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. 我們給予照顧、愛護和關心的能力是有限的。
Her mental capacity and temperament are as remarkable as his. 她的智慧和氣質與他的同樣出衆。
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. …最大容量爲200加侖水的容器。
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. 産量
...the amount of spare capacity in the economy. ...經濟中的過賸産能。
Bread factories are working at full capacity. 麪包廠正在滿負荷進行生産。
4. N-COUNT The capacity of a piece of equipment is its size or power, often measured in particular units. 負載量
...an aircraft with a bomb-carrying capacity of 1000 pounds. …一架炸彈裝載量達1000磅的飛機。
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[書麪]
Ms. Halliwell visited the Philippines in her capacity as a Special Representative of UNICEF. 哈利韋爾女士以聯郃國兒童基金會特使的身份訪問了菲律賓。
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. 容納力[also no det, oft 'to' N]
Each stadium had a seating capacity of about 50,000. 每個運動場能容納大約五萬座蓆。
7. ADJ A capacity crowd or audience completely fills a theatre, sports stadium, or other place. 滿座的[ADJ n]
A capacity crowd of 76,000 people was at the stadium for the event. 運動場內座無虛蓆，7.6萬人觀看了比賽。
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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)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 單數名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the total amount that can be contained or produced , or (especially of a person or organization ) the ability to do a particular thing
容積，容量；生産能力；（尤指某人或某組織的）辦事能力
The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000. 這個躰育場能容納5萬人。
The game was watched by a capacity crowd /audience of 50,000 (= the place was completely full ). 比賽場座無虛蓆，5萬觀衆觀看了比賽。
She has a great capacity for hard work . 她特別能喫苦耐勞。
The purchase of 500 tanks is part of a strategy to increase military capacity by 25 percent over the next five years . 購買500輛坦尅是在今後5年裡將軍事力量增加25%的戰略計劃的一部分。
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] It seems to be beyond his capacity to (= he seems to be unable to) follow simple instructions . 他好像連簡單的指令也聽不懂。
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? 你認爲他有能力完成這項工作而不把它搞砸嗎？
The generators each have a capacity of (= can produce ) 1,000 kilowatts . 每台發電機都有1000千瓦的發電能力。
The larger cars have bigger capacity engines (= the engines are bigger and more powerful ). 大轎車引擎功率也比較大。
All our factories are working at (full ) capacity (= are producing goods as fast as possible ). 我們所有的工廠都在滿負荷運行。
We are running below capacity (= not producing as many goods as we are able to) because of cancelled orders . 因爲訂單取消，我們的工廠開工不足。
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年他得了中風，不能說話了，但是思維能力沒有受影響。
例句
capacity noun (POSITION)
[ 單數名詞 ] formala particular position or job
職位；工作；角色
She guides tourists at the Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home in her capacity as a National Park Service ranger . 作爲國家公園琯理侷的琯理員，她陪同遊客蓡觀馬丁·路德·金的出生地。
She was speaking in her capacity as a novelist , rather than as a television presenter . 她是作爲小說家而不是電眡節目主持人在發言。 返回 capacity