ca‧pac‧i‧ty S3 W2 AC / kəpæsəti, kəpæsɪti / 名词 ( 复数形式 capacities )
1 [单数形式] the amount of space a container, room etc has to hold things or people
capacity of
The fuel tank has a capacity of 40 litres.
The room had seating capacity for about 80.
The orchestra played to a capacity crowd (= the largest number of people who can fit into a hall, theatre etc ) .
All the hotels were filled to capacity .
2 [可数和不可数名词] someone’s ability to do something 反义词 incapacity
capacity for
a child’s capacity for learning
an infinite capacity for love
capacity to do something
a capacity to think in an original way
3 [单数形式] formal someone’s job, position, or duty 同义词 role
in a professional/official etc capacity
Rollins will be working in an advisory capacity on this project.
(do something) in your capacity as something
I attended the meeting in my capacity as chairman of the safety committee.
4 [单数形式，不可数] the amount of something that a factory, company, machine etc can produce or deal with :
The company has the capacity to build 1,500 trucks a year.
The factory has been working at full capacity (= making the most amount of things that it can ) .
5 [单数形式，不可数] the size or power of something such as an engine :
The tax on cars is still based on engine capacity.
COLLOCATIONS
短语
have a capacity of 5/10 etc litres It’s a small microwave which has a capacity of 0.6 cubic feet.
be filled to capacity (= be completely full ) The courtroom was filled to capacity.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + capacity
limited capacity The hospitals have a limited capacity.
high capacity (= able to hold a lot of things or people ) There was demand for a high capacity public transport system.
storage capacity (= how much information a computer disk, CD-Rom etc can hold ) The storage capacity is about 250 megabytes.
seating capacity (= how many seats there are in a theatre, hall etc ) The largest hall in the university has a seating capacity of over 1,500.
capacity + NOUN
a capacity audience (= the largest number of people who can fill a theatre, hall etc ) The lecture attracted a capacity audience.
a capacity crowd (= the largest number of people that can fit in a place ) A capacity crowd of 40,000 turned up at the stadium.
THESAURUS
size 名词 [可数和不可数名词] how big someone or something is : What size is that shirt? | The price will depend on the size and quality of the carpet. | Your desk is exactly the same size as mine. | Fire has destroyed an area of forest the size of Luxembourg. | The seeds are very small, about half the size of a grain of salt. | There were several pieces of wood of different sizes. | Cover the dough and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size. | The black spots on her skin seemed to be slowly increasing in size. | The American states vary enormously in size, from very large to very small. | In a class this size, there will always be a few problems.
dimensions 名词 [复数形式] the length, width, and height of an object, room, building etc : What are the dimensions of the table?
measurements 名词 [复数形式] the length, width, or height of something, or of someone’s body : I need to check the measurements of the window. | your waist measurement is 31 inches | The nurse took my measurements.
proportions 名词 [复数形式] the relative sizes of the different parts of an object, room, building etc : The proportions don’t look right to me. | You can sit in the Plaza and admire the proportions of the cathedral.
area 名词 [可数和不可数名词] the amount of space that a flat surface such as a floor or field covers : To measure the area of a room, you need to multiply the length by the width.
extent 名词 [不可数名词] the size of a large area : The extent of the ranch is enormous. | The island measured about 1,600 kilometres in extent.
bulk 名词 [不可数名词] the very large size of something : The statue’s massive bulk made it difficult to move. | his enormous bulk | The view was dominated by the huge bulk of the power station.
capacity 名词 [单数形式] the amount that a container will hold : The capacity of the tank is around 500 gallons. | The computer’s memory has a capacity of over 200 megabytes. | All the storage units were filled to capacity.
volume 名词 [单数形式] the amount of space that a substance fills, or that an object contains : The average domestic swimming pool has a volume of 45,000 litres. | This instrument measures the volume of air in your lungs. | Help me figure out the volume of this fish tank. | The shifting of continents has an impact on the volume of water the oceans can contain.