单词 | cap |
释义 | Word Frequency cap 1(kæp) noun 1. a covering for the head, esp a small close-fitting one made of cloth or knitted 2. such a covering serving to identify the wearer's rank, occupation, etc a nurse's cap 3. something that protects or covers, esp a small lid or cover lens cap 4. an uppermost surface or part the cap of a wave 5. a. percussion cap b. a small amount of explosive enclosed in paper and used in a toy gun 6. sport, mainly British a. an emblematic hat or beret given to someone chosen for a representative team he has won three England caps b. a player chosen for such a team 7. the upper part of a pedestal in a classical order 8. the roof of a windmill, sometimes in the form of a dome 9. botany the pileus of a mushroom or toadstool 10. hunting a. 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 b. a collection taken at a meet of hounds, esp for a charity 11. anatomy a. the natural enamel covering a tooth b. an artificial protective covering for a tooth 12. Dutch cap (sense 2) 13. an upper financial limit 14. a mortarboard when worn with a gown at an academic ceremony (esp in the phrase cap and gown) 15. meteorology a. the cloud covering the peak of a mountain b. the transient top of detached clouds above an increasing cumulus 16. cap in hand 17. if the cap fits 18. set one's cap for verbWord forms: caps, capping or capped (transitive) 19. to cover, as with a cap snow capped the mountain tops 20. informal to outdo; excel your story caps them all to cap an anecdote 21. to cap it all 22. sport, British to select (a player) for a representative team he was capped 30 times by Scotland 23. to seal off (an oil or gas well) 24. to impose an upper limit on the level of increase of (a tax) rate-capping 25. hunting to ask (hunt followers) for a cap 26. mainly Scottish and New Zealand to award a degree to Derived forms capper (ˈcapper) noun Word origin Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa hood, perhaps from Latin caput headWord Frequency cap 2(kæp) noun mainly Australian informal short for cappuccino Word Frequency CAPabbreviation for 1. (in the US) Civil Air Patrol 2. (in the EU) Common Agricultural Policy: the system for supporting farm incomes by maintainingagricultural prices at agreed levels Word Frequency cap.abbreviation for 1. capital 2. capitalize 3. capitalization 4. capital letter |
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