| 单词 | capitalize |
| 释义 | capitalize (once / 2008 pages) 1v 2v 3v To capitalize is to put something in capital letters, particularly the first letters, Like This. To capitalize also means to take advantage of a situation. The first word of every sentence is capitalized, and to capitalize is to write in capital (or upper-case) letters. To capitalize also means to take advantage of an opportunity. Graduates try to capitalize on their degrees by getting well-paying jobs. A football team tries to capitalize on the other team’s mistakes, such as making a touchdown after an interception. It might help you to remember that capitalizing is a good thing if you know capital is also another word for money. WORD FAMILYcapitalize: capitalization, capitalized, capitalizes, capitalizing, overcapitalize+/capital: capitalise, capitalism, capitalize, capitally, capitals/capitalisation: capitalisations, overcapitalisation/capitalise: capitalisation, capitalised, capitalising, overcapitalise/capitalism: capitalist, capitalistic/capitalist: capitalists/capitalistic: capitalistically/capitalization: capitalizations/overcapitalise: overcapitalising/overcapitalize: overcapitalization, overcapitalized USAGE EXAMPLESThe Yellow Jackets struggled badly in the lane, unable to capitalize on 13 offensive rebounds in the first half. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Charles Town’s best approach is to show how they are different to capitalize more of the regional gaming cliental.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Lionsgate’s “La La Land,” continued to capitalize on awards buzz. Time(Jan 01, 2017) 1 v write in capital letters 2Syn|Hyper capitalise write mark or trace on a surface v draw advantages from 3he is capitalizing on her mistake Syn|Hyper capitalise, take advantage benefit, gain, profit derive a benefit from 1v supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders Syn|Hyper capitalise furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to 2v convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital Syn|Hypo|Hyper capitalise overcapitalise, overcapitalize capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant change, commute, convert, exchange exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category 3v consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses Syn|Hyper capitalise consider, reckon, regard, see, view deem to be 4v compute the present value of a business or an income Syn|Hypo|Hyper capitalise overcapitalise, overcapitalize estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out make a mathematical calculation or computation |
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