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crown1 /kraʊn/ ●●○ W3 noun  1  hat for king/queen 王冠 [countable] a) DCJa circle made of gold and decorated with jewels, worn by kings and queens on their heads 王冠，冕 b) PGOa circle, sometimes made of things such as leaves or flowers, worn by someone who has won a special honour 〔象征特殊荣誉的〕花冠2  COUNTRY’S RULER 国君the Crown  (also the crown) a) PGOthe position of being king or queen 王位 The treaty of Troyes made Henry V heir to the crown of France. 特鲁瓦条约使亨利五世成了法国的王位继承人。n Questioning the authority of the Crown was considered an act of treason. b) PGthe government of a country such as Britain that is officially led by a king or queen 王国政府 He has retired from the service of the Crown. 他已经从王国政府退职。3. tooth 牙齿 [countable]MH an artificial top for a damaged tooth 人造齿冠4  head 头 [usually singular]TOP the top part of a hat or someone’s head 〔帽子或头的〕顶部crown of auburn hair piled high on the crown of her head 高高盘在她头顶的红褐色头发 a hat with a high crown 高顶帽5  hill 山 [usually singular] the top of a hill or something shaped like a hill 山顶；顶部crown of They drove to the crown of Zion hill and on into town. 他们开车到达锡安山的山顶，然后继续往前进城。 The masonry at the crown of the arch is paler than on either curve. 拱顶石的颜色比两边曲面的要淡。6  sports 体育 [usually singular]DS the position you have if you have won an important sports competition 冠军称号，冠军宝座，桂冠 Can she retain her Wimbledon crown? 她能保住温布尔登的冠军宝座吗？ He went on to win the world crown in 2001. 他接着在2001年又赢得了世界冠军称号。7  money 钱 [countable] a) PECthe standard unit of money in some European countries 克朗〔欧洲一些国家的货币单位〕 Swedish crowns 瑞典克朗 b) PECan old British coin. Four crowns made a pound. 克朗〔英国旧时硬币，四克朗为一英镑〕8. SIGN/SYMBOLpicture 图像 [countable] a mark, sign, badge etc in the shape of a crown, used especially to show rank or quality 王冠状物〔标记、符号、徽章等，尤用于表示等级或质量〕

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crown• She opened it and took out several half crowns, silver threepenny pieces and some pennies.• His black hat had an unusually high crown.• Dense foggy mornings, frosty nights, a lucent crown of brilliant red and golden leaves on the distant ridge.• A penalty kick gave McAteer High its first state soccer crown.• How much is $100 worth in Swedish crowns?• In November 1558 they appeared to offer even more, when parliament agreed that the dauphin should be given the crown matrimonial.• The crown of St Wenceslas and the sacred coronation oils were carried to the High Altar from here too.• The crown will pass directly to William.• Unheralded Davie Allan has worn the unofficial crown as master of the fuzz guitar for nearly as long.world crown• He took the first five straight off, and went on to capture the world crown for the first time.• In 1988 he emulated Fittipaldi and Piquet by lifting the world crown.• He's sold his private jet; he's focussing on one job; winning the world crown.• Now Wigan are being asked to defend their world crown in Brisbane next February.

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crown2 verb [transitive]  1  PGOto place a crown on the head of a new king or queen as part of an official ceremony in which they become king or queen 为…加冕 → coronation Louis was crowned at Reims in 814. 路易于814年在兰斯加冕。crown somebody (as) king/queen etc In 1896 Nicholas was crowned as Tsar. 1896年尼古拉加冕为沙皇。2  to give someone a title for winning a competition 为…封冠 She was crowned Wimbledon champion. 她封冠温布尔登网球锦标赛。3  PERFECTto make something perfect or complete, by adding an achievement etc 〔通过增添成就等〕使圆满成功；完善crown somebody with something a long career crowned with a peaceful retirement 以平静的退休生活圆满告终的漫长的职业生涯4  be crowned with something literaryTOP having something on top 被覆以某物 every hill is crowned with a walled village 每座山的山顶上都有一个加了围墙的村子。5. MHto put a protective top on a damaged tooth 给〔受损牙齿〕镶假牙冠6. informalHIT to hit someone on the head 打〔某人〕的头部→ See Verb table

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crown• And this might have happened had success crowned an attempt to penetrate the Confederate works by means of a mine.• She was crowned at the age of eight.• The timbered Untertor, crowned by its clock within a triangular roof, stands at the end of a narrow street.• And to crown her joy Guy Ferris was an expert sailor.• The Super Bowl champions have been crowned -- no fatalities this year -- and the groundhog has seen his shadow.• The Lombards incorporated this into an iron crown which was used to crown the kings of Lombardy.• The entire complex is surrounded by a ten-foot Cyclone fence crowned with multiple rows of barbed wire.crown somebody (as) king/queen etc• He was going to be crowned Wizard King.• These Wild Things recognize Max as one of their own, at least in spirit, and crown him their king.• The Lombards incorporated this into an iron crown which was used to crown the kings of Lombardy.• He succeeded so well that the people crowned him king of this whole region!From Longman Business Dictionarycrowncrown /kraʊn/ noun1the Crown the government of a country such as Britain that is officially led by a king or queenThe islands are possessions of the Crown.2[countable]FINANCE the English name for a unit of currency used in Denmark, Norway, and SwedenThe Swedish drug company had pre-tax profits of 545 million crowns.Origin crown1 (1100-1200) Old French corone, from Latin corona “circle of leaves put on someone's head, crown”, from Greek korone crown2 (1100-1200) Old French coroner, from Latin coronare, from corona; → CROWN1

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crown¹ W3 /kraʊn/ noun
1.  HAT FOR KING/QUEEN  [countable]
  a. a circle made of gold and decorated with jewels, worn by kings and queens on their heads
  b. a circle, sometimes made of things such as leaves or flowers, worn by someone who has won a special honour
2.  COUNTRY’S RULER the crown
  a. the position of being king or queen:
    The treaty of Troyes made Henry V heir to the crown of France.
  b. the government of a country such as Britain that is officially led by a king or queen:
    He has retired from the service of the Crown.
3.  TOOTH  [countable] an artificial top for a damaged tooth
4.  HEAD  [usually singular] the top part of a hat or someone’s head
    crown of
    auburn hair piled high on the crown of her head
    a hat with a high crown
5.  HILL  [usually singular] the top of a hill or something shaped like a hill
    crown of
    They drove to the crown of Zion hill and on into town.
    The masonry at the crown of the arch is paler than on either curve.
6.  SPORTS  [usually singular] the position you have if you have won an important sports competition:
    Can she retain her Wimbledon crown?
    He went on to win the world crown in 2001.
7.  MONEY  [countable]
  a. the standard unit of money in some European countries:
    Swedish crowns
  b. an old British coin. Four crowns made a pound.
8.  PICTURE  [countable] a mark, sign, badge etc in the shape of a crown, used especially to show rank or quality

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crown² verb [transitive]1. to place a crown on the head of a new king or queen as part of an official ceremony in which they become king or queen ⇨ coronation:
    Louis was crowned at Reims in 814.
    crown somebody (as) king/queen etc
    In 1896 Nicholas was crowned as Tsar.
2. to give someone a title for winning a competition:
    She was crowned Wimbledon champion.
3. to make something perfect or complete, by adding an achievement etc
    crown somebody with something
    a long career crowned with a peaceful retirement
4. be crowned with something literary having something on top:
    every hill is crowned with a walled village
5. to put a protective top on a damaged tooth
6. informal to hit someone on the head