1 (also capital city) [C] the town or city where the government of a country is 首都:
Madrid is the capital of Spain.马德里是西班牙的首都。
2 [U] an amount of money that you use to start a business or to put in a bank, etc so that you earn more money (interest) on it 资金,资本(可用以赚取利润):
When she had enough capital, she bought a shop.她等到资金充足的时候,便买下一家商店。
3 (also capital letter) [C] the large form of a letter of the alphabet 大写字母;大写字体:
Write your name in capitals.用大写字母写上你的姓名。
4 [C] a place that is well known for a particular thing 在某方面出名的地方;…之都:
Niagara Falls is the honeymoon capital of the world.尼亚加拉瀑布是世界的蜜月之都。
capital²
/ˈkæpɪtl ||; ˈkæpətḷ/adj
1 connected with punishment by death 与死刑有关的:
a capital offence (= a crime for which sb can be sentenced to death)死罪
2 (used about letters of the alphabet) written in the large form (指字母)大写的:
‘David’ begins with a capital ‘D’.David以字母D开头。
capital1/ˋkæpətḷ; ˈkæpətl or ˈkæpItl/n 1 [C] an important city where the main government of a country, state etc is 首都﹔首府﹔省会: +of What's the capital of Poland? 波兰的首都是哪里?a capital city 首都2 [singular 单数, U] money or property, especially when it is used to start a business or to make more money〔尤指用来开创企业或创造更多财富的〕资本﹐资金: The government is eager to attract foreign capital. 政府急于吸引外资。capital gains (=money made from businesses, property etc)资本收益3 also 又作 ˌcapital ˈletter [C] a letter of the alphabet that is written in its large form, for example at the beginning of a name or sentence 大写字母: Write your name in capitals . 用大写字母写你的名字。a capital ‘T’ 大写的T
capital2adj capital offence/crime a crime that can be punished by death 死罪
capitalcapitalcapitalsnoun1the most important city in a country, where the government is: Tokyo is the capital of Japan.2(no plural) (business) a large amount of money that you use to start a business, etc.: When she had enough capital, she bought a shop.3(alsocapital letter) a big letter of the alphabet, used at the beginning of sentences: Please fill in the form in capitals. Names of people and places begin with a capital letter.