Word · Frequency #729
capital
首都;首府;省会
核心释义
A city that serves as a seat of government, or the most important city in a country or area.
- 1.
资金和财富:获取或生产商品和服务的手段,尤其是在非易货系统中。
Money and wealth: the means to acquire or produce goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
- 2.
柱子的最上部。
The uppermost part of a column.
- 3.
可用于生产更多资产的资产
assets available for use in the production of further assets
- 4.
已生产的耐用商品,可用作生产要素,如工具和推土机(设备)以及办公楼(建筑物)。
Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as tools and bulldozers (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
- 5.
以金钱或财产形式存在的财富,以及具有经济价值的人力资源
wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
- 6.
资本家阶级;投资者在社会(经济、政治、文化等)影响方面的集合。
The capitalist class; investors considered collectively with respect to their societal (economic, political, cultural, etc.) influence.
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政府所在地
a seat of government
- 8.
由政府或其他权威指定为立法席位的城市,通常是政府所在地;或一个国家或其分区内最重要的城市。
A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
- 9.
特定领域中最重要的城市。
The most important city in the field specified.
- 10.
大写字母。
An uppercase letter.
- 11.
知识;意识;熟练。
Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
- 12.
最重要的事物。
The chief or most important thing.
大写字母;资本;资金;本钱;资本家阶级;投资者群体;柱头;最重要的事物;要旨
用法In use
They raised enough capital to open a small bakery in town.
用法提示:capital 作名词,表示‘资金、资本’,此处指开始生意所需的钱。
The company needs more capital to buy new machines.
用法提示:capital 为不可数名词,表示‘资本’,指公司购置设备所用的资金。
He invested all his capital in a technology start-up.
用法提示:capital 作名词,表示‘资本、资金’,这里是投资所用的钱财。
the capital of + 国家/地区
表示某国或某地区的首都、首府,用 the capital of 引出所属的地方。
Beijing is the capital of China.
北京是中国的首都。
capital + 名词(作定语)
capital 可直接放在名词前作定语,如 capital city(首都城市)、capital investment(资本投资)。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- capital city
- 首都;首府
- Beijing is the capital city of China.北京是中国的首都。
- raise capital
- 筹集资金
- The startup raised capital from several investors.这家初创公司从几位投资者那里筹集了资金。
- venture capital
- 风险投资
- Venture capital helped the young company grow fast.风险投资帮助这家年轻公司迅速成长。
- human capital
- 人力资本
- Education is a key way to build human capital.教育是积累人力资本的重要途径。
- working capital
- 营运资金;流动资金
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
The plural 'capitals' is used for the countable sense (e.g. the tops of columns).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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