crown 1 W3 / kraʊn / 名词

1 hat for king/queen [可数名词]

a) a circle made of gold and decorated with jewels, worn by kings and queens on their heads

b) a circle, sometimes made of things such as leaves or flowers, worn by someone who has won a special honour

2 country’s ruler the crown

a) the position of being king or queen :

The treaty of Troyes made Henry V heir to the crown of France.

b) the government of a country such as Britain that is officially led by a king or queen :

He has retired from the service of the Crown.

3 tooth [可数名词] an artificial top for a damaged tooth

4 head [通常单数形式] the top part of a hat or someone’s head

crown of

auburn hair piled high on the crown of her head

a hat with a high crown

5 hill [通常单数形式] the top of a hill or something shaped like a hill

crown of

They drove to the crown of Zion hill and on into town.

The masonry at the crown of the arch is paler than on either curve.

6 sports [通常单数形式] the position you have if you have won an important sports competition :

Can she retain her Wimbledon crown?

He went on to win the world crown in 2001.

7 money [可数名词]

a) the standard unit of money in some European countries :

Swedish crowns

b) an old British coin. Four crowns made a pound.

8 picture [可数名词] a mark, sign, badge etc in the shape of a crown, used especially to show rank or quality