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n.  (尤指男用有帽舌的)便帽，制服帽; 软帽; (大学师生在特别场合戴的)方帽
v.  用…覆盖顶部(或端部); 限额收取(或支出); 胜过; 超过; 比…更…

复数：caps　过去分词：capped　现在分词：capping　过去式：capped　第三人称单数：caps　

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习惯用语

n.

go cap in hand (to sb)
• 谦卑地要，恭敬地讨（尤指钱）
  to ask sb for sth, especially money, in a very polite way that makes you seem less important
if the cap fits (, wear it)
• 有则改之
  if you feel that a remark applies to you, you should accept it and take it as a warning or criticism
• I didn't actually say that you were lazy, but if the cap fits…
  我并没有真的说你懒，但有则改之。
a feather in your cap
• 可引以自豪的行为
  an action that you can be proud of

v.

to cap/top it all
• 最糟糕的是；最倒霉的是
  used to introduce the final piece of information that is worse than the other bad things that you have just mentioned

牛津词典

noun

帽子 hat
• （尤指男用有帽舌的）便帽，制服帽
  a type of soft flat hat with a peak (= a hard curved part sticking out in front). Caps are worn especially by men and boys, often as part of a uniform.
  1. a school cap
     学生帽
• 软帽
  a soft hat that fits closely and is worn for a particular purpose
  1. a shower cap
     浴帽
• （大学师生在特别场合戴的）方帽
  a soft hat with a square flat top worn by some university teachers and students at special ceremonies
体育运动 in sport
• （校队、国家队等的）队员帽；（被选入国家队等的）运动员
  a cap given to sb who is chosen to play for a school, country, etc.; a player chosen to play for their country, etc.
  1. He won his first cap (= was first chosen to play) for England against France.
     他首次被选为英格兰队的队员与法国队比赛。
  2. There are three new caps in the side.
     这一方有三名新队员。
钢笔；瓶子 on pen/bottle
• （钢笔、瓶子等的）帽，盖
  a cover or top for a pen, bottle, etc.
  1. a lens cap
     镜头盖
资金限额 limit on money
• （可用或可借资金的）最高限额
  an upper limit on an amount of money that can be spent or borrowed by a particular institution or in a particular situation
  1. The government has placed a cap on local council spending.
     政府给地方议会的经费支出规定了最高限额。
玩具枪 in toy guns
• （玩具枪的）火药帽，火药纸
  a small paper container with explosive powder inside it, used especially in toy guns
妇女 for woman妇女 for woman

verb

覆盖顶部 cover top
• 用…覆盖顶部（或端部）
  to cover the top or end of sth with sth
  1. mountains capped with snow
     积雪皑皑的山峰
  2. snow-capped mountains
     顶端积雪的群山
限定金额 limit money
• 限额收取（或支出）
  to limit the amount of money that can be charged for sth or spent on sth
  1. a capped mortgage
     限额按揭
超越 beat
• 胜过；超过；比…更…
  to say or do sth that is funnier, more impressive, etc. than sth that has been said or done before
  1. What an amazing story. Can anyone cap that?
     这真是个精彩的故事！还有人能讲得更精彩吗？
牙齿 tooth
• 包（牙）
  to put an artificial covering on a tooth to make it look more attractive
  1. He's had his front teeth capped.
     他包了门牙。
体育运动 in sport
• 选入（某项体育运动的国家队）
  to choose sb to play in their country's national team for a particular sport
  1. He has been capped more than 30 times for Wales.
     他已30多次入选威尔士队参加比赛。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (有帽舌的)帽子,便帽
  Acapis a soft, flat hat with a curved part at the front which is called a peak. Caps are usually worn by men and boys.
  1. ...a dark blue baseball cap.
     深蓝色棒球帽
• N-COUNT 制服帽
  Acapis a special hat which is worn as part of a uniform.
  1. ...a frontier guard in olive-grey uniform and a peaked cap.
     身穿橄榄灰制服、头戴大盖帽的边境哨兵
• VERB 使入选国家(足球、橄榄球、板球等)队
  If a sports playeris capped, they are chosen to represent their country in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket.
  1. Rees, 32, has been capped for England 23 times.
     里斯,32岁,曾经23次入选英格兰队。
  2. ...England's most capped rugby union player.
     入选英格兰国家队次数最多的橄榄球协会运动员
• N-COUNT 国家队队员资格
  If a sports player represents their country in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket, you can say that they have been awarded acap.
  1. Mark Davis will win his first cap for Wales in Sunday's Test match against Australia.
     星期天对阵澳大利亚的国际锦标赛,马克·戴维斯将首次代表威尔士国家队出战。
• N-COUNT 首次入选国家队的选手
  You can refer to someone who is representing their country for the first time in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket, as a newcap.
  1. The only new cap is Llanelli's 20-year-old left-wing Wayne Proctor.
     唯一初次入选国家队的选手是来自拉内利的20岁左边锋韦恩·普罗克特。
• VERB (政府)限制(组织或地方议会的支出)，限定（预算）
  If the governmentcapsan organization, council, or budget, it limits the amount of money that the organization or council is allowed to spend, or limits the size of the budget.
  1. The Secretary of State for Environment has the power to cap councils which spend excessively...
     环境大臣有权限定那些铺张浪费的委员会的支出。
  2. Nearly half of all local councils face being capped.
     所有地方议会有将近一半的开销将受到限制。
• N-COUNT 瓶盖;瓶塞
  Thecapof a bottle is its lid.
  1. She unscrewed the cap of her water bottle and gave him a drink.
     她拧开水瓶盖,让他喝了一口。
• (妇女避孕用的)子宫帽
  Acapis a circular rubber device that a woman places inside her vagina to prevent herself from becoming pregnant.
• See also:They had capped the roof with plywood....homemade scones capped with cream.snow-capped
• VERB 使具有…的结局;使…结束
  If someone says that a good or bad eventcapsa series of events, they mean it is the final event in the series, and the other events were also good or bad.
  1. The unrest capped a weekend of right-wing attacks on foreigners.
     周末右翼分子对外国人的攻击最终演变成了这场骚乱。
• VERB 箍（牙）;给（牙齿）上牙套
  If someone's teethare capped, covers are fixed over them so that they look better.
  1. He suddenly smiled, revealing teeth that had recently been capped...
     他突然笑了出来,露出了刚箍过的牙。
  2. I had my teeth capped.
     我戴了牙套。
• (玩具枪用的)火药纸,电光纸
  Acapis a small amount of explosive that is wrapped in paper. Caps are often used in toy guns.
• See also:ice cap
• PHRASE 谦卑地索要；毕恭毕敬地请求
  If you gocap in handto someone, you ask them very humbly to give you something or to do something for you.
  1. He has been given the unenviable task of going round, cap in hand, to various generous companies.
     他被分配了一个苦差，要点头哈腰地去拜访那些愿意掏钱资助的公司。

英英释义

noun

• a tight-fitting headdress
• a top (as for a bottle)
• something serving as a cover or protection
• the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
  Synonym:capitalchapiter
• (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
  1. tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown
  Synonym:crowncrownworkjacketjacket crown
• a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive
  Synonym:detonatordetonating device
• an upper limit on what is allowed
  1. he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him
  2. there was a roof on salaries
  3. they established a cap for prices
  Synonym:ceilingroof
• a protective covering that is part of a plant
  Synonym:hood
• a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
  Synonym:pileus

verb

• restrict the number or amount of
  1. We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club
• lie at the top of
  1. Snow capped the mountains
  Synonym:crest

双语例句

• Why don't you put on your cap?
  干吗不戴上帽子？
• I had my teeth capped.
  我戴了牙套。
• Harry's appointment to this important post was a feather in his cap.
  哈里被任命担任如此要职，这是件荣耀的事。
• Surgeons placed a metal band around the knee cap to help it knit back together.
  外科医生在膝盖骨上套了个金属箍以帮助其愈合。
• He was wearing a cream silk shirt and a tartan golfing cap.
  他身着一件米色丝绸衬衫，头戴一顶花格子高尔夫球帽。
• The man touched the peak of his cap.
  那名男子摸了摸他的帽舌。
• The unrest capped a weekend of right-wing attacks on foreigners.
  周末右翼分子对外国人的攻击最终演变成了这场骚乱。
• She unscrewed the cap of her water bottle and gave him a drink.
  她拧开水瓶盖，让他喝了一口。
• The Secretary of State for Environment has the power to cap councils which spend excessively
  环境大臣有权限定那些铺张浪费的委员会的支出。
• There is a film of mould over the bottle cap.
  瓶盖上有一层薄薄的霉菌。