单词 | capital |
释义 | capital1 of 3adjective cap·i·tal ˈka-pə-tᵊl ˈkap-tᵊl 1 of a letter : of or conforming to the series A, B, C, etc. rather than a, b, c, etc. 2 a : being the seat of government London is the capital city of England. b : chief in importance or influence capital ships the capital importance of criticism in the work of creation itself 3 a : punishable by death a capital crime b : involving execution (see execution sense 2) capital sentences see also capital punishment c : most serious a capital error 4 : of or relating to capital especially : relating to or being assets that add to the long-term net worth of a corporation capital improvements 5 : excellent a capital book capital 2 of 3noun (1)1 a(1) : a stock (see stock entry 1 sense 1a) of accumulated goods especially at a specified time and in contrast to income received during a specified period also : the value of these accumulated goods (2) : accumulated goods devoted to the production of other goods (3) : accumulated possessions calculated to bring in income set capital and land and labor to work see also venture capital b(1) : net worth : excess of assets over liabilities (2) : stock sense 2a see also capital gain, capital stock, equity capital c : persons holding capital : capitalists considered as a group d : advantage, gain make capital of the situation e : a store or supply of useful assets or advantages wasted their political capital on an unpopular cause wrote from the capital of his emotionally desolate boyhood see also human capital 2 a : a letter that conforms to the series A, B, C, etc. rather than a, b, c, etc. : a capital letter especially : an initial capital letter b : a letter belonging to a style of alphabet modeled on the style customarily used in inscriptions 3 a : a city serving as a seat of government b : a city preeminent in some special activity the fashion capital capital 3 of 3noun (2) : the uppermost member of a column or pilaster crowning the shaft and taking the weight of the entablature see column illustration capital 1 of 2 noun1 as in center a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest during the 1980s Silicon Valley became the capital of the computer industry Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in assets the total of one's money and property invested nearly all of their capital in the new business Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
capital 2 of 2adjective1 as in main coming before all others in importance the capital goal of the effort is to assimilate the new immigrants Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2 as in beautiful of the very best kind a truly capital idea, which I highly endorse Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
|
随便看 |
英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。