词组 | capacity |
释义 | capacity AC /kəˈpæsəti, kəˈpæsɪti/ noun the amount that something can contain or produceverbshave a capacity of 10 litres/25 gallons etc The fuel tank has a capacity of 40 litres.increase/expand the capacity of sth The college is planning to increase its capacity to 16,000 student places. | There are several ways of expanding the storage capacity of your computer.double the capacity of sth The scheme will nearly double the seating capacity of the stadium.reduce the capacity of sth The capacity of the warehouse has been slightly reduced.adjectiveslimited/unlimited capacity The clinic only has a limited capacity for treating patients.high capacity (=able to hold a lot of things or people) There was demand for a high capacity public transport system.excess/spare capacity They could sell spare capacity on their trucks to other companies.full/maximum capacity They loaded the ship to maximum capacity.sufficient/adequate capacity The factory has sufficient capacity for 10,000 kilos of laundry.nouns + capacitystorage/memory capacity (=how much information a computer disk can hold) The storage capacity is about 250 megabytes.seating capacity (=how many seats there are) The largest hall in the university has a seating capacity of over 1,500.production/manufacturing capacity (=the amount of something that a factory, country etc is able to produce) Over the next few years manufacturing capacity will expand.lung capacity (=the maximum amount of air your lungs will hold) The doctors measured his blood pressure and lung capacity.capacity + nounsa capacity audience (=the largest number of people who can fill a theatre, hall etc) The lecture attracted a capacity audience.a capacity crowd (=the largest number of people that can fit in a place) A capacity crowd of 40,000 watched the game at the stadium.phrasesbe filled/packed to capacity (=be completely full) The courtroom was filled to capacity.work/operate at full capacity (=produce the maximum possible amount) The factory is not yet operating at full capacity. |
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