capacity /kəˈpæsɪtɪ/ CET4 TEM4

• 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

  例：

  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。

  例：

  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

  例：

  ...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

  例：

  ...the amount of spare capacity in the economy.

  ...经济中的过剩产能。

  例：

  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

  例：

  ...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]

  例：

  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]

  例：

  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]

  例：

  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。