/kraʊn; kraun/
n
1 (a) [C] ornamental head-dress made of gold, jewels, etc worn by a king or queen on official occasions 王冠; 皇冠.
(b) (the Crown or the crown) [sing] the State as represented by a king or queen as its head 王国
*land owned by the Crown 王国的土地
* a minister of the Crown 王国的大臣
* Who appears for the Crown (ie Who is prosecuting the accused person on behalf of the State) in this case? 谁在该案中代表王国政府出庭?
* [attrib 作定语] Crown land, property, etc 王国政府的土地、财产等
* a crown witness, ie for the prosecution in a criminal case 刑事案件中提起公诉一方的证人.
(c) the crown [sing] the office or power of a king or queen 王位; 王权
*She refused the crown, ie refused to become queen. 她拒不接受王位.
* relinquish the crown, ie abdicate 放弃王位.
2 [C] circle or wreath of flowers, leaves, etc worn on the head, esp as a sign of victory, or as a reward 花冠（用花、叶等做的环状物, 戴在头上, 尤指象徵胜利或作为奖赏者）
*Christ's crown of thorns 基督的荆冠
* (fig 比喻) two boxers fighting it out for the world heavyweight crown, ie championship 争夺世界重量级冠军宝座的两名拳击手.
3 (usu 通常作 the crown) [sing]
(a) top of the head or of a hat 头顶; 帽顶.
(b) top part of anything 物之顶部
*the crown of a hill, tree 山顶; 树颠
* the crown (ie the highest part of the curved surface) of a road 弯曲路面的最高部分
* A motor cycle overtook us on the crown (ie the middle or most curved part) of the bend. 有一辆摩托车在拐弯处超过了我们.
4 [C]
(a) part of the tooth that is visible outside the gum 齿冠.
(b) artificial replacement for this 假齿冠.
5 [C] crown- shaped emblem or ornament, eg a crest or badge 王冠或花冠状的标记或饰物（如纹章或徽章）
*A major has a crown on the shoulder of his uniform. 一名少校在制服的肩部有个王冠形的纹章.
6 [C] former British coin worth
5 shillings (25p) 5先令（25便士）的英国旧币.

/kraʊn; kraun/
v
1 [Tn, Cn.n] put a crown on the head of (a new king or queen) as a sign of royal power 为（新立为王者）加冕
*She was crowned (queen) in 1952. 她于1952年继（王）位.
* the crowned heads (ie kings and queens) of Europe 欧洲各国的君主.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr usu passive 通常用于被动语态] ~ sth (with sth)
(a) (rhet 修辞) form or cover the top of sth 形成或覆盖某物之顶部
*The hill is crowned with a wood. 山顶上长满了树.
* Beautiful fair hair crowns her head. 她长着一头浅色的秀发.
(b) complete or conclude sth in a worthy or perfect way 圆满完成或结束某事物
*The award of this prize crowned his career. 他荣获此奖, 这是他事业的顶峰.
* efforts that were finally crowned with success 最终必将成功之努力.
3 [Tn] (infml 口) hit (sb) on the head 打击（某人）头部
*Shut up or I'll crown you. 住口, 要不我就砸烂你的脑袋.
4 [Tn] (also cap) put an artificial top on (a tooth) 为（牙齿）镶上假齿冠. Cf 参看 crown1 4.
5 (idm 习语) to crown it `all as the final event in a series of fortunate or unfortunate events 更使人高兴的是; 更糟的是
*It was cold, raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home. 天气寒冷, 又下着雨, 而最倒霉的是, 我们得走着回家.