Crest
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++Crest trademark na type of toothpaste sold in the US and the UKcrest1 /krest/ noun [countable] 1 TOPthe top or highest point of something such as a hill or a wave 〔山或波浪的〕顶峰crest of It took us over an hour to reach the crest of the hill. 我们花了一个多小时到达山顶。2 SIGN/SYMBOLa special picture that is used as a sign of a family, town, school, or organization 饰章，徽饰 → coat of armsschool/family crest 校徽/族徽3 HBBHBAa group of feathers that stick up on the top of a bird’s head 〔鸟的〕羽冠 exotic birds with colourful crests 羽冠鲜艳多彩的珍禽4. PMADECORATEa decoration of long bright feathers that soldiers wore in the past on top of their hats 〔昔日士兵帽子上的〕羽饰5 be on/riding the crest of a wave SUCCESSFULto be very successful 极其成功；在顶峰时期 a young film director who is on the crest of a wave at the moment 目前正处于巅峰时期的一位年轻电影导演
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crest• Booker Washington, riding a crest of popularity, taunted Turner with statistics.• The vast curling crest of the hurricane reared over them, and its face stretched from horizon to horizon.• writing paper with the family crest• Accompanying the expanded domain of r4 expression, neural crest cells migrating from this region also express r4 markers.• the Pacific Crest Trail• Here the way ran along the crest of a bank which skirted the Lake.• Up Zion Hill and at the crest, Isaac was nowhere to be seen.• Just beyond the crest they will tend to accumulate, for the effect of the wind is felt less here.• There's a trail up there that follows the length of the crest.• When I reached the crest of the hill, I turned to look back.• In the distance we could see a small boat riding the crests of the waves.• Beyond the harbour low waves formed, their crests as livid as sapphires.• The night was clear, and arched up from the hills with a new moon rising over their crests.crest of• The planes flew in over the crest of the mountain.school/family crest• I think it's from a family crest.• Note the family crest of a crown and an eight-pointed star, symbolizing their alleged descent from one of the three kings.• The modelling of these moors - a reference to the family crest - repays study.crest2 verb [transitive]DLOTOP formal to reach the top of a hill or mountain 到达〔山顶〕 They crested a wooded hill shortly before sunset. 太阳就要落山之前，他们登上了一座树木茂盛的小山巅。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
crest• Cover and allow to rise until the dough has doubled in size or is cresting over the bread pans.• This rising wave of Euro-skepticism has yet to crest.• By afternoon, we had crested another ridge.• The Colorado River crested at 7 feet above flood stage.• The river is expected now to crest at 8.5 feet in Hillsboro tonight, the weather service reported.• Officials now expect it to crest Friday at 17.5 feet.• The Goose River at Hillsboro was expected to crest late today.• Oslo likely will crest Monday near 31.5 feet.• Here are other points of interest: The river at Halstad is expected to crest near 30 feet Saturday.From Longman Business DictionaryCrestCrest /krest/ noun [uncountable] trademark FINANCE the name given to the London STOCK EXCHANGE's system of buying and selling stock, shares etc using computersCRESTCREST /krest/ noun FINANCE in Britain and Ireland, an electronic system of making payments when trading shares etcOrigin crest1 (1300-1400) Old French creste, from Latin cristaCrestcrest1 nouncrest2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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crest1 /krest/ 
noun [countable]
crest of
It took us over an hour to reach the crest of the hill.
2. a special picture that is used as a sign of a family, town, school, or organization ⇨ coat of arms
school/family crest
3. a group of feathers that stick up on the top of a bird’s head:
exotic birds with colourful crests
4. a decoration of long bright feathers that soldiers wore in the past on top of their hats
5. be on/riding the crest of a wave to be very successful:
a young film director who is on the crest of a wave at the moment
crest2 verb
[transitive] formal to reach the top of a hill or mountain:
They crested a wooded hill shortly before sunset.
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noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: creste, from Latin crista
1. the top or highest point of something such as a hill or a waveLanguage: Old French
Origin: creste, from Latin crista
crest of
2. a special picture that is used as a sign of a family, town, school, or organization ⇨ coat of arms
school/family crest
3. a group of feathers that stick up on the top of a bird’s head:
4. a decoration of long bright feathers that soldiers wore in the past on top of their hats
5. be on/riding the crest of a wave to be very successful:
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verb[transitive] formal to reach the top of a hill or mountain:
