crown

noun

/kraʊn/

Idioms

of king/queen国王；女王

[countable] an object in the shape of a circle, usually made of gold and precious stones, that a king or queen wears on his or her head on official occasions王冠；皇冠；冕

The crown was placed upon the new monarch's head.王冠戴在了新君主的头上。
the emperor's jewel-encrusted crown皇帝的镶满珠宝的皇冠

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Collocations Dictionaryadjective

gold

verb + crown

wear
place
put on
…

the Crown

[singular] the government of a country, thought of as being represented by a king or queen王国政府；王国

land owned by the Crown王国的土地
a Minister of the Crown王国的大臣
Who's appearing for the Crown (= bringing a criminal charge against somebody on behalf of the state) in this case?谁将在此案中代表王国政府出庭？
a piece of Crown land一片王室的土地

Collocations Dictionaryverb + crown

serve

crown + noun

Crown Court
jewels
colony
…

the crown

[singular] the position or power of a king or queen王位；王权

She refused the crown (= refused to become queen).她拒绝接受王位。
his claim to the French crown他声称有继任法国王位的权利

He succeeded to the crown of Spain.他继承了西班牙的王位。
In 1553 the crown passed from Edward VI to Mary.1553 年，爱德华六世把王位传给了玛丽。
In 1688 the crown was offered to William and Mary.1688 年，王位授予了威廉和玛丽。

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imperial
royal

verb + the crown

offer somebody
accept
refuse
…

the crown + verb

pass

of flowers/leaves花；树叶

[countable] a circle of flowers, leaves, etc. that is worn on somebody’s head, sometimes as a sign of victory花冠（戴在头上，有时象征胜利）

in sports competition体育竞赛

[countable, usually singular] (informal) the position of winning a sports competition冠军宝座；桂冠

She is determined to retain her Wimbledon crown.她决心卫冕她的温布尔登网球赛的冠军宝座。

He lost his world crown to the Korean champion.他输给了那名韩国冠军，丢掉了世界冠军的桂冠。
He won the final race of the season to clinch the world crown.他赢得了本赛季的最后一场比赛，夺得了世界冠军。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

heavyweight
Olympic
world
…

verb + crown

capture
claim
take
…

of head/hat头；帽

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(usually the crown)

[singular] the top part of the head or a hat头顶；帽顶

There were raindrops on his bald crown.他的秃顶上有雨滴。
She swept her hair into a bun at the crown of her head.她把头发梳到头顶盘成一个髻。

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highest part顶部

(usually the crown)

[singular] the highest part of something（某物的）顶部，顶端

the crown of a hill山顶
from the crown of the final bend从最后一个弯道的顶部

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of a plant植物

[countable] the part of a plant just above and below the ground（某物的）顶部，顶端

Roses bloom on shoots that sprout from the crown of the mother plant.玫瑰在母株树冠上长出的嫩枝上绽放。

[countable] the top of a tree or other plant 头顶；帽顶

Nests were built high in the crowns of trees.鸟巢建在高高的树冠上。

on tooth牙齿

[countable] an artificial cover for a damaged tooth（受损牙齿的）人造冠 synonym cap (6)

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shape形状

[countable] anything in the shape of a crown, especially as a decoration or a badge王冠状物（尤指饰物或徽章）

money货币

[countable] a unit of money in several European countries克朗（欧洲一些国家的货币单位）

Czech crowns捷克克朗

[countable] an old British coin worth five shillings (= now 25p)5 先令的英国旧币（等于现在的 25 便士） see also half-crown

词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun), coruner (verb), Old French corone (noun), coroner (verb), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet’.

Idioms

the jewel in the crown

the most attractive or valuable part of something王冠上的宝石；最有吸引力（或珍贵、有价值）的东西
- The Knightsbridge branch is the jewel in the crown of a 500-strong chain of stores.骑士桥分店是一家拥有500多家连锁店的皇冠上的宝石。

crown

verb

/kraʊn/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they crown	/kraʊn/ /kraʊn/
he / she / it crowns	/kraʊnz/ /kraʊnz/
past simple crowned	/kraʊnd/ /kraʊnd/
past participle crowned	/kraʊnd/ /kraʊnd/
-ing form crowning	/ˈkraʊnɪŋ/ /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/

Idioms

king/queen国王；女王

[often passive] to put a crown on the head of a new king or queen as a sign of royal power in a ceremony at which they officially become king or queen为…加冕

be crowned Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953.伊丽莎白女王于 1953 年加冕。
be crowned + noun The prince was soon to be crowned King of England.王子不久就要被立为英格兰国王了。

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cover top覆盖顶部

[usually passive] to form or cover the top of something形成…顶部；给…加顶

be crowned with something His head was crowned with a mop of brown curls.他长了一头蓬乱的棕色鬈发。

make complete使完成

[often passive] to make something complete or perfect, especially by adding an achievement, a success, etc.（尤指通过增添成就、成功等）使圆满，使完美

crown something The award of the Nobel Prize has crowned a glorious career in physics.荣获诺贝尔奖使其物理学研究的辉煌事业达到了顶点。
be crowned with something Their efforts were finally crowned with success.他们的努力终于取得圆满成功。

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hit on head击打头部

crown somebody (old-fashioned, informal) to hit somebody on the head敲（某人）的脑壳

tooth牙齿

[often passive] to put an artificial cover on a tooth（在牙齿上）镶人造冠 synonym cap

have something/be crowned I've had one of my teeth crowned.我的一颗牙齿镶了假齿冠。

词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun), coruner (verb), Old French corone (noun), coroner (verb), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet’.

Idioms

to crown it all

(British English, informal) used to say that something is the final and worst event in a series of unpleasant or annoying events（在一系列不愉快或讨厌的事件中）最糟糕的是
- It was cold and raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home.天气寒冷又下着雨，最糟的是我们得走着回家。