A business or an industry is capital-intensive when it needs a great deal of money tied up in machines, buildings, tools, or land, and relatively few workers to run them. Making computer chips, flying passenger planes, and building power plants are capital-intensive: the kit costs a fortune before anyone is paid a wage. You hear the phrase in economics, in news about factories, and in talk about why some industries are hard to start. You cannot open a chip plant with a small loan.

A business or an industry一個企業或產業 is capital-intensive算是資本密集，when it needs a great deal of money tied up當它需要大量的錢綁在，in machines, buildings, tools, or land機器、廠房、工具或土地上，and而且 relatively few workers需要的工人相對比較少 to run them來運作這些東西。Making computer chips, flying passenger planes, and building power plants製造晶片、開客機、蓋發電廠 are capital-intensive都是資本密集的：the kit那些設備 costs a fortune要花一大筆錢，before anyone is paid a wage在任何人領到薪水之前。You你 hear the phrase會聽到這個說法 in economics在經濟學裡、in news about factories在關於工廠的新聞裡，and和 in talk about why some industries are hard to start在討論為什麼有些產業很難起步的話題裡。You你 cannot open a chip plant with a small loan沒辦法靠一筆小貸款開一間晶片廠。

Capital here means money and equipment, not a capital city and not a capital letter. The usual pair is labour-intensive (American spelling: labor-intensive), where you need many hands and less heavy machinery — picking fruit, a busy restaurant kitchen, some kinds of care work.

CapitalCapital here在這裡 means money and equipment指的是錢和設備，not a capital city不是首都，and而且 not a capital letter也不是大寫字母。The usual pair常見的對照組 is labour-intensive是勞力密集 (American spelling: labor-intensive)（美式拼法：labor-intensive），where在這種產業裡 you need many hands需要很多人手，and和 less heavy machinery比較少的重型機械——picking fruit摘水果、a busy restaurant kitchen忙碌的餐廳廚房、some kinds of care work某些照護工作。

Though actually, many real companies sit in the middle: some expensive machines, still quite a few people. So the label is a leaning, not a clean box. It does not mean the work feels emotionally intense, and it does not mean the owners are intense people.

Though actually不過其實，many real companies很多真實的公司 sit in the middle落在中間：some expensive machines一些昂貴的機器，still quite a few people還是有不少的人。So所以 the label這個標籤 is a leaning是一種傾向，not a clean box不是一個界線分明的分類。It它 does not mean the work feels emotionally intense不代表這份工作讓人感覺情緒緊繃，and而且 it它 does not mean the owners are intense people也不代表老闆是很緊繃的人。