新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

capitalize

英  [ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz]
    

[VERB]

又拼作 capitalise  
    VERB. 动词
  • capitalizes , capitalizing , capitalized

    1[I 不及物动词] 利用

    If you capitalize on a situation, you use it to gain some advantage for yourself.

    双语例句

    例:

    The rebels seem to be trying to capitalize on the public's discontent with the government.

    反叛者们似乎正试图利用公众对政府的不满情绪。

    2[T 及物动词] 使资本化

    In business, if you capitalize something that belongs to you, you sell it in order to make money.

    双语例句

    例:

    Our intention is to capitalize the company by any means we can.

    我们的目的是尽一切可能把该公司资本化。

    3[T 及物动词] 把…大写

    If you capitalize a letter, you write it as a capital letter. If you capitalize a word, you spell it in capital letters, or with the first letter as a capital letter.

    双语例句

    例:

    Capitalize all proper nouns but not the articles (a, an) that precede them.

    把所有的专有名词大写,它们之前的冠词(a, an)则不用。