1.  | ~ (to do sth/of doing sth) 能力;才能the ability or qualities necessary to do sth  | 
Animals in the zoo have lost the capability to catch/of catching food for themselves. 动物园的动物已经丧失自己捕食的能力。  | |
beyond/within the capabilities of current technology 超出了当前技术能力的范围;在当前技术能力的范围以内  | |
Age affects the range of a person's capabilities. 年龄影响着一个人能力的大小。  | 
2.  | (国家的)军事力量,军事武器the power or weapons that a country has for war or for military action  | 
Britain's nuclear/military capability 英国的核力量╱军事力量  | 
