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There are three new caps in the side. & Af W H % Iff

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►                ON PEN/BOTTLE #i] 4 • fti i 5 a cover or top for a pen, bottle, etc. ( $3^7 $i7#lft ) (®, M: a lens cap

M —picture o packaging —see also filler cap, hubcap o note at lid

►                LIMIT ON MONEY 'fi #. |5g $ji 6 an upper limit on an amount of money that can be spent or borrowed by a particular institution or in a particular situation ( of ffj

) IlfSiBitH: The government has placed a cap on local council spending.

►                IN TOY GUNS St, ]!, t(> 7 a small paper container with explosive powder inside it, used especially in toy guns

(umw) xmm,

►                FOR WOMAN il k 8 {BrE) = diaphragm(2)

— see also ice cap, thinking cap IT»T771 go cap in hand (to sb) {BrE) {US go hat in hand) to ask sb for sth, especially money, in a very polite way that makes you seem less important       ( 73b is )

if the cap fits (, wear it) {BrE) {NAmE if the shoe fits (, wear it)) {informal) if you feel that a remark applies to you, you should accept it and take it as a warning or criticism Af I'J 7: I didn’t actually say that you were lazy, but if the cap fits        HEtt, ffi%'fJ

Okk. o — more at feather n.

• verb (-pp-) [VN]

►                COVER TOP if xrn Jjil iA 1 [usually passive] ~ sth (with sth) to

cover the top or end of sth with sth         11® fS ( Ł&

i: mountains capped with snow      o

snow-capped mountains M^IRlttftf^LLl

►                LIMIT MONEY P[CaE &.M 2 [often passive] {especially BrE) to

limit the amount of money that can be charged for sth or spent on sth          ) :       a capped mort­

gage

►                BEAT .til M 3 {especially BrE) to say or do sth that is

funnier, more impressive, etc. than sth that has been said or done before fliM; ® M; it • • ■ M • • •:  What an

amazing story. Can anyone cap that? iA JI J§ AfuSW #!

►                TOOTH A ri 4 [usually passive] to put an artificial covering on a tooth to make it look more attractive 4L ( 7 ) : He’s had his front teeth capped. #,417 HTA cyn crown

►                IN SPORT $ A fed] 5 [usually passive] (BrE) to choose sb to

play in their country’s national team for a particular sport j&A (        ) : He has been

capped more than 30 times for Wales. #,B 30 i^iAAAs $l7±IA#init^o

ITSTfil to cap/top it all {informal) used to introduce the final piece of information that is worse than the other bad things that you have just mentioned Ujf ;

cap-abii-ity /.keipa'bilati/ noun [C, U] {pi. -ies) 1 ~ (to do sth/of doing sth) the ability or qualities necessary to do sth f] ; 7 tis :   Animals in the zoo have lost the

capability to catch/of catching food for themselves, if] fa BA g aiŁAlo o beyond/within the capabilities of current technology S tH 7 BO lAAfis AjMH;          Age affects the

range of a person’s capabilities.   Plfilll~'7AflaAj 1$

A7o 2 the power or weapons that a country has for war or for military action (

Britain’s nuclear/military capability      /

cap-able OTt /'keipabl/ adj.

1 ~ of sth/of doing sth having the ability or qualities necessary for doing sth If fg Aj ; 7 7: He’s quite

capable of lying to get out of trouble, ft At ^ A'fill M 7 “ St o o I’m perfectly capable of doing it myself, thank you. if if, Sc tg Ł W tfrAj g B M „ o You are capable of better work than this. Hf AT tis fl ffl # ft H if 0 2 having the ability to do things well fg Aj 5S (ft; Ail IA It if 1$ EOI1 skilled, competent : She’s a very capable teacher. M fk — $ M Aj fll 3S W & [ft „ o I’ll leave the organization in your capable hands. Sc 3c JE