crest

頂上、波頭

丘や波のいちばん高い部分。

やさしい英語で： The highest part of a hill or wave.

• We stood on the crest of the hill.
• White foam covered the wave’s crest.
• The riders disappeared over the crest.

使い方： the crest of something (We reached the crest of the hill.)

類義語： top, peak, ridge

反対語： base

よく使う表現： crest of something, wave crest, hill crest

紋章

家族や学校などの集団を表す、特別な図柄。

やさしい英語で： A special design used as a sign of a family, school, or other group.

• The badge shows our school crest.
• Their family crest appears above the castle door.
• Each team wore a different crest on its shirt.

類義語： emblem, badge

よく使う表現： family crest, school crest, club crest

冠羽、とさか

動物の頭にある、羽毛や毛が立った部分、または肉質の突起。

やさしい英語で： A raised group of feathers, hair, or flesh on an animal's head.

• The bird has a yellow crest.
• Its crest rose when we approached.
• Male birds displayed their bright crests to attract females.

類義語： tuft, comb

よく使う表現： raised crest, feather crest, bird crest

頂上に達する、頂上を越える

丘や波のいちばん高い部分に達する、またはそこを越える。

やさしい英語で： To reach or pass over the highest part of a hill or wave.

• We crest the hill before noon.
• The hikers crested the ridge and saw the lake.
• Our boat was cresting a wave when the engine stopped.

類義語： reach the top of, top

よく使う表現： crest a hill, crest the ridge, crest a wave

最高水位に達する

上昇する水が、下がり始める前に最高の高さに達する。

やさしい英語で： If rising water does this, it reaches its highest level before falling.

• The river will crest tonight.
• Floodwaters crested just below the bridge.
• Officials expect the river to crest at five meters.

使い方： crest at + measurement (The river crested at six meters.)

類義語： peak

よく使う表現： crest at noon, crest above something, crest overnight