| 词汇 | capital |
| 释义 | capital (noun) capital 8 ENTRIES FOUND: capital (adjective) capital (noun) capital-intensive (adjective) capital gains (noun) capital goods (noun) capital punishment (noun) venture capital (noun) working capital (noun) 1 capital /ˈkæpətl̟/ adjective 1 capital /ˈkæpətl̟/ adjective Learner's definition of CAPITAL 1 of a letter : in the form A, B, C, etc., rather than a, b, c : uppercase（字母）大写的 capital letters大写字母 a capital D大写字母D His handwritten capital S's look a lot like lowercase/small s's.他手写的大写字母S看起来就像小写字母s。 — sometimes used informally to give emphasis to a description非正式用法中有时用于强调所描述事物 He is conservative with a capital C! [=he is very conservative]他是不折不扣的保守派！ The sauce is spicy with a capital S. [=it is very spicy]这调味酱实在是太辣了。 2 : having the main offices of a government政府所在的；首府的；省会的 the state's capital city国家的首都 3 of a crime : having death as a possible punishment死刑的 Homicide that occurs during the course of an attempted kidnapping is a capital crime in some states.在有些州绑架未遂而杀人是死罪。 capital murder/rape charges会判死刑的谋杀/强奸指控 — see also capital punishment 4 chiefly British, old-fashioned : excellent a capital idea极好的主意 2 capital /ˈkæpətl̟/ noun plural capitals 2 capital /ˈkæpətl̟/ noun plural capitals Learner's definition of CAPITAL 1 [noncount] a : money, property, etc., that is used to start or operate a business（用于创办企业的）资金，启动资金 Does he have the capital to start a new business?他有资金创办新的企业吗？ — see also venture capital b : the money, property, etc., that a person or business owns资产；资本 capital accumulation = the accumulation of capital资本积累 Like most homeowners, her house is her biggest capital asset.正如大多数房主一样，她的房子便是她最大的资产。 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 The governor wasted his political capital on an unpopular issue.州长因为一件不光彩的事使其政治资本受损。 She's been accused of trying to make capital out of the tragedy. [=of trying to use the tragedy to her advantage; of trying to benefit from the tragedy]她因试图发灾难财而受到指控。 — see also capital gains, capital goods, working capital 2 [count] : a letter in the form A, B, C, etc. : a capital letter大写字母 3 [count] a : a city in which the main offices of a government are located : a capital city首都；首府 the state/provincial capital国都；省会 Austin is the capital of Texas.奥斯汀是得克萨斯州的首府。 Beijing is China's capital.北京是中国的首都。 b : the most important city for an activity or product活动（或生产）中心 New York City is the media capital of the United States.纽约市是美国的媒体中心。 This town is the region's cultural capital.这个小镇是当地的文化中心。 ◊ Do not confuse capital with capitol. |
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