Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense, plural crests, present participle cresting, past tense, past participle crested
1N-COUNT 山顶;波峰;浪尖 The crest of a hill or a wave is the top of it. 山顶;波峰;浪尖
If you say that you are on the crest of a wave, you mean that you are feeling very happy and confident because things are going well for you.春风得意;处于巅峰时期
The band are riding on the crest of a wave with the worldwide success of their number one selling single.
该乐队正处于巅峰时期,单曲唱片销量世界排名第一。
2VERB 到达山顶 When someone crests a hill, they reach the top of it. 到达山顶 [written]
The first wave of marchers crested the hill. [VERB noun]
第一批游行示威者登上了山顶。
3N-COUNT 鸟冠;羽冠 A bird's crest is a group of upright feathers on the top of its head. 鸟冠;羽冠
VERB + CREST | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + CREST➤reach到達頂峰◇We finally reached the crest of the ridge.我們終於到達了山脈的最高峰。PREPOSITION➤on a/the crest在頂峰上◇We stood on the crest of the hill.我們站在山頂上。PHRASES➤ride the crest of sth (figurative) 處於⋯的頂峰/鼎盛時期◇The group were riding the crest of popularity (= were enjoying great popularity).該組合大受歡迎,如日中天。◇They are riding the crest of the wave at the moment.他們目前處於鼎盛時期。