crest

名词 crest:

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

动词 crest:

1. lie at the top of
   同义词：cap
2. reach a high point

1. A wave with a crest of foam.
   白浪带有泡沫波峰的浪
2. The rooster bristled his crest.
   公鸡竖起了鸡冠。

crest

n.（名词）

A usually ornamental tuft, ridge, or similar projection on the head of a bird or other animal.
羽冠：鸟或其它动物头上通常作装饰用的冠毛、脊状突起或类似突起物
An elevated, irregularly toothed ridge on the stigmas of certain flowers.
花冠：某些花的柱头上的突起的、非规则齿状的脊状突起

A plume used as decoration on top of a helmet.
羽饰：头盔顶部用作装饰的羽毛
A helmet.
头盔

Heraldry A device placed above the shield on a coat of arms.
【纹章学】 饰章：一种放在盾形纹章上方的饰物
A representation of such a device.
纹章图饰：这种装置的纹章图饰

The top, as of a hill or wave.
山顶，浪尖：山或波浪等的顶部
The highest or culminating point; the peak:
最高点，顶点；顶峰：
例句：
the crest of a flood; at the crest of her career.
洪峰；在她事业的顶点

The ridge on a roof.
屋脊
v.（动词）
crest.ed,crest.ing,crests
v.tr.（及物动词）
To decorate or furnish with a crest.
加上顶饰：用冠状饰物装饰或配备
To reach the crest of:
达到…的顶点：
例句：
crested the ridge.
到达山脊的顶峰

v.intr.（不及物动词）
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:
到达最高点：
例句：
The swollen river crested at 9P.M.
这条涨水的河流在下午 九点涨到最高点

来源：
Middle English creste
中古英语 creste
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin crista * see sker- 2
源自 拉丁语 crista *参见 sker- 2