及物动词
1. The stately mansion crested the hill.
庄严的大厦位于山顶。
2. A temple crested the hill.
一座寺庙高踞山顶。
不及物动词
1. The river will crest in two hours.
两小时后河水将涨到最高点。
2. The old man stood with his back to the fire, cresting up erect.
老人背火昂然而立。
名词
1. He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.
他于黎明前到达山顶。
2. His crest falls.
他垂头丧气。
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.
1. 山顶;波峰;浪尖
The crest of a hill or a wave is the top of it.
2. 到达山顶
When someone crests 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's crest is a group of upright feathers on the top of its head.
e.g. Both birds had a dark blue crest.
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
A crest is a design that is the symbol of a noble family, a town, or an organization.
e.g. On the wall is the family crest.
墙上挂着那个家族的饰章。
noun
1. a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
2. (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
3. the center of a cambered road
Synonym: crown
4. the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
5. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
e.g. the view from the peak was magnificent
they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
the region is a few molecules wide at the summit