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[N-VAR 可变名词]能力;才能 Your
capacity for something is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do.
Our capacity for giving care, love and attention is limited...
我们能够给予的关怀、关爱和关注是有限的。
Her mental capacity and temperament are as remarkable as his.
她的才智和气质和他一样出众。
...people's creative capacities.
人们的创造才能
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](工厂、企业、地区的)生产量,生产(或运输)能力 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.
...the amount of spare capacity in the economy...
经济中的剩余生产能力
Bread factories are working at full capacity...
面包厂正在全力生产。
The region is valued for its coal and vast electricity-generating capacity...
这个地区因其煤炭资源丰富和发电能力巨大而备受重视。
Britain must still keep the nuclear and conventional capacity to deal with all conceivable threats.
英国仍须保持核武器和常规武器的生产能力,以应对各种潜在威胁。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](设备的)容量,功率,马力 The
capacity of a piece of equipment is its size or power, often measured in particular units.
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[N-VAR 可变名词](容器的)容积,容量 The
capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.
...the fuel tanks, which had a capacity of 140 litres...
容量为140升的油箱
Grease 6 ramekin dishes of 150 ml (5-6 fl oz) capacity.
将6个容量为150毫升(5至6液盎司)的烤盘涂上油。
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[N-SING 单数名词](建筑、地方、车辆的)可容纳人数,载客量 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.
Each stadium had a seating capacity of about 50,000...
每个体育场均可容纳5万人左右。
Toronto hospital maternity wards were filled to capacity.
多伦多医院的产房都已住满了。
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[ADJ 形容词]座无虚席的;满场的;挤满的 A
capacity crowd or audience completely fills a theatre, sports stadium, or other place.
A capacity crowd of 76,000 people was at Wembley football stadium for the event.
温布利球场座无虚席,76,000人前来观看这场比赛。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]身份;职责;职位 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.
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别代表的身份访问了菲律宾。
This article is written in a personal capacity...
本文是以个人名义所写。
Since 1928, Major Thomas has served the club in many capacities.
自1928年以来,托马斯少校担任过该俱乐部的多个职位。
Usage Note :
Do not confuse capacity with ability and capability. If someone has a particular capacity, a capacity for something, or a capacity to do something, they have the qualities required to do it. Capacity is a more formal word than ability. ...their capacity for hard work. ...his capacity to see the other person's point of view. You often use ability to say that someone can do something well. He had remarkable ability as a musician. ...the ability to bear hardship. A person's capability is the amount of work they can do and how well they can do it. ...a job that was beyond the capability of one man. ...the director's ideas of the capability of the actor.
不要混淆 capacity,ability 和 capability。capacity 比 ability 更加正式, 表示具有做某事所必需的特质: their capacity for hard work (他们能吃苦耐劳), his capacity to see the other person's point of view (他理解他人观点的能力)。ability 常用来表示能够做好某事: He had remarkable ability as a musician (他拥有杰出的音乐才华), the ability to bear hardship (承受苦难的能力)。capability 表示能完成的工作量及工作质量: a job that was beyond the capability of one man (个人力所不及的工作), the director's ideas of the capability of the actor (导演对那个演员演技的评价)。