capital

/ˈkæpɪtl/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
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
  1. Paris is the capital of France.
    巴黎是法国的首都。
  2. 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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  1. 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
  1. The company needs more capital to expand.
    公司需要更多资金来扩张。
  2. He invested his capital in a small restaurant.
    他把资金投入了一家小餐馆。
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  1. 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
  1. Begin each sentence with a capital.
    每个句子开头用大写字母。
  2. Please write your name in capitals.
    请用大写字母写你的名字。
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  1. 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)
  • 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。
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • capital city 首都
    Beijing is the capital city of China. 北京是中国的首都。
  • 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。
  • 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。