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。
首都；首府；省会
capitals — plural of capital
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
A city that serves as a seat of government, or the most important city in a country or area.
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.
柱子的最上部。
The uppermost part of a column.
可用于生产更多资产的资产
assets available for use in the production of further assets
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).
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
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.
政府所在地
a seat of government
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.
特定领域中最重要的城市。
The most important city in the field specified.
大写字母。
An uppercase letter.
知识；意识；熟练。
Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
最重要的事物。
The chief or most important thing.
They raised enough capital to open a small bakery in town.
他们筹集了足够的资金，在镇上开了一家小面包店。
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.
公司需要更多资金来购买新机器。
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.
他把全部资金都投资到了一家科技初创公司。
用法提示：capital 作名词，表示‘资本、资金’，这里是投资所用的钱财。
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 可直接放在名词前作定语，如 capital city（首都城市）、capital investment（资本投资）。
The company announced a large capital investment.
这家公司宣布了一笔巨额资本投资。
表示“资金”时，capital 常作 raise、need 等动词的宾语，后面用不定式说明用途。
They raised capital to open a new factory.
他们筹集资金来开办一家新工厂。
grammar · medium
易错句子Beijing is capital of China.
正确表达Beijing is the capital of China.
表示“首都”时 capital 是可数名词单数，特指某国的首都时必须用定冠词 the：the capital of + 国家。汉语没有冠词，所以中国学习者常把 the 漏掉；但英语中这类独一无二的身份名词前一般要加 the。
grammar · medium
易错句子Beijing is the capital in China.
正确表达Beijing is the capital of China.
“中国的首都”这种所属关系要用 the capital of + 国家/地区，of 表示“……的”。介词 in 只表示位置“在中国境内”，不能表达所属；汉语“……的首都”的“的”对应 of，而不是 in。
grammar · medium
易错句子He invested a lot of capitals in the project.
正确表达He invested a lot of capital in the project.
表示“资金、资本”这一义项时 capital 是不可数名词，没有复数形式 capitals，所以 a lot of 后面只能用 capital。capitals 只用于“首都、大写字母”等可数义项。
首都；首府
Beijing is the capital city of China.
北京是中国的首都。
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。
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。
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。
营运资金；流动资金
Small firms often struggle to find enough working capital.
小公司常常难以筹到足够的营运资金。
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资本投资
The factory needs a large capital investment to expand.
这家工厂扩大规模需要大笔资本投资。