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

• Monitoring and assessment capacities need to be kept operational.
  必须保持有效的监测和评估能力。
• He could become ungraciously immodest about his own capacities.
  谈及自己的能力，他会自吹自擂大言不惭。
• We must not concentrate on deficits but on assets, skills and capacities.
  我们应把注意力放在具有的优势、技能和能力上，而不是缺陷方面。
• Limitations in health system capacities.
  卫生系统能力受到的制约。
• It also helps ensure that development assistance is channeled in ways that strengthen existing capacities and promote self-reliance.
  这也有助于确保以加强现有能力和促进自力更生的方式提供发展援助。
• The IHR also require countries to strengthen their existing capacities for public health surveillance and response.
  《国际卫生条例》还要求各国加强其现有的公共卫生监测和应对能力。
• Research and development capacities are extremely limited.
  研究和发展的能力极为有限。
• Subject leadership, strong organization and coordination ability, communication skills and implementation capacities.
  服从领导，有较强的组织协调能力、沟通能力和执行能力。
• What capacities, resources and relationships are needed to apply your ideas for these technologies and technology transfer tools?
  应用这些技术以及技术转移工具，需要哪些能力，资源和关系？
• 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。