set one's cap at

短语

向...挑逗

发音

AU

词形变化

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别名

set one's cap for

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To choose a man as a potential husband (for a girl).

    习语
  2. 2.

    To choose something as a goal.

    习语

    Patrick O'Brian, "HMS Surprise". How he has escaped marriage until now I cannot tell: the number of caps set in his direction would furnish a warehouse.

词源

Probably a calque of French mettre le cap sur (“to set a course for”).

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