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cap1 /kæp/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]  1  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  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 →4  See picture of 见图 LID3  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 English 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 diaphragm7  go cap in hand (to somebody) British English, 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。 → 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 COLLOCATIONStypes 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 English (=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 capA 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.verbswear a capHe was wearing a baseball cap.put on/take off/remove your capHe opened the door, took off his cap, and threw it on a hook.

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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) [transitive]  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 a fabulous weekend, capped by dinner in the Times Square Hotel 一个非常美好的周末，以在时代广场酒店用晚餐结束5  sport 体育运动 British EnglishDS to choose someone for a national sports team 把…选入〔国家队〕 He’s been capped three times for England. 他三次入选英格兰队。n Grammar Cap is usually passive in this meaning.6  to cap it all (off) British English 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 To cap it all, the phones didn’t work, and there was no hot water. 最倒霉的是，电话不能用，热水也没有。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 snow-capped mountains 白雪覆盖的群山8  tooth 牙齿MH to cover a tooth with a special hard white substance 给〔牙齿〕上牙套 He’s had his teeth capped. 他给牙齿上了牙套。→ See Verb table

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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.nthe CAPCAP, the /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 DictionaryCAPCAP ECONOMICSabbreviation for COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICYcapcap /kæp/ verb (capped, capping) [transitive]1ECONOMICS to put a limit on the amount of money that can be charged or spentThe 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 riseannual rate increases capped at two percentage points —capping noun [uncountable]Councillor Carr has warned that services will suffer as a result of capping. —cap noun [countable]The administration has put a cap on domestic spending.The banks were instructed to put a cap on credit card interest rates.→ See Verb tableOrigin cap1 (900-1000) Late Latin cappa “covering for the head, cloak”, perhaps from Latin caput “head”

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cap¹ S3 /kæp/ noun [countable]
1.  HAT
  a. a type of flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front, and is often worn as part of a uniform:
    a baseball cap
    old men in flat caps
    a chauffeur’s peaked cap
  b. a covering that fits very closely to your head:
    a swimming cap
    a shower cap
  c. a type of simple hat that fits very closely to your head, worn especially by women in the past:
    a white lace cap
2.
   COVERING .a protective covering that you put on the end or top of an object
   SYN  top:
    Make sure you put the cap back on the pen.
    a bottle cap
3.  LIMIT an upper limit that is put on the amount of money that someone can earn, spend, or borrow:
    a cap on local council spending
4.  SPORT British English
  a. if a sportsperson wins a cap or is given a cap, he or she is chosen to play for their country:
    He won his first England cap against Wales in 1994.
  b. a sportsperson who has played for his or her country:
    Mason is one of two new caps in the team.
5.  SMALL EXPLOSIVE a small paper container with explosive inside it, used especially in toy guns
6.  SEX a contraceptive made of a round piece of rubber that a woman puts inside her vagina
   SYN  diaphragm
7. go cap in hand (to somebody) British English, go hat in hand American English to ask for money or help in a very respectful way, from someone who has a lot more power than you:
    Elderly people should receive a heating allowance every winter, instead of having to go cap in hand to the government.
⇨ 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)
     

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 English (=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.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ cover something that is put on or over something else to protect it, for example a piece of metal, plastic, or glass: a manhole cover | the cover that goes over the barbecue
   ▪ covering a layer of something, or a sheet of something, that covers something else: There was light covering of snow on the ground. | The hard shell acts as a protective covering. | the cloth coverings on the altar
   ▪ lid a cover for a container such as a pan or a box: the lid of the box | a saucepan lid
   ▪ top/cap the thing that you put on top of a bottle, tube, or pen, in order to prevent the liquid or other things inside from coming out: I can’t find the cap for the pen. | Put the top back on the milk! | the cap that goes on the toothpaste
   ▪ cork the top part that you put on top of a bottle of wine: Can you take off the cork for me?
   ▪ wrapping (also wrap especially American English) a sheet of paper, plastic etc that is put around something in order to cover or protect it: John tore the wrapping off his presents. | The lamp was still in its wrapping.
   ▪ wrapper a piece of paper or plastic that is put around something you buy, especially a small object: Put the candy wrappers in your pocket. | He took the drinking straw out of its wrapper.

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cap² verb (past tense and past participle capped, present participle capping) [transitive]
1.  COVER be capped with something to have a particular substance on top:
    a graceful tower capped with a golden dome
    magnificent cliffs capped by lovely wild flowers
2.  LIMIT  [often passive] to limit the amount of something, especially money, that can be used, allowed, or spent:
    the only county to have its spending capped by the government
3.  GOOD/BAD to say, do, or be something that is better, worse, or more extreme than something that has just happened or been said:
    Well, we went three nights with no sleep at all. I bet you can’t cap that!
4. be capped by something to have something very good or very bad at the end of an event:
    a fabulous weekend, capped by dinner in the Times Square Hotel
5.  SPORT  [usually passive] British English to choose someone for a national sports team:
    He’s been capped three times for England.
6. to cap it all (off) British English spoken used before a statement to say that something is the last in a series of annoying, unpleasant, or funny events:
    To cap it all, the phones didn’t work, and there was no hot water.
7. snow-capped, white-capped etc with snow on top, with white on top etc:
    snow-capped mountains
8.  TOOTH to cover a tooth with a special hard white substance:
    He’s had his teeth capped.

CAP
CAP, the /ˌsiː eɪ ˈpiː/ abbreviation for
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.

CAPBrE /ˌsiː eɪ ˈpiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsiː eɪ ˈpiː/ 🔊 abbreviationCommon Agricultural Policy (of the European Union) （欧盟的）共同农业政策