ride the crest of the wave

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To go through a period of maximal prosperity. idiomatic
    — Some days we gracefully ride the crest of the wave all the way into shore, and the next day it crashes over us and takes us under. Which waves we catch and which ones catch us is anyone's guess.
  2. To exploit an exceptional success. idiomatic
    — I believe that had I continued to ride the crest of the wave of success from my initial springboard of The Facts of Life fame, I would not have become the deeply compassionate human being that I am.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ride, the, crest, of, the, wave.
    — Similarly, a person on a surfboard desiring to ride the crest of the wave in a path parallel to the beach would have to move at this same phase velocity.

词形变化

rides the crest of the wave present,singular,third-person rode the crest of the wave participle,present ridden the crest of the wave participle,past ridden the crest of the wave past
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