| 单词 | to make capital out of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make capital out of b. to make capital out of: to take advantage of (something); to turn to account. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial to [verb (transitive)] > take advantage of > turn to account lucrify1564 improve1604 to turn to account1679 to make much (also little, something, nothing, etc.) of1707 avail1785 to make a good thing of (also out of)1800 utilize1807 exploiter1818 to make capital out of1840 capitalize1869 1840 Universalist Union 29 Aug. 651/1 What extraordinary efforts have the Union and Messenger put forth in this business..in their attempts to make capital out of this thing. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XV. 708/2 This..counteracted all the political capital they hoped to make out of the case. 1995 Independent 29 Apr. 12/4 Labour and Liberal reaction has been so philosophically parsimonious as once again to seek to make capital out of the politics of envy. < as lemmas |
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