capital
noun
adj
ˈkæpɪətl
noun
1
CITY
城市
an
important
city
where
the
main
government
of
a
country,
state
etc
is
首都，首府，省会
C
Washington,
D.C.,
the
capital
of
the
United
States
美国首都华盛顿特区
2
MONEY
钱
money
or
property,
especially
when
it
is
used
to
start
a
business
or
to
produce
more
wealth
〔尤指用来开创企业、创造更多财富的〕资本，资金，启动资金
singular 单数, U
The
government
is
eager
to
attract
foreign
capital.
政府急切希望吸引外国资金。
3
LETTER
字母
LETTER
字母
a
letter
of
the
alphabet
written
in
its
large
form
as
it
is,
for
example,
at
the
beginning
of
someone’s
name
大写字母;
C
4
CENTRE OF ACTIVITY
活动中心
a
place
that
is
a
centre
for
an
industry,
business,
or
other
activity
〔工商业或其他活动的〕中心
C
Hollywood
is
the
capital
of
the
movie
industry.
好莱坞是电影业的中心。
5
make capital from/out of sth
to
use
a
situation
or
event
to
help
you
get
an
advantage
利用某事获利，从某事中捞取好处
6
BUILDING
建筑物
the
top
part
of
a
COLUMN
(=a
long
stone
post
used
in
some
buildings)
[术语] 柱头，柱顶
C | technical
adj
7
a
capital
letter
is
one
that
is
written
or
printed
in
its
large
form
大写的;
capital
‘B’
大写的 B
8
relating
to
money
that
you
use
to
start
a
business
or
to
make
more
money
资本的，资金的
capital
investments
资本投资
9
capital offence/crime
an
offence
that
is
punished
by
death
死罪
10
trouble with a capital T fast with a capital F etc
,
used
with
any
word
in
order
to
emphasize
that
you
are
talking
about
an
extreme
type
of
something
[非正式] 麻烦透顶，快速之极等〔和任意单词连用，强调极端性〕
informal
11
excellent
[过时] 极好的
old-fashioned