capacities

英 [kəˈpæsɪtiz]

美 [kəˈpæsətiz]

n.  容量; 容积; 容纳能力; 领悟(或理解、办事)能力; 职位; 职责
capacity的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 能力;才能
  Yourcapacity forsomething is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do.
  1. Our capacity for giving care, love and attention is limited...
     我们能够给予的关怀、关爱和关注是有限的。
  2. Her mental capacity and temperament are as remarkable as his.
     她的才智和气质和他一样出众。
  3. ...people's creative capacities.
     人们的创造才能
• N-UNCOUNT (工厂、企业、地区的)生产量,生产（或运输）能力
  Thecapacityof 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.
  1. ...the amount of spare capacity in the economy...
     经济中的剩余生产能力
  2. Bread factories are working at full capacity...
     面包厂正在全力生产。
  3. The region is valued for its coal and vast electricity-generating capacity...
     这个地区因其煤炭资源丰富和发电能力巨大而备受重视。
  4. Britain must still keep the nuclear and conventional capacity to deal with all conceivable threats.
     英国仍须保持核武器和常规武器的生产能力，以应对各种潜在威胁。
• N-COUNT （设备的）容量，功率，马力
  Thecapacityof a piece of equipment is its size or power, often measured in particular units.
  1. ...an aircraft with a bomb-carrying capacity of 454 kg.
     载弹量为454千克的飞机
  2. ...a feature which gave the vehicles a much greater fuel capacity than other trucks.
     使这些车辆的储油量远远超过其他卡车的一个特点
• N-VAR （容器的）容积，容量
  Thecapacityof a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.
  1. ...the fuel tanks, which had a capacity of 140 litres...
     容量为140升的油箱
  2. Grease 6 ramekin dishes of 150 ml (5-6 fl oz) capacity.
     将6个容量为150毫升(5至6液盎司)的烤盘涂上油。
• N-SING (建筑、地方、车辆的)可容纳人数,载客量
  Thecapacityof a building, place, or vehicle is the number of people or things that it can hold. If a place is filledto capacity, it is as full as it can possibly be.
  1. Each stadium had a seating capacity of about 50,000...
     每个体育场均可容纳5万人左右。
  2. Toronto hospital maternity wards were filled to capacity.
     多伦多医院的产房都已住满了。
• ADJ 座无虚席的;满场的;挤满的
  Acapacitycrowd or audience completely fills a theatre, sports stadium, or other place.
  1. A capacity crowd of 76,000 people was at Wembley football stadium for the event.
     温布利球场座无虚席，76,000人前来观看这场比赛。
• N-COUNT 身份;职责;职位
  If you do somethingina particularcapacity, you do it as part of a particular job or duty, or because you are representing a particular organization or person.
  1. 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别代表的身份访问了菲律宾。
  2. This article is written in a personal capacity...
     本文是以个人名义所写。
  3. Since 1928, Major Thomas has served the club in many capacities.
     自1928年以来,托马斯少校担任过该俱乐部的多个职位。

Do not confusecapacitywithabilityandcapability. If someone has a particularcapacity, acapacityfor something, or acapacityto do something, they have the qualities required to do it.Capacityis a more formal word thanability....their capacity for hard work. ...his capacity to see the other person's point of view.You often useabilityto say that someone can do something well.He had remarkable ability as a musician. ...the ability to bear hardship.A person'scapabilityis the amount of work they can do and how well they can do it....a job that was beyond the capability of one man. ...the director's ideas of the capability of the actor.
不要混淆 capacity，ability 和 capability。capacity 比 ability 更加正式, 表示具有做某事所必需的特质: their capacity for hard work (他们能吃苦耐劳), his capacity to see the other person's point of view (他理解他人观点的能力)。ability 常用来表示能够做好某事: He had remarkable ability as a musician (他拥有杰出的音乐才华), the ability to bear hardship (承受苦难的能力)。capability 表示能完成的工作量及工作质量: a job that was beyond the capability of one man (个人力所不及的工作), the director's ideas of the capability of the actor (导演对那个演员演技的评价)。

双语例句

• But both companies needed time to conduct an extensive assessment of their system capacities and security.
  不过，两家公司需要一些时间，以对各自的系统容量和安全性进行广泛评估。
• A long-standing problem is the lack of essential procurement and regulatory capacities in many developing countries.
  一个长期存在的问题就是，许多发展中国家缺乏关键的采购和监管能力。
• Implementation will require very strong national capacities for detection, verification and response to disease outbreaks and other events.
  实施工作将需要国家在查明、核实和应对疾病暴发以及其他事件方面具备很强的能力。
• First of all, I think the most important thing is to observe and analytical capacities.
  首先我认为最重要的是观察能力和分析能力。
• In addition, capacities within Nigeria for the diagnosis and management of lead poisoning need further strengthening and support.
  此外，尼日利亚本国诊断和处置铅中毒的能力需要进一步得到加强和支持。
• Self-reliance is realized only when programmes are delivered in ways that strengthen existing infrastructures, systems, and capacities.
  只有以加强现有的基础设施、系统和能力这种方式来开展规划活动，才能实现自力更生。
• All mankind possess intelligence and capacities, but the intelligence and the capacity of men differ.
  所有的人都拥有智慧和能力，但是这种智慧和能力因人而异。
• Have certain research capacities and management capabilities on safety engineering.
  具有一定的科研能力和安全工程管理能力。
• Second, the best aid is channelled in ways that strengthen local capacities and infrastructures.
  第二，最佳援助应当以能够加强当地能力和基础设施的方式提供。
• Monitoring and assessment capacities need to be kept operational.
  必须保持有效的监测和评估能力。