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cap
n
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.
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.
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?quot;纬龅男6印?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.
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).
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.
6 natural covering shaped like a cap 帽状的天然顶盖
the polar `ice-cap 地极冰冠.
7 (also Dutch `cap) = diaphragm 4.
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(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).
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, v (-pp-) [Tn]
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(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.
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.
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; ?quot;危ㄔ硕保┤牍叶?BR> He was capped 36 times for England. 他已经36次获选入英格兰队.
4 (in Scottish universities) award a degree to (sb) (苏格兰大学)将学位授予(某人).
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!
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