- a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels王冠, 冕。
the Crown
the reigning monarch, representing a country's government君主, 国王：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。
- （一般作the Crown）the power or authority residing in the monarchy王权; 王国政府：
they claimed immunity on behalf of the Crown.
他们代表王国政府要求豁免。
- an ornament, emblem, or badge shaped like a crown王冠状饰物（或纹章, 徽章）。
- 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。
- 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。
- the top or highest part of something（某物的）顶：
the crown of the hill
山顶。
- the top part of a person's head or a hat头顶; 帽顶。
- the part of a plant just above and below the ground from which the roots and shoots branch out（植物的）根颈。
- the upper branching or spreading part of a tree or other plant（树或其他植物的）冠。
- the upper part of a cut gem, above the girdle宝面。
- the part of a tooth projecting from the gum齿冠。
- an artificial replacement or covering for the upper part of a tooth假齿冠。
- （亦作crown piece）a British coin with a face value of five shillings or 25 pence, now minted only for commemorative purposes克朗（英国面值5先令或25便士的硬币, 现仅作为纪念品铸造）。
- 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）。
- （全称metric crown）[mass noun] a paper size, 384×504mm王冠裁（一种384×504毫米的纸张规格）。
- （全称crown octavo）a book size, 186×123mm八开本（一种186×123毫米的书本规格）。
- （全称crown quarto）a book size, 246×189mm四开本（一种246×189毫米的书本规格）。
- （一般作be crowned）ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch为…加冕, 立…为君主：
he went to Rome to be crowned
他去罗马接受加冕
with complement she was crowned queen in 1953.她在1953年被立为女王。
- with obj. 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。
- (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。
- rest on or form the top of靠在…的顶上; 形成…的顶端：
the distant knoll was crowned with trees.
远处的圆丘顶部被树木覆盖着。
- fit a crown to (a tooth)给（牙齿）装假齿冠。
- informal hit on the head〈非正式〉打…的头部：
she contained the urge to crown him.
她克制住了击打他头部的冲动。
- be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavour, especially a prolonged one)使（某种努力, 尤指长期的努力）达到高潮（或顶点）, 使圆满：
years of struggle were crowned by a state visit to Paris
多年的奋斗以对巴黎的国事访问圆满告终
as adj. crowning the crowning moment of a worthy career辉煌一生的圆满时刻。
- no obj.(of a baby's head during labour) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging（分娩时胎儿的头）露顶。
crowning glory
- the best and most notable aspect of something（某事物的）最好和最值得注意的方面：
the scene is the crowning glory of this marvellously entertaining show.
这场戏是这场美妙的文娱演出中最精彩部分。
- chiefly humorous a person's hair〈主幽默〉（某人的）头发。
to crown it all
- as the final event in a series of particularly fortunate or unfortunate events更使人高兴的是; 更糟糕的是：
it was cold and raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home.
天很冷, 又下着雨, 更糟糕的是, 我们不得不步行回家。