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![]() 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![]() A temple  crested the hill. 一座寺廟高踞山頂。 
vi.
    
      - 達到頂點;形成浪峰![]() 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![]() 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’.