English Dictionary

cape

IPA（発音記号）

/keɪp/

動詞

アメリカ英語 俗語 前置詞for

To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape. / (nautical) To head or point; to keep a course. / To skin an animal, particularly a deer.

日本語の意味

(1) (闘牛において) 牛を、ケープを振り回して特定の方向に突進させるために煽ること。 / (2) (航海用語) 船が進む方向を定める、またはその方向に向かって進むこと。 / (3) 動物、特に鹿の皮を剥ぐこと。

When the bull charged erratically, the coach urged the young matador to cape the animal toward the open gate.

雄牛が不規則に突進したとき、コーチは若いマタドールにマントを振ってその牛を開いた門の方へ突進させるよう促した。

意味（1）

To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.

I became a novillero when I was fourteen, but I had already been going to the fields and caping bulls since I was about twelve.

意味（2）

(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.

The ship capes southwest by south.

意味（3）

To skin an animal, particularly a deer.

意味（4）

(US, slang, chiefly with "for") To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.

A lot of African-Americans believe the answer is Clinton, mostly because she's not Trump and because President Barack Obama is shamelessly caping for her.

capes （ present singular third-person ）

caping （ participle present ）

caped （ participle past ）

caped （ past ）