名詞 crest:

1. the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
2. the top point of a mountain or hill
   同義詞：peak, crown, top, tip, summit
3. the center of a cambered road
   同義詞：crown
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

動(dòng)詞 crest:

1. lie at the top of
   同義詞：cap
2. reach a high point

1. A wave with a crest of foam.
   白浪帶有泡沫波峰的浪
2. The rooster bristled his crest.
   公雞豎起了雞冠。

crest

n.（名詞）

A usually ornamental tuft, ridge, or similar projection on the head of a bird or other animal.
羽冠：鳥或其它動(dòng)物頭上通常作裝飾用的冠毛、脊?fàn)钔黄鸹蝾愃仆黄鹞?/br>An elevated, irregularly toothed ridge on the stigmas of certain flowers.
花冠：某些花的柱頭上的突起的、非規(guī)則齒狀的脊?fàn)钔黄?/br>
A plume used as decoration on top of a helmet.
羽飾：頭盔頂部用作裝飾的羽毛
A helmet.
頭盔

Heraldry A device placed above the shield on a coat of arms.
【紋章學(xué)】 飾章：一種放在盾形紋章上方的飾物
A representation of such a device.
紋章圖飾：這種裝置的紋章圖飾

The top, as of a hill or wave.
山頂，浪尖：山或波浪等的頂部
The highest or culminating point; the peak:
最高點(diǎn)，頂點(diǎn)；頂峰：
例句：
the crest of a flood; at the crest of her career.
洪峰；在她事業(yè)的頂點(diǎn)

The ridge on a roof.
屋脊
v.（動(dòng)詞）
crest.ed,crest.ing,crests
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To decorate or furnish with a crest.
加上頂飾：用冠狀飾物裝飾或配備
To reach the crest of:
達(dá)到…的頂點(diǎn)：
例句：
crested the ridge.
到達(dá)山脊的頂峰

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To form into a crest or crests:
形成峰：
例句：
waves cresting over the sea wall.
在海堤上方形成的波浪

To reach a crest:
到達(dá)最高點(diǎn)：
例句：
The swollen river crested at 9P.M.
這條漲水的河流在下午 九點(diǎn)漲到最高點(diǎn)

來源：
Middle English creste
中古英語 creste
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin crista * see sker- 2
源自 拉丁語 crista *參見 sker- 2