capital
noun
uk/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/us/ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl/capitalnoun(CITY)
A2[C]
acitythat is thecentreofgovernmentof acountryorsmallerpoliticalarea:
首都；首府；省会Australia's capitalcityis Canberra.澳大利亚的首都是堪培拉。
[C]
the mostimportantplacefor aparticularbusinessoractivity:
（某行业或活动的）中心London used to be thefinancialcapital of theworld.伦敦曾是世界金融中心。
- Indefianceof theceasefire,rebeltroopsare againfiringon the capital.
- Fighting around the capital hasintensifiedin the last fewhours.
- Morepeoplelivein the capital than in thewholeof therestof thecountry.
- There isstrongsupporthere for thetougheconomicreformsordainedin thefederalcapital, Prague.
Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
- aerotropolis
- anti-city
- anti-urban
- Cantabrigian
- citywide
- county borough
- dormitory town
- garden city
- Londoner
- metro
- municipal
- retirement community
- retirement village
- sanctuary city
- sister city
- smoke
- twin
- urban
- urbanization
- Woop Woop
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Places and locations
capitalnoun(LETTER)
A2[C](alsocapital letter)
aletterof thealphabetin theformandlargersizethat is used at thebeginningofsentencesandnames:
大写字母Pleaseprintyournameincapitals.请用大写字母以印刷体填写你的名字。
Apropernounshouldstartwith a capital.专有名词首字母必须大写。
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- Names alwaysstartwith capitals.
- If you writeyouremailsin capitals, itlooksas though you areshouting.
- The company'strademarkis written in capitals.
- If thetextis in capitals, it isdifficulttoread.
- For somereason, she always writes in capitals.
- It'sconsideredrudeto use capitallettersin anemailbecause itlookslike YOU ARE SHOUTING.
- Thepoete. e. cummingswrotehisnamewithsmallletters, not capitalletters.
- Don'tforgetto put a capitalletteron apropername, like thenameof aplaceorperson.
- Everysentenceshouldbeginwith a capitalletter.
- Romantic, written with a capitalletter, refers to aspecificmovementinartandliterature.
Lettering & alphabets
- ABC
- all caps
- alphabet
- alphabetically
- ascender
- Braillist
- camel case
- cuneiform
- hieroglyphics
- initial
- penmanship
- phonetic
- pictogram
- pictograph
- pinyin
- roman
- Roman alphabet
- shorthand
- upper case
- vowel
capitalnoun(MONEY)
[U]
moneyand possessions,especiallyalargeamountofmoneyused forproducingmorewealthor forstartinga newbusiness:
资本，资金；本钱Sheleavesher capitaluntouchedin thebankandlivesoff theinterest.她不动用银行里的本金，靠利息生活。
Weput$20,000 capitalintothebusiness, but we'reunlikelytoseeanyreturnfor a fewyears.我们在生意上投入了两万英镑，但很可能会在几年内看不到任何回报。
- Thecentralbankhasannouncedcontrolson capitaloutflows.
- Iwanttostartmy ownbusinessif I canraisethe capital.
- We're only asmallbusinessand don't have the capital tocompetewith thebigboys.
- They'll need toraise£1 million inventurecapital if they're to get thebusinessoff theground.
- Sheleavesher capitaluntouchedin thebankandlivesoff theinterest.
Accounting
- accountancy
- accountant
- accounting
- accounts
- annualized
- auditor
- bad debt
- balance
- balance sheet
- bill
- budget
- creative accounting
- double entry bookkeeping
- false accounting
- forensic accountant
- forensic accounting
- loss
- treasurer
- unaudited
- writesomethingdown
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Interest & capital
Amounts of money
capitalnoun(COLUMN)
[C]architecturespecialized
thetoppartof acolumn
柱头，柱冠，柱顶Parts of buildings: arches, columns & beams
- abacus
- abutment
- architrave
- archway
- beam
- colonnade
- column
- Corinthian
- Doric
- ionic
- joist
- keystone
- pillar
- plinth
- portico
- soffit
- torus
- truss
- vault
- vaulting
Grammar
Punctuation
The most common punctuation marks in English are: capital letters and full stops, question marks, commas, colons and semi-colons, exclamation marks and quotation marks.…Punctuation: capital letters (B, D) and full stops (.)
We use capital letters to mark the beginning of a sentence and we use full stops to mark the end of a sentence:…Idiom
make capital out ofsomething
capital
adjective
uk/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/us/ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl/capitaladjective(LETTER)
(of aletterof thealphabet) in theformandlargersizethat is used at thebeginningofsentencesandnames:
大写字母的Do you write "calvinist" with a capital "C" or not?你写 calvinist 时将 c 大写吗？
Punctuation
- abbreviated
- accent
- acute
- apostrophe
- at sign
- block capitals
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- dash
- diacritical
- double prime
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small cap
- small capitals
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed
capitaladjective(CRIME)
(of acrime) that can bepunishedbydeath; (of acase)involvingacrimethat can bepunishedbydeath:
In somecountries,importingdrugsis a capitaloffence.在某些国家，携带毒品入境是死罪。
She couldfacechargesoftreason, a capitalcrime.
As aprosecutorshetriedover 800cases,includingcapitalcases.
See also
capital punishment
- He was told he would bechargedwithrape, which in thatcountryis a capitaloffence.
- He wasconvictedof capitalmurder.
- At thattime,peoplefoundguiltyof capitalcrimesdiedbyhanging.
- Thecommitteewillstudytheimpactofrace,religion,gender, and otherfactorsin capitalcases.
- She wasaccusedofperjuryin a capitaltrial.
Death penalties
- behead
- boots on the groundidiom
- capital punishment
- chair
- condemn
- condemnsomeoneto (do)something
- crucify
- death sentence
- death warrant
- decapitate
- decapitation
- electrocute
- firing squad
- gas chamber
- gibbet
- guillotine
- hang
- hanging
- stake
- the electric chair
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Court cases, orders & decisions
capitaladjective(EXCELLENT)
UKold-fashioned
very good orexcellent:
很棒的，极好的That's a capitalidea!那主意好极了！
extremely pleasant, enjoyable, or likable
- excellentThe food was excellent, thank you.
- wonderfulHave a wonderful trip!
- terrificThat's such terrific news, congratulations!
- fabulousI love her dress, it's fabulous.
- greatThe film was great.
Extremely good
- admirable
- amazing
- amazingly
- ask forsomeone
- award-winning
- divine
- first-rate
- five-star
- gold-plated
- gourmet
- greatness
- high-class
- par excellence
- shining
- sock
- splendid
- splendidly
- stellar
- stupendously
- wonderfully
Idiom
with a capitalA, B,etc.