音标：[krest]
n. 冠, 饰毛, 头盔的顶部
vi. 到达绝顶
vt. 加以顶饰
【医】 嵴

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crest的短语、例句：

crest n 1 tuft of feathers on a bird´s head 羽冠. 2 (a) top of a slope or hill 坡顶; 山顶. (b) white top of a large wave 浪尖; 波峰. =>illus at surfing 见surfing之插图. 3 design above the shield on a coat of arms, often represented on a seal or on notepaper （盾形纹章上方的）饰章（常用於印信或信笺）
the family crest, ie one above the family´s coat of arms 家族饰章（标记於家族的盾形纹章上方的）. 4 (a) decorative tuft or plume formerly worn on top of a soldier´s helmet （旧时军人头盔顶上的）羽饰. (b) (fig rhet 比喻, 修辞) helmet 头盔. 5 (idm 习语) on the crest of a `wave at the point of greatest success, happiness, etc 在最成功、 最得意的时候
After its election victory, the party was on the crest of a wave. 该党在选举获胜後如日中天. crest, v 1 [Tn] reach the crest of (a hill, etc) 达到（山等）的顶端
As we crested the hill, we saw the castle. 我们登上山顶, 看见了城堡. 2 [I] (of a wave) form into a crest （指波浪）形成浪尖.