crest

crest
noun
  1. a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
    （鸟、兽的）冠毛；冠
    ■a thing resembling such a tuft, especially a plume of feathers on a helmet
    冠状物；（头盔上的）羽饰
  2. the top of something, especially a mountain or hill
    （尤指山的）顶部
    she reached the crest of the hill.
    她到达了山顶。
    ■the curling foamy top of a wave
    波峰
    ■(Anatomy)a ridge along the surface of a bone
    (剖)嵴
    ■the upper line of the neck of a horse or other mammal
    （马或其他哺乳动物的）颈脊
  3. (Heraldry)a distinctive device borne above the shield of a coat of arms (originally as worn on a helmet), or separately reproduced, for example on writing paper or silverware, to represent a family or corporate body
    (纹章)（盾形纹章上方的）饰章（起先饰在头盔上，或单独印于信签或银器等之上作为家族或某团体的象征）
verb
  1. [with obj.]reach the top of (something such as a hill or wave)
    到达（山或波浪等的）顶端
    ■[no obj.](of a wave) form a curling foamy top
    （波浪）形成峰
    ■[no obj.](US)(of a river, flood, etc.) rise to its highest level
    (美)（河流、洪水等）涨到最高点
    ■(be crested)have attached or affixed at the top
    被加以冠状饰物；被加以顶饰
    his helmet was crested with a fan of spikes.
    他的头盔上有扇形穗状饰物。
常用词组
on the crest of a wave
  1. at a very successful point
    处于胜利的时候；得意之时
    his career is on the crest of a wave at present.
    现在他的事业正处于巅峰时期。
派生
crestless
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French creste, from Latin crista 'tuft, plume'
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