capitalize
英 [ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz]
[VERB]
又拼作 capitalise
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。
VERB. 动词
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