n(1)首都(府)，省会(town or city that is the centre of a state，national government or province)[C]：Paris is the～of France.巴黎是法国的首都。Each state of the United States has a～.美国每个州都有一个首府。the～city首都;〖同〗centre;

(2)大写字母(letter used to begin a proper name or a sentence)[C](= capital letter)：write one's name in～s 姓名用大写;start every sentence with a～每个句子开头要大写;

(3)资本，资产(wealth or property in the form of buildings，machines，etc that is used to produce more wealth)[C]：constant/variable/current/working～不变/可变/流动/周转资本;fixed/circulating～固定/流动资产;～gain/assets /transfer/levy资本收益/资产/资产转移/资产税;～goods生产资料;～sum一次性支付金额;～expenditure 基本建设费用;

(4)资金(sum of money for carrying on a business，investment，etc)[U，a～]：The Smith Company has a～of 30，000.史密斯公司有资金三万美元。set up/start a business with a starting～of ￡10，000 以一万英镑为启动资金开办一商号;need plenty of～to start a new business开办一商号需要大量资金;

(5)(一笔)钱 ((a sum of) money)[U，a～](infml)：After 10 years he had a～of ￡200，000.10年后他总共有了20万英镑。

make capital(out)of sth利用 (derog)：He made～out of his ex-friend's difficult situation. 他利用以前朋友的困难处境。

→′capitalism n 资本主义;′capitalist n 资本家;adj 资本主义的;′capitalize，-ise v 提供资金;用大写字母写;

adj(1)大写的((of letters) having the form and size used to begin a proper name or a sentence)：Paris is spelt with a～“P”. Paris的p要大写。write sth in～letters用大写字母写……;

(2)极好的(excellent;very good)(BrE，现少用)：That's～!太棒了!a～fellow一个很不错的人;It was a/What a～idea.这是个非常好/多好的主意。〖同〗excellent，great，fine;〖反〗bad，poor，awful;

(3)很严重的(very serious)：He made a～error.他犯了一个很严重的错误。〖同〗serious;〖反〗slight;

(4)可处死刑的(involving punishment by death)：There is no～punishment in Italy.意大利没有死刑。a～crime/offence死罪;

(5)基本的，很重要的(first and foremost;highly important)