英语词汇“cap”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a soft close-fitting head covering without a brim and often with a peak

a head covering that denotes the rank or occupation of the wearer, e.g. a nurse

chiefly Brit a head covering awarded to a member of a sports team, esp a player selected for a national team, or somebody to whom such a cap has been awarded

an academic mortarboard

a natural cover or top

the pileus (upper dome-shaped part) of a mushroom or toadstool

something that serves as a cover or protection, esp for the end or top of an object

an upper financial limit

a cap on the level of community charge any council may make — Daily Telegraph

the uppermost part; the top

a small container holding an explosive charge, e.g. for a toy pistol or for priming the charge in a firearm

Brit = Dutch cap

an artificial substitute or protective covering for the external part of a tooth

cap in hand

in a deferential manner

set one's cap at

dated said of a woman: to try to attract (a particular man), esp with a view to marriage

capful (pl capfuls) noun

[Old English cæppe from late Latin cappa head covering, cloak]

to provide or protect (something) with a cap

have a tooth capped

to form a cap over (something); to crown

The mountains were capped with mist — John Buchan

chiefly Brit to select (a player) for a sports team

capped for England

chiefly Scot, NZ to award an academic degree to (somebody)

to follow (something) with a more impressive or significant example; to outdo

I can cap that story with a better one

to put the finishing touch to (something)

to impose an upper financial limit on (e.g. a tax or charge)

to cap it all

as the last and usu most infuriating, outrageous, etc of a series of events

To cap it all, they expected us to pay the bill!

cap¹/kap/ noun

cap²verb trans (capped, capping)

cap1/kap/ noun

cap2verb trans (capped, capping)

cap¹/kap/ noun

cap²verb trans (capped, capping)