a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels 王冠;冕 ■(the Crown)the reigning monarch, representing a country's government 王国政府;君主;国王 their loyalty to the Church came before their loyalty to the Crown. 他们对教会的忠诚甚于他们对国王的效忠。 ■(一般作the Crown)the power or authority residing in the monarchy 王权;王位 they claimed immunity on behalf of the Crown. 他们以王室名义宣布豁免。 ■an ornament, emblem, or badge shaped like a crown 王冠状物(如饰品,纹章,徽章等) ■a wreath of leaves or flowers, especially that worn as an emblem of victory in ancient Greece or Rome (尤指古希腊或古罗马象征胜利的)花冠 ■an award or distinction gained by a victory or achievement, especially in sport (尤指体育运动中)冠军称号;荣誉(称号) the world heavyweight crown. 世界重量级举重冠军称号。
the top or highest part of something 顶部 the crown of the hill. 山顶。 ■the top part of a person's head or a hat 头顶;帽顶 ■the part of a plant just above and below the ground from which the roots and shoots branch out (植物的)根颈 ■the upper branching or spreading part of a tree or other plant (树或其他植物的)冠 ■the upper part of a cut gem, above the girdle 宝面 ■the part of a tooth projecting from the gum 齿冠 ■an artificial replacement or covering for the upper part of a tooth 假齿冠
(亦作 crown piece)a British coin with a face value of five shillings or 25 pence, now minted only for commemorative purposes 克朗(英国面值5先令或25便士的硬币,现仅作为纪念品铸造) ■a foreign coin with a name meaning ‘crown’, especially the krona or krone 克朗(意为“克朗"的外国货币,尤指瑞典,丹麦,挪威等国的货币)
(全称 metric crown)[mass noun]a paper size, 384 × 504 mm 王冠裁(一种纸张尺寸,384×504毫米) ■(全称 crown octavo)a book size, 186 × 123 mm 八开皇家本(一种书本尺寸,186×123毫米) ■(全称 crown quarto)a book size, 246 × 189 mm 四开皇家本(一种书本尺寸,246×189毫米)
verb [with obj.]
(一般作be crowned)ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch 为…加冕;立…为君主 he went to Rome to be crowned. 他去罗马接受加冕。 [with complement]she was crowned queen in 1953. 她在1953年被立为女王。 ■[with obj. and complement]declare or acknowledge (someone) as the best, especially at a sport (尤指在体育中)为(某人)封冠 he was crowned world champion last September. 他于去年九月被宣布为世界冠军。 ■(in draughts) promote (a piece) to king by placing another on top of it (国际跳棋)在一枚棋子上覆盖另一棋子使原棋子成为王 ■rest on or form the top of 给…加顶;占据(覆盖)…的顶端 the distant knoll was crowned with trees. 远处的圆丘顶部被树木覆盖。 ■fit a crown to (a tooth) 装假齿冠 ■(informal)hit on the head (非正式)打…的头部 she contained the urge to crown him. 她克制着没有敲他的头。
be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavour, especially a prolonged one) (尤指经过长期努力的)圆满地结束 years of struggle were crowned by a state visit to Paris. 多年的奋斗以对法国的国事访问圆满告终。 [as adj. crowning]the crowning moment of a worthy career. 高尚事业圆满完成之际。
[no obj.](of a baby's head during labour) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging (分娩时胎儿的头)露顶
常用词组 crowning glory
the best and most notable aspect of something (事物的)最好方面;最显著方面 the scene is the crowning glory of this marvellously entertaining show. 该场面是这部精彩娱乐片的精华。 ■(chiefly humorous)a person's hair (主幽默)头发
to crown it all
as the final event in a series of particularly fortunate or unfortunate events (作为一系列极其幸运或不幸的事件的结尾)更让人高兴的是;更糟糕的是 it was cold and raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home. 天很冷,又在下着雨,更糟糕的是,我们得步行回家。
语源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun), coruner (verb), Old French corone (noun), coroner (verb), from Latin corona 'wreath, chaplet'