| [/kæp; kæp/] n 用法:
1 soft head-covering without a brim but often with a peak, worn by men and boys （男用无帽檐但常有帽舌的）软帽, 便帽:
an old man in a flat cap 戴著扁软帽的老人 *
British schoolboys sometimes wear caps, ie as part of their school uniform. 英国男生有时候戴制服帽（校服的一部分）. =>illus at hat 见hat之插图. 用法:
2 (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) any close-fitting soft head-covering worn for various purposes 软帽:
a `bathing-cap *
a `baseball cap *
a `nurse's cap *
a `shower-cap. 用法:
3 (sport 体 esp Brit) (a) cap given to sb who is chosen to play for a school, county, country, etc, esp at cricket, football or Rugby 选手帽（授予选拔出的校队、 县队、 国家队等运动员的帽子, 尤指在板球、 足球或橄榄球项目中）:
He's won three caps (ie been chosen to play three times) for England. 他三次获授英格兰队选手帽（三次被选出参加比赛）.
(b) player chosen for such a team 被选出代表这种球队的选手. 用法:
4 academic head-dress with a flat top and a tassel （学位）方帽:
wear cap and gown on graduation day 毕业典礼那天戴方帽、 穿长袍. Cf 参看 mortar-board (mortar2). 用法:
5 protective cover or top (for a pen, bottle, camera lens, etc) （钢笔、 瓶子、 照相机镜头等的）帽, 盖. 用法:
6 natural covering shaped like a cap 帽状的天然顶盖:
the polar `ice-cap 地极冰冠. 用法:
7 (also Dutch `cap) = diaphragm 4. 用法:
8 (a) = percussion cap (percussion).
(b) small amount of explosive contained in a paper strip, for making a small explosion in a toy gun 砸炮（封於纸条中的少量火药, 用於玩具枪中产生轻微爆炸声）. 用法:
9 (idm 习语) cap in `hand humbly; in a servile manner 谦卑地; 谦恭地:
go cap in hand to sb, asking for money 卑躬屈膝地去找某人要钱. a feather in one's cap => feather1. if the cap fits (,wear it) if sb feels that a remark applies to him (he should act accordingly) 若某人觉得某话适用於他（, 他就知道应怎样做）:
I have noticed some employees coming to work an hour late. I shall name no names, but if the cap fits.... 我已经注意到有些雇员上班迟到一个小时. 我不点出名字来, 但是要是你觉得我说的是你.... set one's cap at sb (dated 旧) (of a girl or woman) try to attract a man as a husband or lover （指女子）诱使某人娶她或做她的情人. cap 2
v (-pp-) [Tn] 用法:
1 (a) put a cap(5) on (sth); cover the top or end of 加帽或盖儿於（某物）上; 覆盖:
mountains capped with snow/mist 被雪覆盖著的[被雾笼罩著的]山峰.
(b) = crown2 4. 用法:
2 follow (sth) with sth better, bigger, funnier, etc （以更好、 更大、 更有趣...的事物）继（某事物）之後:
cap a joke, story, etc 说个更好的笑话、 故事等. 用法:
3 (sport 体 esp Brit) award a cap to (a player); select (a player) for a national team 授予（运动员）选手帽; 选拔（运动员）入国家队:
He was capped 36 times for England. 他已经36次获选入英格兰队. 用法:
4 (in Scottish universities) award a degree to (sb) （苏格兰大学）将学位授予（某人）. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) to cap it all as a final piece of bad or good fortune 倒运或走运的最後一件事:
Last week he crashed his car, then he lost his job and now to cap it all his wife has left him! 上星期他把汽车撞坏了, 接著又失去了工作, 更倒霉的是妻子也离他而去了! |