1 [C] a circle made of gold and jewels, that a king or queen wears on his/her head on official occasions 王冠;皇冠
2the Crown [sing] the state as represented by a king or queen 王国:
an area of land belonging to the Crown属于王国的一片土地
3 [sing] the top of your head or of a hat 头顶;帽顶
☞picture at hat 见hat插图
4 [sing] the top of a hill 山顶
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/kraʊn ||; kraυn/verb[T]
1 to put a crown on the head of a new king or queen in an official ceremony 为…加冕:
Elizabeth was crowned in 1952.伊莉萨白于1952年加冕。 (figurative 比喻)the newly crowned British champion 刚刚胜出的英国冠军
2 (often passive 常用于被动语态) crown sth (with sth) to have or put sth on the top of sth 覆盖(某物)的顶部:
The mountain was crowned with snow.山顶盖满了雪。 (figurative 比喻)Her years of hard work were finally crowned with success.她经过多年的努力终于获得成功。
crown1/kraUn; kraʊn/n [C]1 a circle made of gold and jewels, which a king or queen wears on their head 王冠﹐冕2 the Crown the power and position of a king or queen, or their government 王位﹔王国政府3 a cover that is fixed over a damaged tooth 人造齿冠4 the top of a hill, your head, or a hat〔山﹑头﹑帽的〕顶部: +of the crown of the hill 小山山顶
crown2v [I,T] 1 to put a crown on someone's head, as part of a ceremony that officially makes them the ruler of a country 为〔某人〕加冕: crown sb king/queen/tsar etc She was crowned queen 50 years ago. 50 年前﹐她加冕为女王。 2 to make something complete or perfect by adding to it 使圆满成功﹔完善: His career was crowned by a Nobel Prize. 诺贝尔奖使他的事业臻于圆满。
crown2verb (crowns, crowning, crowned)to put a crown on the head of a new king or queen, as a sign that he or she is the new ruler: Elizabeth II was crowned in 1952.crown1nouna circle made of valuable metal and stones (called jewels) that a king or queen wears on his or her head