| 释义 |
crest/krest/ n. & v.●n. 1a a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, etc. on a bird's or animal's head (鸟兽的)羽冠，肉冠毛簇等 b something resembling this, esp. a plume of feathers on a helmet 羽冠状物(尤指头盔上的羽饰) c a helmet; the top of a helmet 头盔；头盔的顶部 2 the top of something, esp. of a mountain, wave, roof, etc. 顶(尤指山顶、浪尖、波峰、屋脊等) 3 Heraldry 【纹章学】a a device above the shield and helmet of a coat of arms (盾形纹章上方的)饰章 b such a device reproduced on writing paper or on a seal, signifying a family (印在信纸上或刻在印章上代表某个家族的)饰章 4a a line along the top of the neck of some animals (某些动物的)颈脊 b the hair growing from this; a mane 颈脊上的鬃毛；马鬃 5 Anat. a ridge along the surface of a bone 【解】嵴(骨头表面上的脊状突起) ●v. 1 tr. reach the crest of (a hill, wave, etc.) 登上(山)顶；爬上(波)峰 2 tr.a provide with a crest 给…以冠状饰物 b serve as a crest to 作…的顶饰 3 intr. (of a wave) form into a crest (波浪)形成波峰 □ on the crest of a wave at the most favourable moment in one's progress 在春风得意的时候，在最走运的时候 □ crested adj. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)□ crestless adj.[Middle English via Old French creste from Latin crista ‘tuft’] |