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