capacity

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/kəˈpæsəti/

(plural capacities)

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of container

[uncountable, countable, usually singular] the number of things or people that a container or space can hold

a fuel tank with a maximum capacity of 50 litres
The theatre has a seating capacity of 2 000.
a hard disk storage capacity of 1 000 gigabytes
large capacity disk drives
to capacity The hall was filled to capacity (= was completely full).
They played to a capacity crowd (= one that filled all the space or seats).

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

high
large
limited
…

verb + capacity

have
expand
increase
…

capacity + noun

audience
crowd

preposition

at capacity

phrases

be filled to capacity
be packed to capacity
operate at full capacity
…

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ability

[countable, usually singular, uncountable] the ability to understand or to do something

mental/intellectual capacity
capacity for something She has an enormous capacity for hard work.
capacity for doing something Limited resources are restricting our capacity for developing new products.
capacity to do something A habit becomes an addiction when it reduces your capacity to enjoy life.
beyond/within somebody's capacity The mountain walk is well within the capacity of most fit people.

role

[countable, usually singular] the official position or function that somebody has synonym role

in a… capacity We are simply involved in an advisory capacity on the project.
to do something in a business/judicial/professional/voluntary capacity
in your capacity as something She was acting in her capacity as manager.
In my capacity as president, I would like to thank Jack for his hard work.

Topics Businessc1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

official
personal
private
…

verb + capacity

act in
work in

preposition

in your capacity

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of factory/machine

[singular, uncountable] the quantity that a factory, machine, etc. can produce

The downturn in the business cycle left the plant with excess capacity.
Spare oil production capacity will probably remain low.
at capacity The factory is working at (full) capacity.

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capacity
industry
just-in-time
labour
lead time
output
raw material
shipping
supply chain
warehouse

Topics Businessc1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

high
large
limited
…

verb + capacity

have
expand
increase
…

capacity + noun

audience
crowd

preposition

at capacity

phrases

be filled to capacity
be packed to capacity
operate at full capacity
…

See full entry

of engine

[countable, uncountable] the size or power of a piece of equipment, especially the engine of a vehicle

an engine with a capacity of 1 600 cc

Topics Engineeringc1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

high
large
limited
…

verb + capacity

have
expand
increase
…

capacity + noun

audience
crowd

preposition

at capacity

phrases

be filled to capacity
be packed to capacity
operate at full capacity
…

See full entry

单词	capacity
释义	capacity noun OPAL WOPAL S /kəˈpæsəti/ /kəˈpæsəti/ (plural capacities) jump to other results of container [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the number of things or people that a container or space can hold a fuel tank with a maximum capacity of 50 litres The theatre has a seating capacity of 2 000. a hard disk storage capacity of 1 000 gigabytes large capacity disk drives to capacity The hall was filled to capacity (= was completely full). They played to a capacity crowd (= one that filled all the space or seats). Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high large limited … verb + capacity have expand increase … capacity + noun audience crowd preposition at capacity phrases be filled to capacity be packed to capacity operate at full capacity … See full entry ability [countable, usually singular, uncountable] the ability to understand or to do something mental/intellectual capacity capacity for something She has an enormous capacity for hard work. capacity for doing something Limited resources are restricting our capacity for developing new products. capacity to do something A habit becomes an addiction when it reduces your capacity to enjoy life. beyond/within somebody's capacity The mountain walk is well within the capacity of most fit people. see also diminished capacity Extra Examples His capacity for learning languages astonished me. She seems to have lost the capacity to enjoy herself. These questions are beyond the capacity of most students. The qualification should increase my earning capacity. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective amazing enormous great … verb + capacity demonstrate have possess … preposition beyond somebody’s capacity within somebody’s capacity capacity for … See full entry role [countable, usually singular] the official position or function that somebody has synonym role in a… capacity We are simply involved in an advisory capacity on the project. to do something in a business/judicial/professional/voluntary capacity in your capacity as something She was acting in her capacity as manager. In my capacity as president, I would like to thank Jack for his hard work. Topics Businessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective official personal private … verb + capacity act in work in preposition in your capacity See full entry of factory/machine [singular, uncountable] the quantity that a factory, machine, etc. can produce The downturn in the business cycle left the plant with excess capacity. Spare oil production capacity will probably remain low. at capacity The factory is working at (full) capacity. Wordfinder assembly line capacity factory foreman plant process production shift shop floor workforce Wordfinder capacity industry just-in-time labour lead time output raw material shipping supply chain warehouse Topics Businessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high large limited … verb + capacity have expand increase … capacity + noun audience crowd preposition at capacity phrases be filled to capacity be packed to capacity operate at full capacity … See full entry of engine [countable, uncountable] the size or power of a piece of equipment, especially the engine of a vehicle an engine with a capacity of 1 600 cc Topics Engineeringc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high large limited … verb + capacity have expand increase … capacity + noun audience crowd preposition at capacity phrases be filled to capacity be packed to capacity operate at full capacity … See full entry see also heat capacity Word Originlate Middle English: from French capacité, from Latin capacitas, from capax, capac- ‘that can contain’, from capere ‘take or hold’.
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