小红帽为你讲述cap的用法
- You sure?
- Go on.
- Put your thinking caps on.
- Bet its the Scottish Play.
- No, I bet it’s Othello. It’s always Othello.
——The King's Speech
真的要吗?
来吧。
准备好猜谜吧
我猜是《麦克白》
不对,肯定是《奥赛罗》,总是《奥赛罗》。
——《国王的演讲》
一、你知道cap有几种含义吗?
n.
1.(有帽舌的)软帽,便帽;(紧盖住头部、作某种用途的)帽子;制服帽
Did you get your cap and robe for the graduation ceremony?
你领了参加毕业典礼的礼帽和礼服了吗?
2.(对物件起保护作用的)罩,盖,帽
There is a film of mould over the bottle cap.
瓶盖上有一层薄薄的霉菌。
3.(金额的)最高限度;资本总额(capitalization的截短词)
However, a government spokesperson said any increase in the cap would have to be approved by Congress.
但一位政府发言人表示,上调签证限额必须得到国会的批准。
4.(尤指玩具枪的)火药纸,火药帽
5.(妇女避孕用的)子宫帽
v.
1.胜过,超越,盖过 [T]
That's a good joke but I think I can cap it.
那是个好笑话,但是我可以说得更好。
2.盖上,笼罩 [T]
He capped the bottle after having some root beer.
他喝了点麦根沙士后把瓶子又盖好。
3.给(牙齿)上釉 [T]
The very next day she was off to have her teeth capped at the dentist.
第二天,她就去找牙医为自己镶了个牙。
4.【英】(尤指地方政府)对(收费或开支)规定限度 [T]
二、词义辨析:你更喜欢哪种帽子?
cap, hat
这两个名词均表示“帽子”之意。
cap指无边的便帽,呀表示职业的帽子,如运动帽、军帽等。
hat指有边的帽子,尤指礼帽。
三 你知道cap和哪些词更搭吗?
cap rock[地质]冠岩;盖岩bottle cap瓶盖
pile cap桩帽
四 你学会cap的用法了吗?一起做个小翻译吧!
With a sudden stretch, John took Tom's cap.________________________________________。 参考译文 约翰突然一伸手, 拿走了汤姆的帽子。