cap·i·tal

noun

/ˈkæpɪtl/

Idioms

city

(also capital city)

[countable] the most important town or city of a country or region, where the government operates from首都；首府；国都

Cairo is the capital of Egypt.开罗是埃及的首都。
the state capital州首府
Rennes is the provincial capital of Brittany.雷恩是布列塔尼省的省会。
a tour of six European capital cities欧洲六大首都城市之旅
She liked the fast pace of life in the capital.她喜欢首都快节奏的生活。
(figurative) Paris, the fashion capital of the world巴黎，世界时装之都

Extra Examples

Last week's gathering in the Californian state capital was no ordinary event.上周在加利福尼亚州首府举行的聚会并不是一次普通的活动。
The department store has branches in all major capitals.这家百货公司在各大都市都设有分店。
Troops are stationed in and around the capital.军队驻扎在首都及其周边地区。
Los Angeles is the movie capital of the world.洛杉矶是世界电影之都。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

great
major
British
…

preposition

in a/the capital
capital of

phrases

the… capital of the world

letter

(also capital letter)

[countable] a letter of the form and size that is used at the beginning of a sentence or a name (= A,B,C rather than a,b,c)大写字母

Use block capitals (= separate capital letters).使用大写字母。
in capitals Please write in capitals.请用大写字母书写。

money

[uncountable] wealth or property that is owned by a business or a person and can be invested or used to start a business财富；财产；资产

share/investment/equity capital股本；投资资本；权益资本
He had various ideas on how to raise capital for the project.如何为这个项目筹集资金，他有很多想法。
a guide to investing capital in new markets新市场投资指南
Our capital is all tied up in property.我们的资金全都投在了房地产上，无法动用。
capital investment (= money invested in a business)资本投资
capital expenditure/spending (= money that an organization spends on buildings, equipment, etc.)资本性支出
capital costs/assets资本成本/资产
the capital value of the property这项财产的资本值

see also venture capital, working capitalTopics Businessb2, Moneyb2

Extra Examples

He sank vast amounts of capital in the venture.他在这次风险投资中投入了大量的资金。
They secured $175 million in capital funding from investors.他们从投资者那里获得了 1.75 亿美元的资本融资。
Inner city areas require a large injection of capital.市中心区需要注入大量资本。
Investors want an immediate return on their capital.投资者要求本金有即时回报。
The company has put a lot of capital into the project.公司为该工程投入了大量的资金。
We don't have enough capital to buy new premises.我们没有足够的资金来购置新的营业场所。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

risk
venture
fixed
…

verb + capital

have
accumulate
acquire
…

capital + noun

assets
goods
resources
…

phrases

capital and labour/labor
an injection of capital
a return on your capital
…

[singular] an amount of money that is invested or is used to start a business资本；资金；启动资金

to set up a business with a starting capital of £100 000以 10 万英镑为启动资金创办一个企业

Topics Businessb2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

risk
venture
fixed
…

verb + capital

have
accumulate
acquire
…

capital + noun

assets
goods
resources
…

phrases

capital and labour/labor
an injection of capital
a return on your capital
…

[uncountable] (specialist) people who use their money to start businesses, considered as a group资方

capital and labour资方与劳方

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

risk
venture
fixed
…

verb + capital

have
accumulate
acquire
…

capital + noun

assets
goods
resources
…

phrases

capital and labour/labor
an injection of capital
a return on your capital
…

resources

[uncountable] (in compounds) a valuable resource of a particular kind有价值的资源；资本

Education creates intellectual capital to convert into economic and social rewards.教育创造智力资本，转化为经济和社会回报。
Immigrant children have cultural capital of their own—including their home language—which may be undervalued.移民儿童拥有自己的文化资本（包括他们的母语），但这些资本可能被低估。

see also human capital, political capital, social capital

architecture

the top part of a column柱顶；柱头Topics Buildingsc2

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 5 Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top’, later ‘standing at the head or beginning’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’. noun sense 6 Middle English: from Old French capitel, from late Latin capitellum ‘little head’, diminutive of Latin caput.

Idioms

make capital (out) of something

to use a situation for your own advantage从…中捞取好处；利用…谋求私利
- The opposition parties are making political capital out of the government's problems.各反对党都在利用政府面临的问题捞取政治资本。

Wordfinder

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bond
capital
dividend
equity
fund
interest
invest
portfolio
share

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bank
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finance
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profit

cap·i·tal

adjective

/ˈkæpɪtl/

Idioms

letter

[only before noun] (of letters of the alphabet) having the form and size used at the beginning of a sentence or a name大写的

English is written with a capital ‘E’.English 一词中字母 E 大写。
words that start with a capital letter以大写字母开头的单词

compare lower case

punishment

[only before noun] involving punishment by death死刑的

a capital offence死罪

Topics Crime and punishmentc1

excellent

(old-fashioned) excellent极好的；头等的；一流的

Idioms

with a capital A, B, etc.

used to emphasize that a word has a stronger meaning than usual in a particular situation（强调有特别含义的字眼）真正地，名副其实地，不折不扣地
- He was romantic with a capital R.他纯属浪漫派。

单词	capital
释义	cap·i·tal noun /ˈkæpɪtl/ /ˈkæpɪtl/ Idioms city (also capital city) [countable] the most important town or city of a country or region, where the government operates from首都；首府；国都 Cairo is the capital of Egypt.开罗是埃及的首都。 the state capital州首府 Rennes is the provincial capital of Brittany.雷恩是布列塔尼省的省会。 a tour of six European capital cities欧洲六大首都城市之旅 She liked the fast pace of life in the capital.她喜欢首都快节奏的生活。 (figurative) Paris, the fashion capital of the world巴黎，世界时装之都 Extra Examples Last week's gathering in the Californian state capital was no ordinary event.上周在加利福尼亚州首府举行的聚会并不是一次普通的活动。 The department store has branches in all major capitals.这家百货公司在各大都市都设有分店。 Troops are stationed in and around the capital.军队驻扎在首都及其周边地区。 Los Angeles is the movie capital of the world.洛杉矶是世界电影之都。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great major British … preposition in a/the capital capital of phrases the… capital of the world letter (also capital letter) [countable] a letter of the form and size that is used at the beginning of a sentence or a name (= A,B,C rather than a,b,c)大写字母 Use block capitals (= separate capital letters).使用大写字母。 in capitals Please write in capitals.请用大写字母书写。 money [uncountable] wealth or property that is owned by a business or a person and can be invested or used to start a business财富；财产；资产 share/investment/equity capital股本；投资资本；权益资本 He had various ideas on how to raise capital for the project.如何为这个项目筹集资金，他有很多想法。 a guide to investing capital in new markets新市场投资指南 Our capital is all tied up in property.我们的资金全都投在了房地产上，无法动用。 capital investment (= money invested in a business)资本投资 capital expenditure/spending (= money that an organization spends on buildings, equipment, etc.)资本性支出 capital costs/assets资本成本/资产 the capital value of the property这项财产的资本值 see also venture capital, working capitalTopics Businessb2, Moneyb2 Extra Examples He sank vast amounts of capital in the venture.他在这次风险投资中投入了大量的资金。 They secured $175 million in capital funding from investors.他们从投资者那里获得了 1.75 亿美元的资本融资。 Inner city areas require a large injection of capital.市中心区需要注入大量资本。 Investors want an immediate return on their capital.投资者要求本金有即时回报。 The company has put a lot of capital into the project.公司为该工程投入了大量的资金。 We don't have enough capital to buy new premises.我们没有足够的资金来购置新的营业场所。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective risk venture fixed … verb + capital have accumulate acquire … capital + noun assets goods resources … phrases capital and labour/labor an injection of capital a return on your capital … [singular] an amount of money that is invested or is used to start a business资本；资金；启动资金 to set up a business with a starting capital of £100 000以 10 万英镑为启动资金创办一个企业 Topics Businessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective risk venture fixed … verb + capital have accumulate acquire … capital + noun assets goods resources … phrases capital and labour/labor an injection of capital a return on your capital … [uncountable] (specialist) people who use their money to start businesses, considered as a group资方 capital and labour资方与劳方 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective risk venture fixed … verb + capital have accumulate acquire … capital + noun assets goods resources … phrases capital and labour/labor an injection of capital a return on your capital … resources [uncountable] (in compounds) a valuable resource of a particular kind有价值的资源；资本 Education creates intellectual capital to convert into economic and social rewards.教育创造智力资本，转化为经济和社会回报。 Immigrant children have cultural capital of their own—including their home language—which may be undervalued.移民儿童拥有自己的文化资本（包括他们的母语），但这些资本可能被低估。 see also human capital, political capital, social capital architecture the top part of a column柱顶；柱头Topics Buildingsc2 Word Originnoun senses 1 to 5 Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top’, later ‘standing at the head or beginning’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’. noun sense 6 Middle English: from Old French capitel, from late Latin capitellum ‘little head’, diminutive of Latin caput. Idioms make capital (out) of something to use a situation for your own advantage从…中捞取好处；利用…谋求私利 The opposition parties are making political capital out of the government's problems.各反对党都在利用政府面临的问题捞取政治资本。 Wordfinder asset bond capital dividend equity fund interest invest portfolio share Wordfinder afford bank bankrupt capital economy expense finance invest money profit cap·i·tal adjective /ˈkæpɪtl/ /ˈkæpɪtl/ Idioms letter [only before noun] (of letters of the alphabet) having the form and size used at the beginning of a sentence or a name大写的 English is written with a capital ‘E’.English 一词中字母 E 大写。 words that start with a capital letter以大写字母开头的单词 compare lower case punishment [only before noun] involving punishment by death死刑的 a capital offence死罪 Topics Crime and punishmentc1 excellent (old-fashioned) excellent极好的；头等的；一流的 Word Originnoun senses 1 to 5 Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top’, later ‘standing at the head or beginning’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’. noun sense 6 Middle English: from Old French capitel, from late Latin capitellum ‘little head’, diminutive of Latin caput. Idioms with a capital A, B, etc. used to emphasize that a word has a stronger meaning than usual in a particular situation（强调有特别含义的字眼）真正地，名副其实地，不折不扣地 He was romantic with a capital R.他纯属浪漫派。
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