captain

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n. 船长, 指挥官, 海军上校, 首领 vt. 率领, 指挥

发音

UK /ˈkæp.tɪn/
其它 /ˈkæp.ən/
UK /ˈkæp.tən/
AU /ˈkæp.tən/
US /ˈkæp.tən/

词形变化

captains 复数 captains captained captaining captains 三单 captaining 现在分词 captained 过去式 captained 过去分词

别名

cap'in capitayn capt Capt captaine captayne capting Cpt

教材释义与例句

名词

队长,首领;船长;上尉;海军上校

the sailor in charge of a ship, or the pilot in charge of an aircraft

动词

指挥;率领

to lead a group or team of people and be their captain

释义与例句

n. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A chief or leader.

  2. 2.

    The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

    舰长

    机长

    The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.

  3. 3.

    An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.

    上尉

  4. 4.

    A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

  5. 5.

    A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.

    海军上校

  6. 6.

    A rank qualifying an airline pilot to act as pilot in command of a two-pilot flight crew.

    航空 商务 工程
  7. 7.

    One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.

    队长

  8. 8.

    The leader of a group of workers.

    John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."

  9. 9.

    The head boy of a school.

  10. 10.

    A maître d', a headwaiter.

    1977, Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey, lyricists, "Hotel California", So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine." / He said: "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969."

  11. 11.

    An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.

v.
  1. 1.

    To act as captain

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

    及物

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词源

From Middle English capitain, capteyn, from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput (“head”) (English cap). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of chieftain, also from Old French.

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