词汇 capital 在中文的含义

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capital

US /ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl/
UK /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
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名词

1.

首都

the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center

示例:
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London is the capital of the United Kingdom.
伦敦是英国的首都。
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The new government plans to move the capital city.
新政府计划迁都。
2.

资本, 资金

wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available for a purpose such as starting a company or investing

示例:
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He raised enough capital to start his own business.
他筹集了足够的资金来创办自己的企业。
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The company needs more working capital to expand.
公司需要更多营运资金来扩张。
3.

大写字母

a capital letter

示例:
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Please start each sentence with a capital.
请用大写字母开始每个句子。
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The word 'France' begins with a capital 'F'.
“France”这个词以大写“F”开头。

形容词

1.

死刑的, 主要的

involving or punishable by death

示例:
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Treason is a capital offense.
叛国罪是死罪。
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The country still practices capital punishment.
该国仍在实行死刑。
2.

绝妙的, 极好的

excellent

示例:
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That's a capital idea!
那是个绝妙的主意!
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We had a capital time at the party.
我们在派对上玩得很开心。