名複: crests
動變: 過去式:crested 過去分詞:crested 現在進行時:cresting
crest
KK:[krɛst] DJ:[krеst]
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
- （馬等的）頸脊；鬃毛
vt.
- 在……上加頂飾
- 處於……的頂點
vi.
- 達到頂點；形成浪峰
片語
on the crest of the/a wave
- 成功地
衍生
a.
crested
a.
crestal
辨析
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
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’.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》