capital
/ˈkæpɪtl/
n.
标准词条
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一句话记住
首都;省会;资本;资金;大写字母
释义与例句
n.
首都;省会
the most important city of a country or region, where the government is based
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Paris is the capital of France.
巴黎是法国的首都。
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The capital is much busier than the small towns around it.
首都比周边小镇热闹得多。
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They moved to the capital to look for work.
他们搬到首都去找工作。
n.
资本;资金
money or property used to start or run a business and make more money
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The company needs more capital to expand.
公司需要更多资金来扩张。
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He invested his capital in a small restaurant.
他把资金投入了一家小餐馆。
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Foreign capital has helped the city grow quickly.
外资帮助这座城市迅速发展。
n.
大写字母
a letter of the alphabet written in its large form
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Begin each sentence with a capital.
每个句子开头用大写字母。
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Please write your name in capitals.
请用大写字母写你的名字。
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The title is printed in large capitals.
标题用大写字母印刷。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
capital 有三个常见义项:首都、资本、大写字母;大写字母也可说 capital letter。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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capitalism 资本主义名词,指以私有制和市场竞争为基础的经济制度。
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capitalize 把…大写;资本化动词,可指将字母写成大写,也可指利用机会,如 capitalize on a chance。
同义词
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funds 资金funds 指可用资金,常用复数;capital 指用于投资的资本,也可指首都或大写字母,含义更广。The project lacks funds. 这个项目缺少资金。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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capitol 美国国会大厦;州议会大厦capital 可指首都、资本或大写字母;capitol 特指美国国会大厦或州议会大厦,拼写只差一个字母。说“北京是中国的首都”用 capital,不能写成 capitol。The meeting was held at the Capitol in Washington. 会议在华盛顿的国会大厦举行。
常见搭配
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capital city 首都Beijing is the capital city of China. 北京是中国的首都。
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raise capital 筹集资金The company needs to raise capital for its new factory. 公司需要为新工厂筹集资金。
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in capital letters 用大写字母Write your name in capital letters. 请用大写字母写你的名字。