•The stadium has a seating capacity of 50 000.这个体育场能容纳五万人。

•The game was watched by a capacity crowd/audience of 50 000 (= the place was completely full).比赛场座无虚席，五万观众观看了比赛。

•She has a great capacity for hard work.她特别能吃苦耐劳。

•The purchase of 500 tanks is part of a strategy to increase military capacity by 25% over the next five years.购买500辆坦克是在今后五年里将军事力量增加25%的战略计划的一部分。

•[+ to infinitive] It seems to be beyond his capacity to (= He seems to be unable to) follow simple instructions.他好像连简单的指令也听不懂。

•Do you think it's within his capacity to (= Do you think he'll be able to) do the job without making a mess of it?你认为他有能力完成这项工作而不把它搞得一团糟吗？

•The generators each have a capacity of (= can produce) 1000 kilowatts.每台发电机都有1000千瓦的发电能力。

•The larger cars have bigger capacity engines (= the engines are bigger and more powerful).大轿车引擎功率也比较大。

•All our factories are working at (full) capacity (= are producing goods as fast as possible).我们所有的工厂都在全力生产。

•We are running below capacity (= not producing as many goods as we are able to) because of cancelled orders.因为订单取消，我们的工厂开工不足。

•He suffered a stroke in 1988, which left him unable to speak, but his mental capacity (= his ability to think and remember) wasn't affected.1988年他得了中风，不能说话了，但是思维能力没有受影响。

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•In his capacity as secretary of the residents association, he regularly attends meetings of the community policing committee.他以居民协会秘书的身分定期参加社区治安委员会的会议。

•She was speaking in her capacity as a novelist, rather than as a television presenter.她是以小说家而不是电视节目主持人的身分发言。