n.[C]
    
      - (鳥,禽的)冠;冠毛
 
      - (頭盔的)羽飾
 
      - 頂飾;(盾等的)紋飾
 
      - 頂點;山頂;浪峰
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He reached the 
crest of the hill before dawn.
他於黎明前到達山頂。
 
      - (馬等的)頸脊;鬃毛
 
    
    vt.
    
      - 在……上加頂飾
 
      - 處於……的頂點
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A temple 
crested the hill.
一座寺廟高踞山頂。
 
    
    vi.
    
      - 達到頂點;形成浪峰
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The river will 
crest in two hours.
兩小時後河水將漲到最高點。
 
    
   
  片語
  
    on the crest of the/a wave
    
      - 成功地
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The company ended the year 
on the crest of a wave although it had started badly.
這家公司成功地結束了這一年,雖然開頭情況很糟。
 
    
   
  衍生
  
  辨析
  
 
  n.
   - a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal. 
▸a plume of feathers on a helmet.
 - the top of a ridge, wave, etc. 
▸Anatomy  a ridge along the surface of a bone.
 - a distinctive heraldic device representing a family or corporate body, displayed above the shield of a coat of arms or separately.
 
v.
 reach the top of. 
▸(of a wave) form a curling foamy top.
 ▸
(be crested with)
 have (something) attached at the top.
 
  Phrase
  
    
      - on the crest of a wave
 at a very successful point. 
    
   
  Derivative
  
    - crested adj.
  - crestless adj.
 
   
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. creste, from L. crista ‘tuft, plume’.