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’.