音标：['kæpitәl]
n. 首都, 大写字母, 资本
a. 首都的, 重要的
【医】 首要的
【经】 资金, 资本

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capital的短语、例句：

capital n 1 town or city that is the centre of government of a country, state or province 首都; 首府; 省会
Cairo is the capital of Egypt. 开罗是埃及的首都.
[attrib 作定语] London, Paris and Rome are capital cities. 伦敦、 巴黎、 罗马都是国都. 2 (also capital letter) letter of the form and size used to begin a name or a sentence 大写字母
In this sentence, the word BIG is in capitals. 本句中BIG一字用的是大写字母.
Write your name in block capitals, please. 姓名请用大写. 3 head or top part of a column 柱头; 柱顶. =>illus at column 见column之插图. capital, adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] 1 involving punishment by death 死刑的: a capital offence 死罪
capital punishment, ie the death penalty 死刑. 2 (of letters) having the form and size used to begin a name or a sentence （指字母）大写的
London is spelt with a capital `L´. London一字中L是大写的. 3 very serious 极严重的: a capital error 大错. 4 (dated 旧 Brit) excellent 极好的
What a capital idea! 真是一个好主意! capital n 1 [U] wealth or property that may be used to produce more wealth 资本; 资金. 2 [sing] sum of money used to start a business 本钱
set up a business with a starting capital of 100000 先拿100000英镑当本钱创业. 3 [U] accumulated material wealth owned by a person or a business 个人或企业积累的物质财富
[attrib 作定语] capital assets 资本资产. 4 [U] capitalists or their interests 资本家; 资方
capital and labour 资方与劳方. 5 (idm 习语) make capital (out) of sth use (a situation, etc) to one´s own advantage 利用
The Opposition parties made (political) capital out of the disagreements within the Cabinet. 反对党利用内阁的分歧而捞取（政治）资本.