capital
noun uk/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ us/ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl/
(CITY)
A2 [ C ]首都;首府;省会
a city that is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area
Australia's capital city is Canberra. 澳大利亚的首都是堪培拉。
[ C ]（某行业或活动的）中心
the most important place for a particular business or activity
London used to be the financial capital of the world. 伦敦曾是世界金融中心。
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- In defiance of the ceasefire, rebel troops are again firing on the capital.
- Fighting around the capital has intensified in the last few hours.
- More people live in the capital than in the whole of the rest of the country.
- There is strong support here for the tough economic reforms ordained in the federal capital, Prague.
(LETTER)
A2 [ C ] (also capital letter)大写字母
a letter of the alphabet in the form and larger size that is used at the beginning of sentences and names
Please print your name in capitals. 请用大写字母以印刷体填写你的名字。
A proper noun should start with a capital. 专有名词首字母必须大写。
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- Names always start with capitals.
- If you write your emails in capitals, it looks as though you are shouting.
- The company's trademark is written in capitals.
- If the text is in capitals, it is difficult to read.
- For some reason, she always writes in capitals.
- It's considered rude to use capital letters in an email because it looks like YOU ARE SHOUTING.
- The poet e. e. cummings wrote his name with small letters, not capital letters.
- Don't forget to put a capital letter on a proper name, like the name of a place or person.
- Every sentence should begin with a capital letter.
- Romantic, written with a capital letter, refers to a specific movement in art and literature.
(MONEY)
[ U ]资本，资金;本钱
money and possessions, especially a large amount of money used for producing more wealth or for starting a new business
She leaves her capital untouched in the bank and lives off the interest. 她不动用银行里的本金，靠利息生活。
We put $20,000 capital into the business, but we're unlikely to see any return for a few years. 我们在生意上投入了两万英镑，但很可能会在几年内看不到任何回报。
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- The central bank has announced controls on capital outflows.
- I want to start my own business if I can raise the capital.
- We're only a small business and don't have the capital to compete with the big boys.
- They'll need to raise £1 million in venture capital if they're to get the business off the ground.
- She leaves her capital untouched in the bank and lives off the interest.
(COLUMN)
[ C ] architecture specialized柱头，柱冠，柱顶
the top part of a column
Idiom
make capital out of somethingidiom 从…中获益（或赢得好处）;利用
to use a situation to get an advantage for yourself
The Opposition is making a lot of political capital out of the government's failure to invest in education. 反对党在利用政府未能做好教育投资而大捞政治资本。
capital
adjective uk/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ us/ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl/
(LETTER)
大写字母的
(of a letter of the alphabet) in the form and larger size that is used at the beginning of sentences and names
Do you write "calvinist" with a capital "C" or not? 你写 calvinist 时将 c 大写吗？
(DEATH)
capital crime/offence 死罪
a crime that can be punished by death
In some countries, importing drugs is a capital offence. 在某些国家，携带毒品入境是死罪。
(EXCELLENT)
UK old-fashioned很棒的，极好的
very good or excellent
That's a capital idea! 那主意好极了！
Idiom
with a capital A, B, etc.idiom （用于表示性质的词后，表示强调）非常，特别
said after the name of a particular quality to say that it is very strong, using its first letter
He's trouble with a capital T! 他这个人特别烦人！