capacity
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Your capacity for something is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do. 能力
Our capacity for giving care, love, and attention is limited. 我们给予照顾、爱护和关心的能力是有限的。
Her mental capacity and temperament are as remarkable as his. 她的智慧和气质与他的同样出众。
2. N-VAR The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as quarts or gallons. 容量
...containers with a maximum capacity of 200 gallons of water. …最大容量为200加仑水的容器。
3. N-UNCOUNT The capacity of something such as a factory, industry, or region is the quantity of things that it can produce or deliver with the equipment or resources that are available. 产量
...the amount of spare capacity in the economy. ...经济中的过剩产能。
Bread factories are working at full capacity. 面包厂正在满负荷进行生产。
4. N-COUNT The capacity of a piece of equipment is its size or power, often measured in particular units. 负载量
...an aircraft with a bomb-carrying capacity of 1000 pounds. …一架炸弹装载量达1000磅的飞机。
5. N-COUNT If you do something in a particular capacity, you do it as part of a particular job or duty, or because you are representing a particular organization or person. 身份[书面]
Ms. Halliwell visited the Philippines in her capacity as a Special Representative of UNICEF. 哈利韦尔女士以联合国儿童基金会特使的身份访问了菲律宾。
6. N-SING The capacity of a building, place, or vehicle is the number of people or things that it can hold. If a place is filled to capacity, it is as full as it can possibly be. 容纳力[also no det, oft 'to' N]
Each stadium had a seating capacity of about 50,000. 每个运动场能容纳大约五万座席。
7. ADJ A capacity crowd or audience completely fills a theatre, sports stadium, or other place. 满座的[ADJ n]
A capacity crowd of 76,000 people was at the stadium for the event. 运动场内座无虚席，7.6万人观看了比赛。
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capacity /kəˈpæsɪtɪ/ (capacities)
剑桥词典
- She had an immense capacity for love .
- He lacked the capacity to listen .
- The last five years have seen a huge increase in the country's export capacity.
- The company has expanded its premises with a new 10,000 sq ft factory and plans to double capacity.
- They are trying to operate beyond the capacity of the airport .
capacity noun (AMOUNT)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 单数名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the total amount that can be contained or produced , or (especially of a person or organization ) the ability to do a particular thing
容积，容量；生产能力；（尤指某人或某组织的）办事能力
The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000. 这个体育场能容纳5万人。
The game was watched by a capacity crowd /audience of 50,000 (= the place was completely full ). 比赛场座无虚席，5万观众观看了比赛。
She has a great capacity for hard work . 她特别能吃苦耐劳。
The purchase of 500 tanks is part of a strategy to increase military capacity by 25 percent over the next five years . 购买500辆坦克是在今后5年里将军事力量增加25%的战略计划的一部分。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] It seems to be beyond his capacity to (= he seems to be unable to) follow simple instructions . 他好像连简单的指令也听不懂。
Do you think it's within his capacity to (= do you think he'll be able to) do the job without making a mess of it? 你认为他有能力完成这项工作而不把它搞砸吗？
The generators each have a capacity of (= can produce ) 1,000 kilowatts . 每台发电机都有1000千瓦的发电能力。
The larger cars have bigger capacity engines (= the engines are bigger and more powerful ). 大轿车引擎功率也比较大。
All our factories are working at (full ) capacity (= are producing goods as fast as possible ). 我们所有的工厂都在满负荷运行。
We are running below capacity (= not producing as many goods as we are able to) because of cancelled orders . 因为订单取消，我们的工厂开工不足。
He suffered a stroke in 2008, which left him unable to speak , but his mental capacity (= his ability to think and remember ) wasn't affected . 2008年他得了中风，不能说话了，但是思维能力没有受影响。
例句
capacity noun (POSITION)
[ 单数名词 ] formala particular position or job
职位；工作；角色
She guides tourists at the Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home in her capacity as a National Park Service ranger . 作为国家公园管理局的管理员，她陪同游客参观马丁·路德·金的出生地。
She was speaking in her capacity as a novelist , rather than as a television presenter . 她是作为小说家而不是电视节目主持人在发言。 返回 capacity