好词典

crowns

UK //kraʊnz//US //kraʊnz//

词源

源自中古英语 'coroune',来自古法语 'corone',最终源自拉丁语 'corona',意为花环或王冠。

noun

❶ 指国王或王后戴的象征权力的头饰,通常由贵重金属和宝石制成,代表统治者的权威和地位。

“The queen wore a golden crown encrusted with diamonds.”

(女王戴着一顶镶满钻石的金色王冠。)

“The crown was placed on the new king's head during the coronation.”

(在加冕典礼上,王冠被戴在新国王的头上。)

❶ 指牙齿的顶部或修复牙齿时使用的牙冠,用于保护或修复受损的牙齿。

“The dentist recommended a crown for her cracked tooth.”

(牙医建议为她裂开的牙齿安装牙冠。)

“He got a porcelain crown to match the color of his natural teeth.”

(他装了一个瓷冠,以匹配他天然牙齿的颜色。)

同义词:tiara, coronet, diadem, headpiece, cap

verb

❶ 为某人加冕,正式授予其王位或荣誉,象征权力的转移或认可。

“The archbishop crowned the new monarch in a grand ceremony.”

(大主教在盛大的仪式上为新君主加冕。)

“She was crowned queen after her father's abdication.”

(在她父亲退位后,她被加冕为女王。)

❶ 位于某物的顶部或最高点,象征完成或达到顶峰。

“A golden statue crowns the top of the monument.”

(一座金色雕像矗立在纪念碑的顶端。)

“Snow crowns the mountain peaks all year round.”

(山顶终年积雪。)

同义词:honor, top, cap, adorn, decorate

常见短语

to crown it all — 用于强调一系列事件中最糟糕或最好的事情,通常带有讽刺或夸张的语气。

“We missed the train, lost our luggage, and to crown it all, it started pouring rain.”

(我们错过了火车,丢了行李,最糟糕的是,天开始下大雨了。)