英语词汇“crescent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	crescent
释义	Trends of crescent View usage for: crescent (kresənt, krez-) Word forms: plural crescents 1. countable noun A crescent is a curved shape that is wider in the middle than at its ends, like the shape of the moon during its first and last quarters. It is the most important symbol of the Islamic faith. A glittering Islamic crescent tops the mosque. ...a narrow crescent of sand dunes. [+ of] ...a crescent moon. 2. countable noun Crescent is sometimes used as part of the name of a street or row of houses that is usually built in a curve. [mainly British] ...44 Colville Crescent. More Synonyms of crescent crescent in British English (ˈkrɛsənt, -zənt) noun 1. the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters 2. any shape or object resembling this 3. mainly British a. a crescent-shaped street, often lined with houses of the same style b. (capital when part of a name) Pelham Crescent 4. heraldry a crescent moon, used as the cadency mark of a second son 5. the crescent adjective 6. archaic or poetic increasing or growing Derived forms crescentic (krəˈsɛntɪk) adjective Word origin C14: from Latin crescēns increasing, from crescere to grow crescent in American English (ˈkrɛsənt) noun 1. a phase of a planet or a moon, when it appears to have one concave edge and one convex edge; esp., of the moon just after new moon (waxing crescent) or just before new moon (waning crescent) 2. a figure of or like the moon in either of these phases 3. anything shaped more or less like this , specif., a. a curved roll or bun b. a residential street or part of a street 4. [also C-] Turkish or Muslim power adjective 5. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic increasing; growing 6. shaped like a crescent Derived forms crescentic (cresˈcentic) (krɪˈsɛntɪk) adjective Word origin altered (infl. by L) < ME cressaunt < OFr creissant, prp. of creistre, to increase < L crescere, to come forth, grow, inchoative of creare: see create; (sense 4) < the Turk crescent emblem Image of crescent © cidepix, shutterstock Examples of 'crescent' in a sentence crescent The island is an unusual crescent shape with a steep spine that looks down over sheer cliffs on to the sea. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The mosque was tall and wide, painted green and white with a crescent moon on top. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A line drawn between the tips of the crescent moon points south. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A bright crescent moon was rising over the barn. Times, Sunday Times (2007) THIS causes red blood cells to form in crescent shapes rather than the usual circles. The Sun (2014) Very thin waning crescent Moon above on the 13th. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Thin waning crescent Moon nearby on the 8th. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Giant boulders flanked a perfect crescent of pale gold, lapped by turquoise waves on one side and shadowed by enormous weeping trees on the other. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The bespoke kitchen, staircase and circular roof light are designed to mirror the building's crescent shape. Times, Sunday Times (2010) What makes a crescent Moon particularly interesting is a ghostly light across its unlit face, cupped by the thin crescent of moonlight. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A thin crescent Moon will be present, but will not be bright enough to cause much interference. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Word lists with crescent heraldry In other languages crescent British English: crescent NOUN A crescent is a curved shape like the shape of a new moon. ...a narrow crescent of sand dunes. American English: crescent Brazilian Portuguese: meia-lua Chinese: 新月 >伊斯兰教最重要的标志 European Spanish: creciente French: croissant German: Halbmond Italian: mezzaluna Japanese: 三日月形 Korean: 초승달 모양 European Portuguese: meia-lua Latin American Spanish: creciente All related terms of 'crescent' crescent moon the moon seen as a crescent when waxing or waning crescent roll a flaky crescent-shaped bread roll made of a yeast dough similar to puff pastry Red Crescent The Red Crescent is an organization in Muslim countries that helps people who are suffering , for example as a result of war , floods , or disease . the crescent the emblem of Islam or Turkey crescent-shaped having the shape of a crescent crescent wrench a wrench with a head shaped like a crescent , having one movable jaw , adjusted by a screw to fit various sizes of nuts , bolts , etc. Fertile Crescent an area of fertile land in the Middle East, extending around the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates in a semicircle from Israel to the Persian Gulf , where the Sumerian , Babylonian , Assyrian , Phoenician , and Hebrew civilizations flourished Chinese translation of 'crescent' crescent (ˈkrɛsnt) n (c) (= shape) 月牙形 (yuèyáxíng) (esp Brit, in street names) 新月形街道 (xīnyuèxíng jiēdào) (条(條), tiáo) (noun) in the sense of meniscus Definition the curved shape of the moon when in its first or last quarter a flag with a white crescent on a red ground Synonyms meniscus sickle new moon half-moon old moon sickle-shape 1 (adjective) in the sense of sickle-shaped Definition crescent-shaped a crescent moon Synonyms sickle-shaped curved the curved lines of the chairs arched an arched roof semicircular bow-shaped falcate 2 (adjective) in the sense of waxing (archaic) Synonyms waxing increasing growing Seerounded Synonyms of 'crescent' crescent Explore 'crescent' in the dictionary
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