cap

帽子、キャップ

頭にぴったり合う小さな帽子。前に硬いつばがあることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A small hat that fits closely around your head, often with a stiff front edge.

• He wears a red cap.
• She took off her cap indoors.
• The players threw their caps into the air.

類義語： hat

よく使う表現： baseball cap, wear a cap, flat cap

キャップ、ふた

瓶やペン、管などの先を閉じたり保護したりする小さな部品。

やさしい英語で： A small cover that closes or protects the end of a bottle, pen, pipe, or similar object.

• Put the cap on the bottle.
• I lost the cap of my pen.
• These plastic caps keep dirt out of the pipes.

類義語： lid, cover

よく使う表現： bottle cap, pen cap, remove the cap

上限

正式に認められた最大の量や水準。

やさしい英語で： The highest amount or level officially allowed.

• The company introduced a spending cap.
• A cap on ticket prices helped families.
• The government raised the cap last year.

使い方： cap on something (There is a cap on annual rent increases.)

類義語： limit, ceiling

よく使う表現： spending cap, cap on something, price cap

傘

きのこの上部にある、広がった部分。

やさしい英語で： The broad top part of a mushroom.

• The mushroom has a brown cap.
• Small drops of water covered the caps.
• Look underneath the cap to see the gills.

よく使う表現： mushroom cap, cap and stem, rounded cap

クラウン、かぶせ物

傷んだ歯の上に取り付ける人工の覆い。

やさしい英語で： An artificial cover placed over a damaged tooth.

• My tooth needs a cap.
• The dentist fitted two porcelain caps.
• His gold cap showed when he smiled.

使い方： cap on a tooth (The dentist put a cap on my broken tooth.)

類義語： crown

よく使う表現： dental cap, gold cap, cap on something

雷管

より大きな爆薬を爆発させるための小さな装置。

やさしい英語で： A small explosive device used to make a larger amount of explosive go off.

• The cap sets off the larger charge.
• Workers checked the blasting caps before use.
• A faulty cap prevented the explosion.

類義語： detonator

よく使う表現： blasting cap, detonator cap, explosive cap

上限を設ける

認められる量や水準の最大値を決める。

やさしい英語で： To set the highest amount or level that is allowed.

• They plan to cap spending.
• Rent increases were capped at three percent.
• Should the government cap energy prices?

使い方： cap something at an amount (The council capped the fee at twenty pounds.)

類義語： limit, restrict

よく使う表現： cap spending, cap something at, cap rent increases

ふたをする

物の先や上にふたを付けて、閉じたり保護したりする。

やさしい英語で： To close or protect something by putting a cover on its end or top.

• Cap the bottle after use.
• The plumber capped the leaking pipe.
• All the containers were capped tightly.

類義語： seal, cover, close

反対語： uncap

よく使う表現： cap a bottle, cap a pipe, cap a pen