| 单词 | crescent |
| 释义 | crescent (once / 1137 pages) adjn A crescent is a thin, curved shape that’s thicker in the middle and tapers to thin points at each end, like the little sliver of moon you might notice in the sky. Crescent was first used to describe the shape of the waxing, or growing moon, and if you listen closely you can hear its similarity to increase. But a crescent can be any thin, curved shape. You might see a crescent of light hitting the pavement or a crescent of beach next to the ocean. Crescent can also act as an adjective describing something that has that shape, like a crescent moon or a crescent roll. WORD FAMILYcrescent: crescents USAGE EXAMPLESMorrell is a spokeswoman for Friends of Rural Crescent Energized, a group that formed in opposition to a special-use permit for the project. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) For Iran, the agreement protects its regional interests—including the so-called Shiite crescent that stretches from Tehran, through Baghdad and Damascus, to Beirut. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) Chelew reveled in the Crescent City’s richly diverse music scene. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj resembling the new moon in shape Syn crescent-shaped, lunate, semilunar rounded curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged 2n any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters Hyper curve, curved shape the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
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