1 N-UNCOUNT 资本;资金 Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money. 资本;资金 [business]
2 N-UNCOUNT [usually NOUN n] (厂房、机器等)固定资产,资本资产 You can use capital to refer to buildings or machinery which are necessary to produce goods or to make companies more efficient, but which do not make money directly. (厂房、机器等)固定资产,资本资产 [business]
3 N-UNCOUNT (借款或投资的)本金,本钱 Capital is the part of an amount of money borrowed or invested which does not include interest. (借款或投资的)本金,本钱 [business]
4 N-COUNT 首都;首府 The capital of a country is the city or town where its government or parliament meets. 首都;首府
5 N-COUNT (工商业活动的)中心 If a place is the capital of a particular industry or activity, it is the place that is most famous for it, because it happens in that place more than anywhere else. (工商业活动的)中心
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Colmar has long been considered the capital of the wine trade. [+ of]
科尔马长期以来一直被视为葡萄酒贸易中心。
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...New York, the fashion capital of the world. [+ of]
纽约,世界时尚之都
6 N-COUNT 大写字母 Capitals or capital letters are written or printed letters in the form which is used at the beginning of sentences or names. 'T', 'B', and 'F' are capitals. 大写字母
7 ADJ [ADJ n] (犯罪)情节严重的,可判处死刑的 A capital offence is one that is so serious that the person who commits it can be punished by death. (犯罪)情节严重的,可判处死刑的
8 N-COUNT 柱头;柱顶 A capital is the top part of a stone column, which is sometimes decorated with stone leaves or other patterns. 柱头;柱顶 [technical]
9 See also: working capital
Usage Note :
Note that you must always use a capital letter with days of the week, months of the year, and festivals. ...on Monday the 13th of January. ...at Christmas. Names of seasons, however, usually begin with a small letter. ...in spring. Capitals must also be used with the names of countries and other places, as well with the adjectives and nouns derived from them, such as those which refer to their inhabitants or languages. ...in Portugal. ...the Swiss police. ...thousands of Germans... He spoke fluent Arabic.
注意, 表示星期几、月份和节假日的词首字母必须大写: on Monday the 13th of January (1月13日, 星期一),at Christmas (圣诞节期间)。不过, 表示季节的名词首字母通常小写: in spring (在春季)。国名、地名及其派生出来的表示其居民或语言等的形容词、名词首字母必须大写: in Portugal (在葡萄牙),the Swiss police (瑞士警方),thousands of Germans (成千上万的德国人),He spoke fluent Arabic (他讲一口流利的阿拉伯语)。
10 PHRASE 从…中捞取好处;从…中渔利 If you say that someone is making capital out of a situation, you disapprove of the way they are gaining an advantage for themselves through other people's efforts or bad luck. 从…中捞取好处;从…中渔利 [formal, disapproval]
11 PHRASE [n PHR n] (用于强调某一字眼具有特殊意义)地道的,彻头彻尾的 You can use phrases such as 'Life with a capital L', to emphasize that a word has a particular significance in the situation you are talking about. (用于强调某一字眼具有特殊意义)地道的,彻头彻尾的 [informal, emphasis]
Word Link | cap ≈ head : capital, capitulate, captain |
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