining his world crown and now becoming Olympic champion.
   • If she claims an eighth crown over two laps, it would be a championship record.
   • Now Bill is planning one more shot at regaining his world crown.
   • He became a hero in the US for wresting the world chess crown from Soviet domination during the Cold War.
   • The Ethiopian adds the world crown to the Olympic title he won at Sydney last year.
   • He said the Zambian squad was ready to wrestle the title from defending champions South Africa who won the crown in 1999.
   • He successfully defended his Olympic crown in a new Olympic record time of 14: 43.40.
   • The truth is that France only have themselves to blame for the most pathetic defence of the crown in World Cup history.

   Synonyms

   title, award, accolade, honour, distinction, glory, kudos

   trophy, cup, medal, plate, shield, belt, prize

   laurels, bays, palm, wreath, laurel wreath, victor's garland

2The top or highest part of something.

山顶。

1. 2.1 The top part of a person's head or a hat.
   头顶；帽顶
   his hair was swept straight back over his crown

   Example sentencesExamples

   • After washing and conditioning your hair, comb it from the crown to the ends and let it air-dry.
   • Peter hugged her back and kissed the crown of her head.
   • Her friends alerted her to the guy's attention, and she casually pushed her sunglasses to the crown of her head and gave him a genuine smile.
   • Spray a bit of hair spray onto the crown of your hair and backcomb to give it some volume.
   • A year or so ago, he was asked to advise a man who suffered from spiky hair at the crown of his head.
   • For a messy look, tease the hair on the crown of your head, adding height.
   • Under the harsh light, the long tufts of golden brown hair sprouting from the crown of his head reminded Lucy of a lion's mane.
   • I felt him press his lips to the crown of my head, and in an instant, I fell into a dreamless trance, resting limply in his arms.
   • If you're out for a big night and want some serious volume, spray some super-hold hairspray at the crown of your head and backcomb your hair to give it an extra lift.
   • Unwind by sitting quietly and mentally scanning your body from the crown of your head down.
   • She smiled, leaning her cheek on the crown of his head.
   • Can't quite imagine yourself with your hair gathered loosely at the crown with tousled waves flowing down your neck… but like the idea?
   • I changed the outline of the cut to suit her face and gave her more height at the crown to complement her features.
   • I pulled it all back, keeping it neat, and put it into a ponytail almost on the crown of my head.
   • Relax the most resistant hair first, which is usually at the back of the head or at the crown.
   • He was leaning against the wall for support, his right arm and the crown of his head mottled with fermenting bruises.
   • Now many guys are flashing their crowns, whether they're losing hair or not.
   • He nodded down toward her and gently touched his lips to the crown of her head.
   • With your hands by your hips, reach down into the earth with your fingertips as you lift up through your spine and the crown of your head.
   • Hair at the front of the head was braided in diagonal cornrows from the crown to the ends.
2. 2.2 The part of a plant just above and below the ground from which the roots and shoots branch out.
   （植物的）根颈
   mulch should be mounded around the crowns of the shrubs

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The plants die when the crown becomes infected causing the green to fade away.
   • When potting African violets, take care to set the plant so that the crown is just above the surface and the soil is firmly pressed around it.
   • When transplanting, be certain not to cover the crown of your plants as this will cause them to rot and die.
   • Early feeding occurs at the crowns and below the soil surface on the roots and stems of small plants.
   • Deep planting of clematis encourages the plant to form a vigorous crown of growth buds below the soil surface.
   • The crowns send up shoots from a foot or so deep in the ground when the temperature or the soil or some cosmic signal tells it to.
   • This disease can attack buds, stems, leaves and crowns.
   • Affected stands either fail to initiate spring growth or green up unevenly in March and then plants decline and eventually die due to infected crowns and roots.
   • Ideal in a cool garden scheme, perhaps with a blue underplanting, is the seldom seen Eucomis, known as the Pineapple Lily because of the tuft of green leaves on the crown of the flower stem.
   • Generally, you want water to reach everywhere within the plant's root zone, which may be as deep as 18 inches and as wide as the crown of the plant.
   • The larvae of root weevils feed on strawberry roots and crowns, which can weaken, stunt, or kill plants.
   • Harvest or shred plants to encourage new shoots from the crown as quickly as possible.
   • Be sure to cover plants with a thick layer of organic mulch to stop any further heaving and to prevent additional drying to the crowns and roots.
   • In a few weeks, you'll have roots and you can plant the crown - make sure it's in well-drained soil.
   • They also may infect buds or new shoots being formed at the crowns of healthy plants in the summer.
   • Position the bare-root plants so the crown of the rootball is right at soil level.
   • The bacteria induce galls or tumors on the roots, crowns, or canes of infected plants.
   • Where winter is severe, cut it back and mulch the crown to protect the roots.
   • The plant crown should be set level with the ground surface.
   • Some broadleaf species appear dead after a fire but new sprouts quickly emerge from dormant buds in the root crown.
3. 2.3 The upper branching or spreading part of a tree or other plant.
   （树或其他植物的）冠
   an erect evergreen tree with a dense crown

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   • The largest trees were retained as to remove these with their large spreading crowns would damage surrounding trees during felling.
   • The many foresters in the group moved slowly as well, squinting up at the crowns of the trees, feeling bark and leaves and identifying the many species we walked among.
   • Those trees had thick, healthy-looking bark, rich crowns now bright gold, and broad bases; clearly they were old familiars of wind and rain, processes with which they themselves are integral.
   • Why does the crown of a tree take a particular shape?
   • The previous factory used to boast a road lined with camphor trees, whose crowns shaded the whole road.
   • City officials plan to enhance the pine canopy by thinning out thickly planted forests to give older longleaf pines more room to spread their crowns.
   • Today we have forests choked with small trees, which burn easily and act as ‘ladder fuels,’ carrying fire into the crowns of surrounding larger trees.
   • During dryer intervals lightning strikes started fires even on the low-lying areas where they may have spread through the crowns of the trees.
   • Built in the crowns of trees as high as 70 feet, the nests have a nasty tendency to topple.
   • The bats frequently roosted under sloughing bark that was left loosely attached to the top of the snag after the original crown of the tree fell.
   • He made regular trips to remote parts of the Amazon rainforest, where seasonal floods produce a bizarre drowned world in which fish feed in the submerged crowns of trees.
   • It's better to thin the entire crown of the tree.
   • Because the frequent fires burned ground litter and brush, the fires seldom climbed into the crowns to kill mature trees.
   • A tree crown develops through the repetitive production of shoots.
   • When the fires were intense enough to burn the crowns of the trees, these animals had nowhere to go.
   • As the disease kills the lower branches of larger trees, their crowns become very thin and umbrella shaped.
   • They also pruned tree crowns, removed dead limbs, conditioned the soil, and mulched tree bases.
   • Above them, a crown of newer branches grows upward.
   • The trees have a dense, upright oval to round crown with a broad spread that stretches at least as wide as the tree stands tall.
   • On one side, dense underbrush built up after years of fire prevention allows a blaze to leap to the crowns of trees, spraying burning fuels across a fire line.
4. 2.4 The upper part of a cut gem, above the girdle.
   宝面
   Example sentencesExamples

   • As light passes through the crown of the diamond its path is bent and it is reflected from one facet to another inside the diamond.
   • The bezel setting can either create a smooth, flush, appearance, or leave the gem's crown exposed for extra drama.

3The part of a tooth projecting from the gum.

1. 3.1 An artificial replacement or covering for the upper part of a tooth.
   假齿冠
   emergency treatment for loose crowns

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He required a long course of treatment to repair his teeth, including gum surgery, implants, bridges and crowns.
   • When Ko reluctantly sat down in her new seat, the man next to her gave out a long, low whistle and grinned, exposing his six gaping teeth with a gold crown.
   • Root-filled teeth are more brittle than live ones and in some cases your dentist may suggest placing a crown on the tooth to protect what remains of the tooth structure.
   • Your dentist (or a specialist called an endodontist) takes out the decayed pulp, fills the space with a paste, and covers the tooth with a crown to protect and seal it.
   • Some treatments, particularly cosmetic treatments like porcelain crowns, could be had for one third of the cost in the North.
   • The gold and platinum options provide 50% cover for serious restorative work, including crowns and bridges.
   • Tooth-colored resins are also more attractive. But in cases of fracture, extensive decay, or malformation of baby teeth, dentists often opt for stainless steel crowns.
   • Artificial tooth supports surgically set in the jaw are used in combination with bridges, dentures and crowns to replace any number of missing teeth.
   • He had no tattoos or other distinguishing body marks but he had two crowns on teeth to the front of his right upper jaw, possibly suggesting an accident or sporting injury.
   • Barblow smiled revealing a gold tooth and many silver crowns.
   • Probably the most important development in dentistry, implants can be used singly, to support a crown, or in groups to stabilise dentures or bridges.
   • Recently, I had some dental work done that called for putting temporary crowns on my two front teeth.
   • A mould is taken in a putty-like material so that the laboratory can make a crown that fits the tooth perfectly.
   • His $3-million business, CQC Dental Laboratory, which makes dental crowns and dentures, faced new pressures.
   • The crowns, bridges or dentures are generally easily replaced, providing the implant underneath is not damaged.
   • Your dentist can also give you advice about replacing your metal fillings and crowns with tooth-coloured ones.
   • Bleaching won't work on false teeth, crowns, veneers or fillings (including tooth-coloured fillings).
   • Non-routine dental expenses, including crowns, bridgework, periodontal and orthodontic treatment, do qualify for tax relief.
   • I went to other dentists who flat out refused to fix my teeth with crowns because of my insurance.
   • At the second appointment, your dentist will take off the temporary crown and cement the gold or porcelain one in place.

4A British coin with a face value of five shillings or 25 pence, now minted only for commemorative purposes.

1. 4.1 A foreign coin with a name meaning ‘crown’, especially the krona or krone.
   克朗（尤指瑞典、丹麦、挪威克朗等外国硬币）
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The prize, 75,000 Swedish crowns, is awarded annually in Stockholm.

5mass noun A paper size, 384 × 504 mm.

1. 5.1 A book size, 186 × 123 mm.
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The second surviving account book is a crown octavo cash book, single-cash lined in red ink by Scott, as previously, and carrying on the same recording and balancing practices as before.
   • The text was extensively altered for the second edition of 1875, and the format was reduced to the usual crown octavo.
   • The book is a limited edition in Fine condition, full black cloth with gilt, crown octavo.
2. 5.2 A book size, 246 × 189 mm.
   Example sentencesExamples

   • It is in crown quarto format, with 384 pages and 163 black and white and colour illustrations, casebound with laminated dustjacket.
   • Nos.1 to 5 and No.7 are crown quarto in size with a 2-colour titled card cover.

1Ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch.

他去罗马接受加冕。

她在1953年被立为女王。

1. 1.1with object and complement Declare or acknowledge (someone) as the best, especially at a sport.
   （尤指在体育运动中）宣布（某人）为最优秀者；承认…为最佳者
   he was crowned world champion last September

   他于去年九月被宣布为世界冠军。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Earlier this year, you were crowned the NWA world champion.
   • He was crowned world 100 km champion after completing the race in a new British record time of six hours, 24 minutes and 5 seconds.
   • He first came to attention in 1992 when he was crowned world junior half-marathon champion, representing his native Ethiopia.
   • Greg sailed right through the amateur ranks, winning the Golden Gloves championships and being crowned Outstanding boxer.
   • Bolton is tonight expected to be officially crowned the friendliest place in Britain.
   • Competing against ‘in hand’ and ridden horses and ponies, she was crowned group champion to the delight of her watching family.
   • A year later, he was crowned WBU world champion, a title he would later be stripped of because he didn't have the finances to defend his crown.
   • Four people were crowned winners and four others received runner-up certificates in each category.
   • A specialist on vault, she was crowned the Dutch National champion on this apparatus.
   • Bruno's illustrious career began with him being crowned the youngest ever British Amateur Champion, aged 18.
   • The team were crowned National league champions that year and recently celebrated the golden jubilee of that occasion at a dinner in Westport.
   • Or will he be able to walk away from Australia knowing that he was still one of the greatest hurdlers that ever lived, regardless of whether he is crowned Olympic champion or not?
   • Fay's winning time meant that she was crowned overall champion.
   • And so Serena Williams is crowned Wimbledon champion.
   • The Derbyshire-based athlete was crowned world champion in the individual pursuit in 2003.
   • In 2003 she was crowned European Champion and even stood on the top step of the Athens podium - having won a World Cup event there.
   • At the end of the season, we weren't crowned champions, but we knew we took a giant step forward.
   • But he claims that he didn't really break through until 2002, when he was crowned Scottish champion.
   • England return to Twickenham on Saturday for their first meaningful game at the home of the sport since being crowned world champions.
   • He was crowned photographer of the year.
2. 1.2 (in draughts) promote (a piece) to king by placing another on top of it.
   （在国际跳棋中）在（一枚棋子）上覆盖另一棋子使之成为王
   with his crowned piece he jumped them all

2Rest on or form the top of.

远处的圆丘顶部被树木覆盖着。

3Be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavour, especially a prolonged one)

多年的奋斗以对巴黎的国事访问圆满告终。

4Fit a crown to (a tooth)

5informal Hit on the head.

她克制住了击打他头部的冲动。

6no object (of a baby's head during labour) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging.