capitals

英 [ˈkæpɪtlz]

美 [ˈkæpɪtlz]

n.  首都; 国都; 资本; 资金; 启动资金; 财富; 财产
capital的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 资本;资金
  Capitalis a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money.
  1. Companies are having difficulty in raising capital...
     各公司融资困难。
  2. A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches.
     一大笔资金投入了各分公司。
• N-UNCOUNT (厂房、机器等)固定资产,资本资产
  You can usecapitalto refer to buildings or machinery which are necessary to produce goods or to make companies more efficient, but which do not make money directly.
  1. ...capital equipment that could have served to increase production.
     本可以用来增加产出的资产设备
  2. ...capital investment.
     资本投资
• N-UNCOUNT (借款或投资的)本金,本钱
  Capitalis the part of an amount of money borrowed or invested which does not include interest.
  1. With a conventional repayment mortgage, the repayments consist of both capital and interest.
     常规的按揭还款额既包含本金也包括利息。
• N-COUNT 首都;首府
  Thecapitalof a country is the city or town where its government or parliament meets.
  1. ...Katmandu, the capital of Nepal.
     尼泊尔首都加德满都
• N-COUNT (工商业活动的)中心
  If a place isthe capital ofa particular industry or activity, it is the place that is most famous for it, because it happens in that place more than anywhere else.
  1. Colmar has long been considered the capital of the wine trade.
     科尔马长期以来一直被视为葡萄酒贸易中心。
  2. ...New York, the fashion capital of the world.
     纽约,世界时尚之都
• N-COUNT 大写字母
  Capitalsorcapital lettersare written or printed letters in the form which is used at the beginning of sentences or names. 'T', 'B', and 'F' are capitals.
  1. The name and address are written in capitals.
     姓名和地址是大写的。
• ADJ (犯罪)情节严重的,可判处死刑的
  Acapitaloffence is one that is so serious that the person who commits it can be punished by death.
  1. Espionage is a capital offence in this country.
     在这个国家,从事间谍活动是死罪。
  2. ...Americans wrongly convicted of capital crimes.
     被误判死罪的美国人
• 柱头;柱顶
  Acapitalis the top part of a stone column, which is sometimes decorated with stone leaves or other patterns.
• See also:working capital

Note that you must always use acapitalletter with days of the week, months of the year, and festivals....on Monday the 13th of January. ...at Christmas.Names of seasons, however, usually begin with a small letter....in spring.Capitalsmust also be used with the names of countries and other places, as well with the adjectives and nouns derived from them, such as those which refer to their inhabitants or languages....in Portugal. ...the Swiss police. ...thousands of Germans... He spoke fluent Arabic.
注意, 表示星期几、月份和节假日的词首字母必须大写: on Monday the 13th of January (1月13日, 星期一)，at Christmas (圣诞节期间)。不过, 表示季节的名词首字母通常小写: in spring (在春季)。国名、地名及其派生出来的表示其居民或语言等的形容词、名词首字母必须大写: in Portugal (在葡萄牙)，the Swiss police (瑞士警方)，thousands of Germans (成千上万的德国人)，He spoke fluent Arabic (他讲一口流利的阿拉伯语)。

• PHRASE 从…中捞取好处;从…中渔利
  If you say that someoneis making capital out ofa situation, you disapprove of the way they are gaining an advantage for themselves through other people's efforts or bad luck.
  1. He rebuked the President for trying to make political capital out of the hostage situation.
     他谴责总统试图利用人质事件捞取政治利益。
• PHRASE (用于强调某一字眼具有特殊意义)地道的，彻头彻尾的
  You can use phrases such as 'Lifewith a capitalL', to emphasize that a word has a particular significance in the situation you are talking about.
  1. She's not feminist with a capital F but she's fairly controversial.
     她不是个真正意义上的女权主义者,但却是个颇具争议的人物。

双语例句

• Third, hidden danger also exists in the utilization of foreign capitals.
  第三，利用外资也存在着引发金融危机的隐患。
• Use all capitals, and slightly enlarge the first letter.
  使用所有的首都，并略有放大的第一个字母。
• At present, China and ASEAN countries have air links among capitals or some major cities.
  目前中国与东盟各国已实现首都或主要城市之间的通航。
• Local secondary education is concentrated in the provincial capitals and some district centers.
  当地的中级教育主要集中在省会和其它一些行政中心。
• The Pop's ambassadors took their place among the diplomatic corps in many of the world's capitals.
  在许多国家首都，教皇的大使也在外交使团中占有一席之地。
• Xi'an is one of the ancient capitals of our country.
  西安是我国古都之一。
• We did the logo in lower-case letters instead of capitals.
  我们的徽标用了小写字母，没用大写。
• He and colleagues have shuttled back and forth between the three capitals
  他和同事们在这3个首都之间往来穿梭。
• They do not understand whether Brussels has the final say, or the27 capitals all share the final say?
  他们不明白，到底是布鲁塞尔说了算，还是27个首都说了算？
• The absorption of foreign capitals is a very important factor tothe economic development of the developing countries.
  发展中国家在促进经济发展的过程中，吸引外资以弥补国内资源的缺口是一个十分重要的促动因素。