释义
🔑 cap BrE /kæp / NAmE /kæp / noun ➤ hat 帽子 🔑 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 ◆ a school cap ➡ see also baseball cap , cloth cap , mob cap 🔑 (usually in compounds 通常构成复合词 a soft hat that fits closely and is worn for a particular purpose ◆ a shower cap a soft hat with a square flat top worn by some university teachers and students at special ceremonies ➡ compare mortar board ➤ in sport 体育运动 (BrE a cap given to sb who is chosen to play for a school , country , etc .; a player chosen to play for their country , etc . ◆ He won his first cap (= was first chosen to play for England against France . ◆ There are three new caps in the side . ➤ on pen /bottle 钢笔；瓶子 a cover or top for a pen , bottle , etc . ◆ a lens cap ➡ see also filler cap , hubcap lid top ⬥ cork ⬥ cap ⬥ plug These are all words for a cover for a container. 以上各词均指容器的盖、盖子。
lid a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it 指容器的盖、盖子 ： ◆ a jar with a tight-fitting lid 盖子很紧的广口瓶 top a thing that you put over the end of sth such as a pen or bottle in order to close it 指笔帽、瓶盖、瓶塞 cork a small round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles 指尤用于酒瓶的软木塞、塑料瓶塞 cap (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a protective cover for sth such as the lens of a camera （常构成复合词）指钢笔、照相机镜头等的盖、帽 plug a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out 指栓塞、堵塞物、水池的塞子 ： ◆ a bath plug 浴缸塞子 Patterns a tight-fitting lid/top/cap a screw top/cap a pen lid/top to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap to pull out the cork/plug ➤ limit on money 资金限额 an upper limit on an amount of money that can be spent or borrowed by a particular institution or in a particular situation ◆ The government has placed a cap on local council spending . ➤ in toy guns 玩具枪 a small paper container with explosive powder inside it , used especially in toy guns ➤ for woman 妇女 (BrE = diaphragm (2 ➡ see also ice cap , thinking cap ● go cap in ˈhand (to sb ) (US also go hat in ˈhand to ask sb for sth , especially money , in a very polite way that makes you seem less important ● if the cap fits (, wear it )(BrE (NAmE if the shoe fits (, wear it ) (informal 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… ● a ˈfeather in your cap an action that you can be proud of ORIGIN This idiom comes from the Native American custom of giving a feather to sb who had been very brave in battle . 此习语源自美国土著的风俗，把一根羽毛奖赏给在战斗中表现英勇的人。 🔑 cap BrE /kæp / NAmE /kæp / verb present simple - I / you / we / they cap BrE /kæp / NAmE /kæp / present simple - he / she / it caps BrE /kæps / NAmE /kæps / past simple capped BrE /kæpt / NAmE /kæpt / past participle capped BrE /kæpt / NAmE /kæpt / -ing form capping BrE /ˈkæpɪŋ / NAmE /ˈkæpɪŋ / ➤ cover top 覆盖顶部 [ usually passive ] ~ sth (with sth )to cover the top or end of sth with sth ◆ mountains capped with snow ◆ snow -capped mountains ➤ limit money 限定金额 [ often passive ] ~ sth (especially BrE to limit the amount of money that can be charged for sth or spent on sth ◆ a capped mortgage ➤ beat 超越 ~ sth (especially BrE to say or do sth that is funnier , more impressive , etc . than sth that has been said or done before ◆ What an amazing story . Can anyone cap that ? ➤ tooth 牙齿 [ usually passive ] ~ sth to put an artificial covering on a tooth to make it look more attractive SYN crown ◆ He's had his front teeth capped . ➤ in sport 体育运动 [ usually passive ] ~ sb (BrE to choose sb to play in their country's national team for a particular sport ◆ He has been capped more than 30 times for Wales . ● to cap /top it ˈall (informal used to introduce the final piece of information that is worse than the other bad things that you have just mentioned
