a crescent + noun
crescent 作定语时直接放在名词前，表示“新月形的”，常与 moon、shape 等表示形状或天体的名词连用。
A crescent moon hung above the quiet harbour.
一弯新月挂在寂静的港湾上空。
形状似新月的；逐渐增加的
shaped like a crescent; resembling the new moon in shape
新月形的。
Shaped like a crescent.
形状似新月的
resembling the new moon in shape
The bakery sells crescent rolls that are perfect with breakfast.
这家面包店出售新月形的面包卷，非常适合早餐时吃。
用法提示：这里的形容词crescent表示“新月形的”，用来描述面包卷的形状。
She wore a pair of crescent earrings that caught the light.
她戴着一对新月形的耳环，在光线下闪闪发亮。
用法提示：crescent作形容词，意为“新月形的”，修饰耳环的形状。
The crescent moon hung low over the quiet hills.
一弯新月低悬在宁静的山丘上方。
用法提示：crescent表示“新月形的”，形容月亮的形状。
crescent 作定语时直接放在名词前，表示“新月形的”，常与 moon、shape 等表示形状或天体的名词连用。
A crescent moon hung above the quiet harbour.
一弯新月挂在寂静的港湾上空。
加 -shaped 构成复合形容词，多作表语或定语，用来强调某物的外形像新月。
The sandy bay is crescent-shaped.
这片沙滩海湾呈新月形。
介词短语 in a crescent shape 用来说明某物的排列或外形呈新月形，常与 arranged、laid out、planted 等搭配。
The flower beds were planted in a crescent shape around the fountain.
花坛呈新月形环绕着喷泉。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw crescent moon last night.
正确表达I saw a crescent moon last night.
英语中可数名词单数前通常需要限定词；moon 是可数名词单数，crescent 只是修饰它的形容词，不能代替冠词，所以要在 crescent 前加 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The moon is crescent tonight.
正确表达The moon has a crescent shape tonight.
crescent 作形容词时通常只作定语，不能直接放在系动词后作表语；要表达“月亮是新月形的”，应改用定语结构 a crescent shape，或说 There is a crescent moon tonight。
新月，弯月
A thin crescent moon hung above the trees.
一弯新月挂在树梢上方。
新月形，弯月形
The dough is rolled into a crescent shape.
面团被卷成新月形。
新月形面包卷，牛角面包
He ate a warm crescent roll with his coffee.
他就着咖啡吃了一个热腾腾的新月形面包卷。
新月形的
The island is crescent-shaped, curving around a shallow bay.
这座岛呈新月形，环抱着一片浅湾。
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