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cap1 /kæp/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC]  
1  baseball_hat.jpg hat 帽子HAT
a) DCCa type of flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front, and is often worn as part of a uniform 〔有帽舌、通常和制服配套的〕帽子
 a baseball cap
棒球帽
 old men in flat caps
头戴鸭舌帽的老人们
 a chauffeur’s peaked cap
司机的有檐帽
b) DCCa covering that fits very closely to your head 〔紧盖住头部的〕帽子，便帽
 a swimming cap
泳帽
 a shower cap
浴帽
c) a type of simple hat that fits very closely to your head, worn especially by women in the past 〔旧时一种式样简洁、紧贴头部的〕女帽
 a white lace cap
白色花边女帽
2  fountain_pen.jpg covering 罩,盖TOP/COVERING a protective covering that you put on the end or top of an object 〔对物件起保护作用的〕罩，盖，套 SYN top
 Make sure you put the cap back on the pen.
一定要把笔帽套上。
 a bottle cap
瓶盖
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3  limit 限度LIMIT an upper limit that is put on the amount of money that someone can earn, spend, or borrow 〔收入、支出或借贷金额的〕最高限额
 a cap on local council spending
地方市政会支出的最高限额
4  sport 体育运动 British EnglishBrE
a) if a sportsperson wins a cap or is given a cap, he or she is chosen to play for their country 队员帽〔表示入选国家队〕
 He won his first England cap against Wales in 1994.
1994年他首次入选英格兰队，参加对威尔士队的比赛。
b) a sportsperson who has played for his or her country 〔国家队的〕运动员
 Mason is one of two new caps in the team.
梅森是国家队的两名新队员之一。
5. DHTsmall explosive 小爆炸物EXPLOSIVE a small paper container with explosive inside it, used especially in toy guns 啪啪纸，火药纸〔尤指玩具枪中用的纸包火药〕
6. sex 性SEXSYMB a contraceptive made of a round piece of rubber that a woman puts inside her vagina 〔妇女避孕用的〕子宫帽 SYN diaphragm
7  go cap in hand (to somebody) British EnglishBrE, go hat in hand American EnglishASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something to ask for money or help in a very respectful way, from someone who has a lot more power than you （向某人）低三下四地讨钱，卑躬屈膝地求助
 Elderly people should receive a heating allowance every winter, instead of having to go cap in hand to the government.
老年人应该每年冬天都能领到取暖费，而不是向政府低三下四地讨要。
Examples from the Corpus
go cap in hand (to somebody)• Advertisers used to go to museums, cap in hand, to ask permission to use a painting for an advertisement.
→ flat cap, ice cap, kneecap, mob cap, skull cap, toecap, → a feather in your cap at feather1(2), → if the cap fits (, wear it) at fit1(8), → put your thinking cap on at thinking1(3)
n COLLOCATIONS
types of cap
a baseball cap (=that people wear for baseball and for fashion)
He was wearing a sweater and a baseball cap.
a flat cap (also a cloth cap) British EnglishBrE (=made of cloth with a stiff piece that sticks out at the front)
We saw an old man in a jacket and a brown flat cap.
a peaked cap (=worn as part of a uniform)
She wore a sailor's peaked cap.
a swimming/bathing cap
A swimming cap will stop you getting your hair wet.
a shower cap (=worn to keep your hair dry when having a shower)
There was a little bag containing soap, shampoo and a shower cap.
verbs
wear a cap
He was wearing a baseball cap.
put on/take off/remove your cap
He opened the door, took off his cap, and threw it on a hook.
Examples from the Corpus
cap• Proposition 13 put a cap on property taxes.• Glancing towards the car park, I am transfixed by the sight of a man in a flat cap cleaning our car.• This'll be a feather in her cap, right enough, a princess named after her.• People get dressed up in caps and gowns.• Use a vacuum cleaner to remove debris from between the key caps and clean them with a suitable solution.• the lens cap for a camera• No cap, no apron or anything.• We... arranged the violets in our caps.• a nurse's cap• Only these caps with Yankees and Mets logos are hot pink and bright red, hardly the stuff of traditionalists.
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cap2 verb (capped, capping) [transitiveT]  
1  COVER 覆盖be capped with something COVERto have a particular substance on top 为某物所覆盖
 a graceful tower capped with a golden dome
一座漂亮的金色圆顶塔
 magnificent cliffs capped by lovely wild flowers
崖顶山花烂漫的巍峨峭壁
Examples from the Corpus
be capped with something• The forefinger of this was capped with a golden nib!• Nocks are vulnerable when landing; but can themselves be capped with a length of vinyl tube.• The central movements are beautifully played, to be capped with a superb opening of the finale.• Warped and folded Paleozoic strata and reddish Tertiary volcanic rocks are capped with dark Quaternary basalt flows.• One is Skorpios, home of the Onassis family; other islands are capped with neat white villages seemingly from another century.
2  limit 限制 to limit the amount of something, especially money, that can be used, allowed, or spent 限制〔尤指金钱〕
 the only county to have its spending capped by the government
唯一一个开支受控于政府的县
n Grammar
Cap is often passive in this meaning.
3  good/bad 好/坏BETTER to say, do, or be something that is better, worse, or more extreme than something that has just happened or been said 胜过，超过
 Well, we went three nights with no sleep at all. I bet you can’t cap that!
唉，我们连续三夜没睡觉，我敢打赌你不会比这更惨了！
4  be capped by something to have something very good or very bad at the end of an event 以某事结束，以某事告终
Examples from the Corpus
be capped by something• Saturday night was capped by a ranger program, goodies and campfire stories.• The festivities were capped by an emotional presentation of a set of Bohemian cut glass from the staff to Bernard and Laura.• The jute tips were capped by an ethereal green mist, through which a dozen or so fist-sized stars peeked.• They were capped by flat discs and had a smooth surface without any semblance of an aero dynamic profile.• The five-run flurry was capped by Steve Finley, who hit a three-run homer.• And it fears spending could soon be capped by the Government.
5  sport 体育运动 British EnglishBrEDS to choose someone for a national sports team 把…选入〔国家队〕
6  to cap it all (off) British EnglishBrE spokenINTRODUCE used before a statement to say that something is the last in a series of annoying, unpleasant, or funny events 最糟糕[有趣]的是
Examples from the Corpus
to cap it all (off)• I had a terrible day at work, and to cap it all off I got a flat tire.• And to cap it all off, when she was tied-up she couldn't run backwards, so she lay down instead!• And to cap it all she could feel the ominous beginnings of a thundering headache.• And to cap it all, the bland sleazy boredom of it all.• And, to cap it all, Wimbledon won the Cup.
7  snow-capped, white-capped etcwhite-capped etc snow-capped with snow on top, with white on top etc 白雪覆盖的/白色覆盖的等
8  tooth 牙齿MH to cover a tooth with a special hard white substance 给〔牙齿〕上牙套
Examples from the Corpus
cap• The museum dedication capped a week of nonstop Holocaust commemoration in the capital.• Some state colleges have capped enrollment for budgetary reasons.• To cap it off, the last but one trap contained a ten pounder.• Payton capped the game with three baskets in the final minute.• The chain-link fence is capped with barbed wire.
the CAPCAP, then /ˌsiː eɪ ˈpiː/  
n(the Common Agricultural Policy) a system of laws arranged by the european union to control the production of food and other farm crops. It set limits on how much farmers can grow, and provided them with financial support. The CAP has often been criticized as a wasteful use of European Union money, and some people think it has given a lot of money to rich farmers who do not need it.
From Longman Business Dictionary
CAPCAP
ECONOMICSabbreviation for COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
capcap /kæp/ verb (capped, capping) [transitiveT]
1ECONOMICS to put a limit on the amount of money that can be charged or spent
The total annual fee is capped at 1.5%.
Up to 150 local government jobs could go if the Council has its spending capped by the new Home Secretary.
2BANKING to put a limit on the amount of interest that can be charged on a loan, however much interest rates rise
annual rate increases capped at two percentage points
—capping noun [uncountableU]
Councillor Carr has warned that services will suffer as a result of capping.
—cap noun [countableC]
The administration has put a cap on domestic spending.
The banks were instructed to put a cap on credit card interest rates.
Origin cap1
(900-1000) Late Latin cappa “covering for the head, cloak”, perhaps from Latin caput “head”
cap1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1cap2 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2CAP, then
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