n.(名词)

1. [C]鸟冠；羽冠 a showy growth of feathers on top of a bird's head
2. [C](昔日头盔上的)羽饰 a decoration like this worn,especially in former times,on top of a soldiers' helmets
3. [C](尤指山的)顶，(波浪的)峰 the top or highest point of sth,especially of a hill or a wave
4. [C]信封，信笺上的饰章 a special picture used as a personal mark on letters,envelopes,etc.,or above the shield on a coat of arms

Noun:

1. the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

2. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill);

   "the view from the peak was magnificent"
   "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"
   "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
   

3. the center of a cambered road

4. (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

5. a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

Verb:

1. lie at the top of;

   "Snow capped the mountains"
   

2. reach a high point;

   "The river crested last night"
   

1.山顶;波峰;浪尖
Thecrest of a hill or a wave is the top of it.

2.到达山顶
When someonecrests a hill, they reach the top of it.

e.g. The first wave of marchers crested the hill.
第一批游行示威者登上了山顶。

3.鸟冠;羽冠
A bird'screst is a group of upright feathers on the top of its head.

e.g. Both birds had a dark bluecrest.
两种鸟都长着深蓝色的羽冠。

4.(贵族家庭、城镇或组织的)饰章，纹章
Acrest is a design that is the symbol of a noble family, a town, or an organization.

e.g. On the wall is the familycrest.
墙上挂着那个家族的饰章。

1. 波峰：波的最高点叫做波峰(crest),而最低点叫做波谷(trough),两个连续的(consecutive)的波峰和波谷之间的距离叫做波长wavelength. 一个完整的振动波长叫做周期,周期一般用时间来表示. 一秒内完成的周期数叫做频率frequency. 频率由Hz来衡量.

2. 峰：一个褶皱中的最高点不一定就是它的轴脊或轴线,褶皱中的最高点名叫褶峰(crest)其最低点名叫褶谷(trough),见图16. 岩层经过褶皱以后,可以向上凸出,也可以向下凹下,於是我们可以把褶皱分成两大类. 一种名为背斜层(anticline),

3. 嵴：表膜是由许多螺旋状的条纹联结而成,每一个表膜条纹的一边有向内的沟(groove),另一边有向外的嵴(crest). 一个条纹的沟与其邻接条纹的嵴相关联(似关节). 眼虫生活时,表膜条纹彼此相对移动,可能是由于嵴在沟中滑动的结果.

surfers riding the crest of the wave

正在浪峰上冲浪的运动员

the university crest

大学的徽章

He slowed the pace as they crested the ridge.

当他们到达山脊时，他放慢了步伐。

(figurative)The level of debt crested at a massive 290 billion in 1992.

1992年的巨额债务高达2 900亿元。

On the wall is the family crest.

墙上挂着那个家族的饰章。

Both birds had a dark blue crest.

两种鸟都长着深蓝色的羽冠。

The first wave of marchers crested the hill.

第一批游行示威者登上了山顶。

Be modest when you are on the crest of the wave.

在最得意的时候要谦虚.

There were patches of old snow under the crest.

山顶下星星点点还残存着积雪.

However, the farmers who began near the crest of a cycle were usually in trouble.

可是在接近这一价格循环的顶点时开始经营的农民往往会倒霉.

Pheochromocytoma is a neoplasm of neural crest origin arising in the adrenal medulla.

嗜铬细胞瘤是发起于肾上腺髓质神经嵴起源点的一种赘生物.

The struggle this year is like a crest in the waves.

今年是斗争的一个洪峰.

Behind that healthy smile, there's a crest kid. ( crest toothpaste )

健康笑容来自佳洁士. ( 佳洁士牙膏 )

Feliks saw the crest on the back of the envelope.

费利克斯看了看信封背面的顶饰.

The crest arrives the owners to all see!

顶到所有人都看到为止!

The vomer itself rests on the maxillary and palatine crest.

犁骨位于上颌骨及腭嵴之上.

The reservoir dam crest elevation is important factor which decided reservoir running safety and engineering investment.

水库大坝坝顶超高是决定水库安全运行和工程投资的重要因素.

Reaching the crest was a real clamber.

到达顶峰才是真正的攀登.

Hold green crest of the wave toward the white side of the reef.

碧绿的波峰托起白色的浪花扑向这边的礁石.

The stone buildings perch on a hill crest.

那些石头房子坐落在山顶上.

Below the high hill's crest.

就在高高的山顶下.

The moment Wolf entered his house his crest fell.

“狼”只要一走进家里,立刻就垂头丧气.

One sign of mastitis is crest cracked skin on the teethteats.

乳腺炎一个症状是奶头的皮肤爆裂.

crest 'u2014'u2014 the nape of the neck.

脖冠.位于头盖骨后方脖子隆起的部位.

His career is on the crest of a wave at present.

他的事业现在正处于波峰.

A surfboard fin sliced the crest of a wave.

冲浪板尾部划破浪尖.

Surrounding these nests of cells are sustentacular cells, also derived from the neural crest.

在这些细胞巢周围是支持细胞, 也起源于神经嵴.

She neared the crest of a hillock and was soon out of sight.

它走近一座小山丘的顶部,很快就不见了踪影.

1. The birds' feather crests are raised.
   这些鸟的羽冠全都竖了起来。
2. The male is recognizable by its yellow crest.
   根据黄色的羽冠可辨认出雄鸟。
3. Our cabin stood on the crest of a hill.
   我们的小木屋坐落在小山顶上。
4. Never attempt to overtake on the crest of a hill.
   在坡顶绝不要企图超车。

介词+～

• crest%20of%20a%20victory">advance on the crest of a victory乘胜前进
• crest%20of%20a%20hill">on the crest of a hill在山顶
• crest%20of%20the%20wave">on the crest of the wave在最走运的时候

• Many were vain enough to have these armorial crests..but Sir Lancelot always contented himself with a bare helmet.

  出自：T. H. White

• Broad battlements crested the bulwark.

  出自：Southey