sth crests
不及物用法,多用于波浪、洪水等达到最高点,常与 at 连用说明达到的时间或高度。
The river crested at noon.
河水在中午达到了最高水位。
登上…的顶部;到达…的顶峰
crests — third person singular of crest
达到顶点;达到最高点;给…加顶饰;作为…的顶部装饰;给…饰以波状条纹;在…上画波状花纹;特别指波浪,达到顶峰;到达(如山丘或山)的顶峰
to reach the top of a hill, mountain, etc.
特别指波浪,达到顶峰
Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
到达(如山丘或山)的顶峰
To reach the crest of (e.g. a hill or mountain).
装饰或加顶饰;作为顶饰
To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
用如波浪羽毛的线条或条纹标记
To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
一般现在时
The wave crests at noon.
波浪在中午达到顶峰。
一般过去时
They crested the mountain yesterday.
他们昨天登上了山顶。
现在完成时
The athlete has crested the hill.
运动员已经登上了小山丘。
规则动词
The hikers finally crested the ridge after a long climb.
徒步旅行者经过长时间攀登终于到达了山脊的顶部。
用法提示:此句中'crested'作为动词过去式,意为'到达……的顶部'。
The wave crests at over ten meters during the storm.
风暴期间海浪的波峰高度超过十米。
用法提示:此句中'crests'作为动词第三人称单数,意为'达到最高点'。
The bird crests its head with a colorful plume to attract mates.
这种鸟用彩色羽冠装饰头部以吸引配偶。
用法提示:此句中'crests'作为动词,意为'加以顶饰'。
不及物用法,多用于波浪、洪水等达到最高点,常与 at 连用说明达到的时间或高度。
The river crested at noon.
河水在中午达到了最高水位。
及物用法,宾语多为山丘、山脊、浪头等,表示到达其顶部。
We crested the hill and saw the sea.
我们登上山顶,看到了大海。
用过去分词 crested 表示“以…为顶饰”,常见于头盔、纹章、鸟冠等的描述。
The helmet was crested with a red plume.
那头盔上饰有红色羽饰。
强调到达顶峰,与crest可互换,但peak更常用于抽象或具体的高峰
更通用,强调到达顶部,crest更书面
与crest同义,但多用于登山等具体场景
强调达到完美或顶峰,语体较文学化
grammar · medium
易错句子The river crest last night.
正确表达The river crested last night.
英语动词必须标出过去时,而汉语动词没有时态变化,学习者容易漏掉词尾 -ed。crest 的过去式和过去分词都是 crested,所以这里要用 crested。
grammar · medium
易错句子The river crested to five metres.
正确表达The river crested at five metres.
crest 作不及物动词表示“达到最高点”时,后面接具体数值或水平要用介词 at,不用 to;用 to 是汉语“涨到、达到”的介词迁移。表示水位、洪峰到达的高度,固定说 crest at + 数值。
grammar · medium
易错句子The flood was crested at midnight.
正确表达The flood crested at midnight.
表示水位、波浪“达到顶点”时,crest 是不及物动词,没有被动语态,不能用 be + crested;这里要用主动形式 crest/crested 作谓语。
登上山顶
The hikers finally crested the hill after a steep climb.
徒步者经过陡峭的攀登后终于登上了山顶。
达到浪尖
The surfer skillfully crested the wave and rode it to shore.
冲浪者熟练地达到浪尖并乘浪冲向岸边。
登上山巅
They crested the mountain just in time to see the sunrise.
他们正好在日出时登上了山巅。
攀上山脊
The climbers crested the ridge and saw the valley below.
攀岩者攀上山脊,看到了下面的山谷。
到达顶峰
After weeks of effort, they finally crested the summit.
经过数周的努力,他们终于到达了顶峰。
在成功的巅峰
The company is on the crest of a wave after record profits.
该公司在创纪录的利润后正处于成功的巅峰。
乘势而上
The politician is riding the crest of public opinion.
这位政治家正乘着公众舆论的浪潮而上。
浪潮之巅
At the crest of the wave, he felt invincible.
在浪潮之巅,他感到无往不胜。
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