political capital
noun/pəˌlɪtɪkl ˈkæpɪtl/
/pəˌlɪtɪkl ˈkæpɪtl/
[uncountable]- the advantage over a political opponent that you can get from a particular situation
政治资本：在特定情况下相对于政治对手的优势 - He accused his opponents of trying to make political capital out of the tragedy.
他指责对手试图利用这桩惨事捞取政治资本。 - The president has refused to spend political capital (= to risk losing an advantage or popular support) to solve this problem.
总统拒绝花费政治资本（=冒着失去优势或民众支持的风险）来解决这个问题。
- He accused his opponents of trying to make political capital out of the tragedy.