capacity noun ⇨ability (an enormous capacity for hard work)⇨role (an advisory capacity)⇨size (a capacity of 50 litres)
ability
noun
ability ♦︎ capability ♦︎ capacity ♦︎ powerThese are all words for the fact that sb is able to do sth, or the qualities necessary to do sth.这些词均表示能力、才能。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a capability / capacity for sth◆the ability / capability / capacity / power to do sth◆beyond / within your ability / capability / capacity / power◆(a / an) great / remarkable / extraordinary / amazing ability / capacity / powers◆natural / physical / intellectual / mental / limited ability / capability / capacity / powers◆to have / develop / acquire / lack / lose the ability / capability / capacity / power◆to demonstrate / show your ability / capability / capacity / power◆to restrict sb's ability / capability / capacity / power■ability [singular, uncountable] the fact that sb/sth is able to do sth能力◆The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time.这个系统能同时运行两个或两个以上程序。◆Everyone has the right to good medical care regardless of their ability to pay.无论支付能力如何，人人都有权得到良好的医疗保健服务。◆I try to do the job to the best of my ability(= as well as I can).我尽全力做好这份工作。OPPinabilityⓘ Inability [singular, uncountable] is the fact of not being able to do sth. * inability表示无能或无力◆the government's inability to provide basic services政府在提供基本服务方面的无能◆Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay.有些家庭无力支付医疗费用，生了病也得不到医治。▸able
adjective
◆You must be able to speak French for this job.干这份工作你得会说法语。◆A viral illness left her barely able to walk.一场病毒引起的疾病使她几乎不能走路。OPPunable to do sthⓘ not able is also used.也用not able◆He lay there, unable to move.他躺在那儿，动弹不得。◆Unfortunately they weren't able to come.可惜的是，他们来不了。■capability / /ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/ / [uncountable, countable] (ratherformal) the ability or qualities necessary to do sth能力；才能◆Animals in the zoo have lost the capability of catching food for themselves.动物园的动物已经丧失自己捕食的能力。◆Age affects the range of a person's capabilities.年龄影响一个人能力的大小。ⓘ Capability is often used to talk about how able a company or country is to produce sth. * capability常指公司或国家的生产能力◆a company / country's manufacturing / production / processing / defence / weapons / nuclear capability公司或国家的制造／生产／加工能力；国家的防御／军械／核力量▸capable
adjective
◆You are capable of better work than this.你有能力做得比这更好。◆I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself, thank you.谢谢，我完全有能力自己做。■capacity / /kəˈpæsəti/ / [countable, usually singular] (ratherformal) the ability to understand or do sth（领悟或办事）能力◆She has an enormous capacity for hard work.她特别能吃苦耐劳。◆A habit becomes an addiction when it reduces your capacity to enjoy life.习惯使人难以享受生活的乐趣时，就成了一种瘾。ⓘ Capacity is often used to talk about social, educational and work-related life skills. * capacity常指社交技巧、学习能力和工作技能◆a capacity for hard work / humour / enjoying life / learning languages / love / reflective thinking吃苦耐劳的能力；有幽默感；会享受生活；有语言天赋；敢爱敢恨；反思能力■power [uncountable] ( powers [plural]) a particular ability of the body or mind; all the abilities of your body or mind（身体或心智的）某种能力；（全部）体力，智力◆He had lost the power of speech.他丧失了言语的能力。◆The drug may affect your powers of concentration.这种药可能会影响你的注意力集中。◆At 26, he is at the height of his powers and ranked fourth in the world.26岁时，他处于巅峰状态，排名世界第四。ⓘ Sb's power [uncountable] is also their ability or opportunity to do sth, used especially in the phrases (not) within sb's power, beyond sb's power and do everything within your power. * power还表示能力或机会，尤用于(not) within sb's power、beyond sb's power和do everything within your power等短语中◆It is not within my power(= I am unable) to help you.我是爱莫能助啊。◆I will do everything in my power to help you.我将尽全力帮助你。
role
noun
role ♦︎ place ♦︎ office ♦︎ capacityThese are all words for the function or position that sb has or is expected to have in an organization, in society or in a relationship.这些词均表示在组织、社会或关系中的职能、地位、角色。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb's role / office / sb's capacity as sth◆a role / place in sth◆(a / an) important / prestigious / minor role / place / office◆(a / an) exalted / high place / office◆a subordinate role / place / capacity◆(a) public / judicial / ministerial role / office / capacity◆to take up your role / your place / office◆to take / assume a role / office◆to occupy / retain a role / a place / office◆to give up / leave / relinquish a role / your place / office■role [countable] the function or position that sb has or is expected to have in an organization, in society or in a relationship（在组织、社会或关系中的）职能，地位，角色◆This report examines the role of the teacher in the classroom.这份报告探讨了教师在课堂上的角色。◆She has a dual role as principal and French teacher.她身兼校长和法语老师双重角色。◆In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal(= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.在很多婚姻中出现了彻底的角色转换，男人待在家里而女人外出工作。■place [singular] the role or importance of sb/sth in a particular situation, usually in relation to others身份；地位；资格◆He is assured of his place in history.他确信自己会被载入史册。◆Accurate reporting takes second place to lurid detail.准确的报道在其次，耸人听闻的细节最重要。◆It's not your place to give advice.还轮不到你来给意见。◆At first she tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place.起初她很想主持会议，但我很快就把她轰下去了。◆Anecdotes have no place in(= are not acceptable in) an academic essay.学术文章容不得奇闻逸事。■office [uncountable, countable] an important position of authority, especially in government; the work and duties connected with this（尤指政府）要职；重要官职；重要职务◆She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years.她担任内阁部长十年之久。◆How long has he been in office?他任职多久了？◆The party has been out of office(= has not formed a government) for many years.那个党已在野多年了。◆ (especially NAmE) Bush ran for office again in 2004.2004年，小布什再次参加竞选。◆ (BrE) to stand for office竞选要职◆He took over the office of treasurer last year.他去年接管司库一职。 see also power ⇨ controlnoun➡ See also the entry for ⇨ job另见job条■capacity / /kəˈpæsəti/ / [countable, usually singular] (ratherformal) the official position or function that sb has职位；职责◆She was acting in her capacity as manager.她在行使她作为经理的职责。◆We are simply involved in an advisory capacity on the project.我们只是以顾问身份参与该项目。ⓘ In this meaning, capacity is always used with in.表达此义时，capacity总是与in连用◆in his / her / your / their / my capacity as chairman / manager / President, etc.以他的／她的／你的／他们的／我的主席／经理／总统等的身份◆do sth in a business / judicial / professional / voluntary, etc. capacity以企业／司法／专业／志愿等的身份做某事Capacity is usually used to explain why sb is behaving in a particular way. For example, if you say that sb is acting in their capacity as manager, you may be suggesting that they might not act in such a way in different circumstances. If you say that you are involved in a project in an advisory capacity, you mean that you are not expected to contribute in other ways. * capacity通常用于解释某人的特定行为方式。例如，act in one's capacity as manager意味着其他情况下行事方式也许会不一样。be involved in a project in an advisory capacity指以顾问的身份参与项目，意思是不会以其他方式作出贡献。
size
noun
size ♦︎ measurement ♦︎ area ♦︎ capacity ♦︎ dimension ♦︎ volume ♦︎ bulk ♦︎ extentThese are all words for how large sth is or the amount of space it covers.这些词均表示某物的大小、面积、体积。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an area / a capacity / a volume of 30 metres / litres, etc.◆in size / area / capacity / volume / bulk / extent◆the exact size / measurements / area / dimensions / extent◆a large / small size / area / capacity / volume◆maximum size / capacity / dimensions / volume / extent◆total size / area / capacity / volume◆(a) limited size / area / capacity / dimensions◆to measure the size / area / dimensions / volume of sth◆to calculate the size / area / volume of sth■size [uncountable, countable] how large a person or thing is大小；面积；规模◆It's an area the size of(= the same size as) New Jersey.它的面积有新泽西州那么大。◆It's similar in size to a tomato.它的大小和西红柿差不多。◆The facilities are excellent for a town that size.对于如此规模的一个城镇来说，其设施堪称一流。◆The kitchen is a good size(= not small).这厨房够大的。◆Dogs come in all shapes and sizes.狗有大有小，体形也各不相同。■measurement [countable, usually plural] the size, length or amount of sth（某物的）尺寸，长度，数量◆The exact measurements of the room are 3 metres 20 by 2 metres 84.这间屋子的准确尺寸是长3.20米，宽2.84米。◆I'll need to take your waist measurement.我需要量一下你的腰围。◆Do you know your measurements(= the size of parts of your body)?你知道自己的尺寸吗？◆By making careful measurements of the eclipses, astronomers have made great progress in understanding them.通过对日食、月食的仔细测量，天文学家对此有了更多的了解。▸measure
verb
[intransitive, transitive] ◆The main bedroom measures 12ft by 15ft.主卧室宽12英尺，长15英尺。◆A ship's speed is measured in knots.轮船的速度以节来测量。◆This is a special device that measures the level of radiation in the atmosphere.这是用于测量大气层中辐射水平的一种专用仪器。■area [countable, usually singular, uncountable] the amount of space covered by a flat surface or piece of land, described as a measurement面积◆How do you work out the area of a right-angled triangle?怎样计算直角三角形的面积？◆The room is 12 square metres in area.这个房间面积为12平方米。◆The country has a total area of around a million square miles.这个国家总面积大约为100万平方英里。■capacity [countable, usually singular, uncountable] the number of people or things that a container or space can hold容量；容积；容纳能力◆The theatre has a seating capacity of 2 000.这个剧院可容纳2 000名观众。◆The fuel tank has a capacity of 50 litres.这个油箱的容量为50升。◆a hard disk storage capacity of 500 megabytes500兆的硬盘存储容量◆The hall was filled to capacity(= was completely full).大厅里座无虚席。◆They played to a capacity crowd(= one that filled all the space or seats).他们给坐满全场的观众表演。■dimension /daɪˈmenʃn, dɪˈmenʃn/ [countable, usually plural] a measurement in space, for example the height, width or length of sth（构成空间的）维（如长、宽、高）；尺寸◆We measured the dimensions of the kitchen.我们测量了厨房的大小。◆The images can be viewed in three dimensions using these special glasses.用这种特制眼镜观看这些图像可以得到立体效果。■volume [uncountable, countable] the amount of space that an object or substance fills; the amount of space that a container has体积；容积；容量◆How do you measure the volume of a gas?怎样计量气体的体积呢？◆What volume of water would be needed to fill the aquarium?装满这个鱼缸需要多少立方的水？◆In the experiment, lighted candles were put under jars of different volumes.实验中，用不同容量的罐子把一些点燃的蜡烛扣住。■bulk [uncountable] the large size or quantity of sth（大的）体积，量◆Despite its bulk and weight, the car is extremely fast.尽管这辆汽车又大又重，速度却非常快。◆A charge of £2.50 per copy is made for bulk orders(= for a large number of similar items).大批量的订单收费为每册2.50英镑。◆It's cheaper to buy in bulk.批发购买会便宜些。■extent [uncountable] the physical size of an area大小；面积；范围◆You can't see the full extent of the beach from here.从这儿看不到海滩的全貌。◆The island is 300 square kilometres in extent.这个岛面积为300平方公里。 see also extend ⇨ leadverb3