Word · Frequency #6978
crest
山顶；顶峰；波峰；坡顶
the highest point or top line of a hill, mountain, slope, wave, etc.; a summit
- 1.
The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
山顶或山脊的顶峰
- 2.
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
山、山脉或波浪的顶线
- 3.
A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
动物头上的羽冠或其他天然装饰,如公鸡的鸡冠、蛇头的隆起、鸟冠或颈背的长羽等
- 4.
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
某物的顶点或极点(通常指山或山丘)
- 5.
The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
头盔上的羽饰或其他装饰；头盔的独特装饰
- 6.
the center of a cambered road
拱形道路的中心
- 7.
A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.
不在盾牌上佩戴的纹章,通常在头盔上,有时(如神职人员)单独在盾牌上方或作为信笺等的标志
- 8.
The upper curve of a horse's neck.
马颈部的上弯曲部分
- 9.
The ridge or top of a wave.
波浪的脊或顶部
- 10.
The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
头盔或头部,象征高昂的精神；自豪；勇气
- 11.
The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
屋顶、华盖等的顶部装饰
- 12.
The top line of a slope or embankment.
斜坡或堤坝的顶线
- 13.
A ridge along the surface of a bone.
骨表面的脊
- 14.
Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.
包括金冠鸟和火冠鸟在内的几种王冠鸟科的鸟类
羽冠；鸡冠；肉冠；盔饰；羽饰；（纹章）盔饰；顶饰；马颈隆肉；马颈上部；路拱中心；拱顶
In use
The hikers finally reached the crest of the mountain after a long climb.
Surfers love to ride the crest of a big wave.
The road has a slight crest in the middle to help water run off.
Connections
Collocations
- mountain crest
- 山顶；山脊的顶峰
- The hikers reached the mountain crest just before sunset.徒步者在日落前到达了山顶。
- on the crest of a wave
- 处于鼎盛时期
- The company is on the crest of a wave after its latest product launch.最新产品发布后，公司正处于鼎盛时期。
- family crest
- 家族纹章；家族徽章
- His grandfather's ring bore the family crest.他祖父的戒指上刻着家族徽章。
- feathered crest
- 羽冠
- The cockatoo raised its feathered crest in alarm.凤头鹦鹉惊慌地竖起了它的羽冠。
Idioms & figurative uses
- on the crest of a wave
- 处于巅峰时期；最成功的时候After the successful launch, the company is on the crest of a wave.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想牙膏品牌Crest：刷出的白色泡沫像浪尖，记住 crest 就是山顶、波峰、鸟冠等“最高处”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：hiking/geography、ocean/wave description、literary landscape description 表示‘山顶、山脊或波浪的顶线’这一含义时，crest 是一个中性偏书面的词，常见于地理、登山、海洋和文学描写中。日常口语里通常说 top 或 summit，但在描述地形或波峰时用 crest 也很自然。
Grammar Note
通常指某物的顶部，如山顶、波峰等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 crest 押韵，重读音节元音和尾音均为 /ɛst/。注意形近词 crust /krʌst/ 和 cress /krɛs/ 发音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.