1. C 便帽；帽子　 a soft flat covering for the head that has a curved part sticking out at the front as a peak and is worn especially as part of a uniform
2. C 保护盖〔套　〕 a protective covering for the end or top of an object

　cock one's ～　歪戴帽子
　lift one's ～　举帽致意
　put on one's ～　戴帽
　raise one's ～　举帽致意
　remove one's ～　脱帽
　take off one's ～　脱帽
　tip one's ～　歪戴帽子
　wave one's ～　挥帽
　wear one's ～ deep　帽子戴得很低
　official ～　正式的帽子
　overseas ～　一种无帽舌及帽檐的软帽
　square ～　四角帽
　traditional ～　传统帽
　baseball ～　棒球帽
　bathing ～　游泳帽
　metal ～　金属盖
　school ～　校帽
　service ～　军帽
　steel ～　钢盔
　work ～　工作帽
　in school ～　戴校帽
　on one's ～　在帽子上
　～ in hand　谦逊地，谦恭地
　～ of a pen　笔套
　～ of snow　积雪覆盖的顶部

　The cap goes well with your suit.　这顶帽子跟你的衣服很相称。
　If you want to get ahead, get a cap.　君若求成功，请买帽一顶。
　A cap differs from a hat.　便帽和礼帽不同。
　Wear a cap to guard your face against the sun.　戴顶帽子可以遮阳光。
　Quick, catch my cap before it blows away.　快，抓住我的帽子，别让它给风吹走！
　My cap blew into the river yesterday.　我的帽子昨天被风吹到河里去了。
　My cap blew off.　我的帽子被风吹掉了。
　The wind has blown my cap off.　风把我的帽子刮掉了。
　Please fetch my cap.　请去把我的帽子取来。
　I'm going to get my cap from the other room.　我要到另一个房间去拿我的帽子。
　I'm afraid your cap and dress don't go together.　我觉得你的帽子和连衣裙不相配。
　Her new cap becomes her.　她的新帽子很适合她。
　The porters may be identified by their red caps.　从他们戴的红帽子就可以辨认出他们是行李搬运工。
　Rose's clothes and cap don't match.　罗丝的衣服和帽子不协调。
　I didn't notice that you were wearing your new cap.　我没有注意到你戴着你的新帽子。
　The red star shone on his cap.　他军帽上的红星闪闪发光。
　He placed his cap and overcoat on a chair.　他把帽子和大衣放在一张椅子上。
　Her cap flew off and landed up in the river.　她的帽子让风刮跑落到河里去了。
　She took a long time to choose her new cap.　她花了很久的时间挑选新帽子。
　The boy brushed the dust off his cap.　这男孩刷去了帽子上的灰。
　Some of the students commented humorously on their teacher's cap.　有一些学生诙谐地议论他们老师的帽子。
　She has chosen a green nurse's cap.　她挑选了一顶绿色的护士帽。
　He bought her a new swimming cap.　他给她买了一顶新游泳帽。
　Put the cap back on the bottle.　把瓶子盖盖上。

 ♣ cap in hand　
　恭恭敬敬地　meekly
　He stood before his father with cap in hand.　他恭恭敬敬地站在父亲面前。
　Cap in hand the pilots represented that they were not at all tired.　飞行员恭恭敬敬地表示他们一点也不累。
 ♣ put a cap on　
　对…加以限制　control
　We should do something to put a cap on prices.　我们想方设法把物价控制住。
　The government is framing a new bill to put a cap on gambling.　政府正在制定新的法案以对赌博加以限制。
 ♣ put on one's thinking caps　
　认真考虑　consider carefully
　She told her pupils to put on their thinking caps before answering questions.　她告诉学生们在回答问题前要好好想一想。
 ♣ set one's cap at　
　试图吸引（某人）　try to attract (sb of the opposite sex)
　〔　说明〕 本习语主要用于女子向男子挑逗。　
　It's no use that the new secretary has set her cap at the director, he's not interested in women.　新秘书想勾引主任，那是徒劳的，他对女人不感兴趣。

 ♣ cap, hat
　二者均可指“帽子”，其区别在于：cap指无边的或有帽舌的帽子，如军帽；而hat常指四周有边的帽子，如礼帽。

1. vt.覆盖，笼罩　 put a cap on sth to cover the top or end of
2. vt.胜过，超过　 follow sth with sth better, bigger, funnier, etc.

　～ the mountain　笼罩山顶
　～ completely　完全覆盖
　～ extemporaneously　临时超过
　～ imperfectly　不完全覆盖
　～ irresistibly　不可抗拒地覆盖
　～ superficially　表面上笼罩

　The clouds capped the mountains.　云笼罩了山顶。
　The forests capped the mountains.　山顶上长满了树木。
　He capped my story with an even funnier one.　他讲了一个故事，比我讲得更好笑。
　Cap that if you can.　你若能，就讲一个更好的。
　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，接着又失去了工作，更倒霉的是妻子也离他而去了。
　First the lights fused, next a water pipe burst, and then, to cap it all, part of the ceiling fell down.　起先电灯保险丝烧了，接着是水管破裂，然后最最糟的是一些天花板也塌了下来。
　He was capped 36 times for England.　他36次入选英格兰队。
　The conference was capped by the appearance of the new minister of culture.　新文化部长的出席使会议大为增色。

　［同义词］ n. beret, fez, hat v. better, cover, exceed
　［词源］　中古英语cappe<后期拉丁语cappa （便帽，盖，套）