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crescent/ˈkrez(ə)nt, ˈkres-/ n. & adj.●n. 1 the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon 新月形，月牙形 2 anything of this shape, esp. Brit. a street forming an arc 新月形物，月牙形物；[尤英]新月形街道 3a the crescent-shaped emblem of Islam or Turkey (伊斯兰教或土耳其的)新月标志 b (作 the Crescent) the world or power of Islam 伊斯兰教 ●adj. 1 poet. increasing [诗] (新月般)逐渐增大的 2 crescent-shaped 新月形的，月牙形的 □ crescentic /-ˈsentik/ adj.[Middle English via Anglo-French cressaunt, Old French creissant, from Latin crescere ‘grow’] |