in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 capitalise
- VERB 利用
If you capitalize on a situation, you use it to gain some advantage for yourself.
- The rebels seem to be trying to capitalize on the public's discontent with the government.
叛乱分子似乎想要利用公众对政府的不满情绪。
- VERB 使资本化;使资金化
In business, if you capitalize something that belongs to you, you sell it in order to make money.
- Our intention is to capitalize the company by any means we can...
我们的意图是想方设法出售这个公司以获取奖金。 - The company will be capitalized at £2 million.
该公司将以200万英镑的价格出售。