1.VERB 动词 （英国为防止市议会随意提高地方税率，促其削减开支或提高效率而）限定…的地方税额 In Britain, when a local council was rate-capped, the government prevented it from increasing local taxes called rates, in order to force the council to reduce its spending or make it more efficient.

  【语法信息】：be V-ed

  【搭配模式】：usu passive

2.N-COUNT 可数名词 利率限额；利率上限 A rate cap is a limit placed by the government on the amount of interest that banks or credit card companies can charge their customers.

  【语域标签】：AM 美