cap
n
1 soft head-covering without a brim but often with a peak, worn by men and boys (男用無帽檐但常有帽舌的)軟帽, 便帽
an old man in a flat cap 戴著扁軟帽的老人
British schoolboys sometimes wear caps, ie as part of their school uniform. 英國男生有時候戴制服帽(校服的一部分). =>illus at hat 見hat之插圖.
2 (esp in compounds 尤用以構成復合詞) any close-fitting soft head-covering worn for various purposes 軟帽: a `bathing-cap
a `baseball cap * a `nurse's cap * a `shower-cap.
3 (sport 體 esp Brit)
(a) cap given to sb who is chosen to play for a school, county, country, etc, esp at cricket, football or Rugby 選手帽(授予?quot;緯齙男6印?縣隊、 國家隊等運動員的帽子, 尤指在板球、 足球或橄欖球項目中)
He's won three caps (ie been chosen to play three times) for England. 他三次獲授英格蘭隊選手帽(三次被選出參加比賽).
(b) player chosen for such a team 被選出代表這種球隊的選手.
4 academic head-dress with a flat top and a tassel (學位)方帽
wear cap and gown on graduation day 畢業(yè)典禮那天戴方帽、 穿長袍. Cf 參看 mortar-board (mortar2).
5 protective cover or top (for a pen, bottle, camera lens, etc) (鋼筆、 瓶子、 照相機鏡頭等的)帽, 蓋.
6 natural covering shaped like a cap 帽狀的天然頂蓋
the polar `ice-cap 地極冰冠.
7 (also Dutch `cap) = diaphragm 4.
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(封於紙條中的少量火藥, 用於玩具槍中產生輕微爆炸聲).
9 (idm 習語) cap in `hand humbly; in a servile manner 謙卑地; 謙恭地
go cap in hand to sb, asking for money 卑躬屈膝地去找某人要錢. 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) 若某人覺得某話適用於他(, 他就知道應怎樣做)
I have noticed some employees coming to work an hour late. I shall name no names, but if the cap fits.... 我已經注意到有些雇員上班遲到一個小時. 我不點出名字來, 但是要是你覺得我說的是你.... set one's cap at sb (dated 舊) (of a girl or woman) try to attract a man as a husband or lover (指女子)誘使某人娶她或做她的情人. cap, v (-pp-) [Tn]
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(a) put a cap(5) on (sth); cover the top or end of 加帽或蓋兒於(某物)上; 覆蓋
mountains capped with snow/mist 被雪覆蓋著的[被霧籠罩著的]山峰.
(b) = crown2 4.
2 follow (sth) with sth better, bigger, funnier, etc (以更好、 更大、 更有趣...的事物)繼(某事物)之後
cap a joke, story, etc 說個更好的笑話、 故事等.
3 (sport 體 esp Brit) award a cap to (a player); select (a player) for a national team 授予(運動員)選手帽; ?quot;危ㄔ碩保┤牘葉?BR> He was capped 36 times for England. 他已經36次獲選入英格蘭隊.
4 (in Scottish universities) award a degree to (sb) (蘇格蘭大學)將學位授予(某人).
5 (idm 習語) to cap it all as a final piece of bad or good fortune 倒運或走運的最後一件事
Last week he crashed his car, then he lost his job and now to cap it all his wife has left him! 上星期他把汽車撞壞了, 接著又失去了工作, 更倒霉的是妻子也離他而去了!
?? 考研助記
c(象形)+ap(尖): 帽子
?? 擴展釋義
*[k?p]n. 蓋子, 帽子vt. 戴帽子, 覆蓋, 勝過vi. 脫帽致意【計】 調用程序分析, 容量, 代碼分析程序, 計算機輔助生產, 計算機輔助印刷【化】 帽; 管帽; 罩; 蓋【醫(yī)】 蓋, 帽, 髓蓋相關詞組: to cap it all fuddle one's cap put on one's thinking cap set one's cap at cap in hand