cap

[kæp]
n
a covering for the head, esp a small close-fitting one made of cloth or knitted
such a covering serving to identify the wearer's rank, occupation, etc
a nurse's cap
something that protects or covers, esp a small lid or cover
lens cap
an uppermost surface or part
the cap of a wave
See percussion cap .a small amount of explosive enclosed in paper and used in a toy gun
an emblematic hat or beret given to someone chosen for a representative team.a player chosen for such a team
the upper part of a pedestal in a classical order
the roof of a windmill, sometimes in the form of a dome
the pileus of a mushroom or toadstool
money contributed to the funds of a hunt by a follower who is neither a subscriber nor a farmer, in return for a day's hunting.a collection taken at a meet of hounds, esp for a charity
the natural enamel covering a tooth.an artificial protective covering for a tooth
See Dutch cap
an upper financial limit
a mortarboard when worn with a gown at an academic ceremony (esp in the phrase cap and gown)
the cloud covering the peak of a mountain.the transient top of detached clouds above an increasing cumulus
vb
to cover, as with a cap
snow capped the mountain tops
to outdo; excel
to cap an anecdote
to select (a player) for a representative team
he was capped 30 times by Scotland
to seal off (an oil or gas well)
to impose an upper limit on the level of increase of (a tax, such as the council tax)
rate-capping
to ask (hunt followers) for a cap
to award a degree to
- 习惯用语
- cap in hand humbly, as when asking a favour
- if the cap fits the allusion or criticism seems to be appropriate to a particular person
- set one's cap for (of a woman) to be determined to win as a husband or lover
- set one's cap at 同
- to cap it all to provide the finishing touch