cap‧i‧tal 1 S3 W1 / kæpətl, kæpɪtl / 名词 #

1 city [可数名词] an important city where the main government of a country, state etc is :

Washington D.C., the capital of the United States

2 money [单数形式，不可数] money or property, especially when it is used to start a business or to produce more wealth :

The government is eager to attract foreign capital. → working capital , venture capital

3 letter [可数名词] a letter of the alphabet written in its large form, used for example at the beginning of someone’s name → lower case , upper case

4 centre of activity [可数名词] a place that is a centre for an industry, business, or other activity :

Hollywood is the capital of the movie industry.

5 make capital from/out of something to use a situation or event to help you get an advantage

6 building [可数名词] technical the top part of a column (= a long stone post used in some buildings )

THESAURUS

place with houses, shops, and offices

city a large area with houses, shops, offices etc that is often the centre of government for an area. A city is bigger than a town : The nearest big city is San Francisco.

town a large area with houses, shops, offices etc. A town is smaller than a city : La Coruña is a pretty seaside town.

capital ( also capital city ) the city where the government of a country or state is : We travelled to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.

metropolis a big busy city that is full of people and activity : After 1850 Paris grew quickly into a busy metropolis.

urban 形容词 [仅用于名词前] relating to towns and cities : Air pollution is particularly bad in urban areas. | urban development

capital S2 W3 adjective #

1 a capital letter is one that is written or printed in its large form → lower case , upper case :
capital ‘B’ 2 relating to money that you use to start a business or to make more money :
capital investments 3 capital offence/crime an offence that is punished by death 4 trouble with a capital T, fast with a capital F etc informal used with any word in order to emphasize that you are talking about an extreme type of something 5 old-fashioned excellent