crest
n
1 tuft of feathers on a bird's head 羽冠.
2
(a) top of a slope or hill 坡頂; 山頂.
(b) white top of a large wave 浪尖; 波峰. =>illus at surfing 見surfing之插圖.
3 design above the shield on a coat of arms, often represented on a seal or on notepaper (盾形紋章上方的)飾章(常用於印信或信箋)
the family crest, ie one above the family's coat of arms 家族飾章(標(biāo)記於家族的盾形紋章上方的).
4
(a) decorative tuft or plume formerly worn on top of a soldier's helmet (舊時軍人頭盔頂上的)羽飾.
(b) (fig rhet 比喻, 修辭) helmet 頭盔.
5 (idm 習(xí)語) on the crest of a `wave at the point of greatest success, happiness, etc 在最成功、 最得意的時候
After its election victory, the party was on the crest of a wave. 該黨在選舉獲勝後如日中天. crest, v
1 [Tn] reach the crest of (a hill, etc) 達到(山等)的頂端
As we crested the hill, we saw the castle. 我們登上山頂, 看見了城堡.
2 [I] (of a wave) form into a crest (指波浪)形成浪尖.