capacity
1
This type of job requires special capacities.
This type of job requires special skills.
I wish to improve my speaking and listening capacities.
I wish to improve my speaking and listening skills.
capacity = the power or quality that makes someone able to do, experience, give or receive
something: ‘These children display an extraordinary capacity for learning.’ ‘Man’s capacity for
love and generosity is unlimited.’
skill = what someone needs to have learned before they can actually do a particular job or
activity: ‘Being a good manager requires a number of highly specialized skills.’ ‘This course is
designed to develop the student’s reading and writing skills.’
2
The atomic bomb has given man the capacity of self-destruction.
The atomic bomb has given man the capacity for self-destruction.
capacity for sth: ‘He has an enormous capacity for hard work.’
capacity to do sth: ‘The human race shows an extraordinary capacity to change with the times.’
capture
Her blue eyes and long blond hair captured him.
Her blue eyes and long blond hair captivated him.
capture = make someone a prisoner: ‘That day they captured twenty enemy soldiers.’ ‘The leader
of the resistance group was captured and executed.’
captivate = strongly attract and impress someone: ‘From the day she met him, she was captivated
by his charm.’
car
1
I went into the car and turned on the engine.
I got into the car and turned on the engine.
I went out of the car and waited outside the shop.
I got out of the car and waited outside the shop.
She got out from the car and apologized.
She got out of the car and apologized.
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