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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cap·i·tal·ize (also capitalise British English) /ˈkæpətl-aɪz/ verb [transitive]  1. SLAto write a letter of the alphabet using a capital letter 大写2. BFto supply a business with money so that it can operate 给〔公司〕提供资金3. BF technical to calculate the value of a business based on the value of its shares or on the amount of money it makes 〔根据公司的股票价值或其收益〕核定〔公司〕的资本4capitalize on something phrasal verb USE somethingto use a situation or something good that you have, in order to get an advantage for yourself 充分利用 Ecuador has capitalized on its natural beauty to attract tourism. 厄瓜多尔充分利用其自然美景来吸引游客。capitalization /ˌkæpɪtl-aɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tl-ə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
capitalizeBy 1984, the Olympics were open to track professionals, but Milburn, then 34, was too old to capitalize.You know the plant is a cultivar if part of the name is in single quotes, capitalized and not Latinized.The store's Japanese branches are capitalized at 2.8 million yen.There are a number of highly capitalized industries with imported technology in the north.The Profitboss capitalizes on failure, does not let it destroy him.A second classification was made using a supervised approach so that we could capitalize on our local knowledge of the study area.The old motels capitalized on regional pride and kitsch, cheerfully twisting their neon signs into oddball shapes.Such automated systems would also be potentially vulnerable to false information from people or agents hoping to capitalize on their correlated behaviour.They have not stood pat while other teams attempted to capitalize on their setbacks.Be sure to capitalize the first word of every sentence.The first concern is determining the appropriate earnings to be capitalized. the second is determining the appropriate capitalization rate.
From Longman Business Dictionarycapitalizecap‧i‧tal‧ize /ˈkæpətl-aɪz/ (also capitalise British English) verb [transitive] FINANCE to make money available to a business in the form of loans and money invested in shares so that it can operate and growThe company will be capitalized with $80 million in cash from the four partners and about $250 million in debt. capitalize on something→ See Verb table
cap·i·tal·ize verbChineseSyllable
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capitalize
capitalize (also capitalise British English) /ˈkæpətl-aɪz, ˈkæpɪtl-aɪz/ verb [transitive]
1. to write a letter of the alphabet using a capital letter
2. to supply a business with money so that it can operate
3. technical to calculate the value of a business based on the value of its shares or on the amount of money it makes
—capitalization /ˌkæpɪtl-aɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tl-ə-/ noun [uncountable]
     
capitalize on something phrasal verb
  to use a situation or something good that you have, in order to get an advantage for yourself:
    Ecuador has capitalized on its natural beauty to attract tourism.


cap·it·al·ize (BrE also cap·it·al·ise) BrE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they capitalize BrE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it capitalizes BrE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple capitalized BrE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd/ 🔊past participle capitalized BrE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form capitalizing BrE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to write or print a letter of the alphabet as a capital; to begin a word with a capital letter 用大写字母书写(或印刷);把…首字母大写~ sth (business 商业) to sell possessions in order to change them into money 变卖资产;变现 [usually passive] ~ sth (business 商业) to provide a company etc. with the money it needs to function 为…提供运营资本(或资金) cap·it·al·iza·tion, cap·it·al·isa·tion BrE /ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkæpɪtələˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular] ˈcapitalize on/upon sthto gain a further advantage for yourself from a situation 充分利用;从…中获得更多的好处 SYN take advantage of The team failed to capitalize on their early lead. 这个队未能充分利用开场时领先的优势。🔊🔊