captain

英 ['kæptɪn] 美 ['kæptɪn]

• n. 首领；队长；船长
• vt. 指挥；率领

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]船长,机长

   the person in command of a ship or aircraft

2. [C]上尉,队长,首领

   a rank in the navy army, or US air force

v. (动词)

1. vt. 担任…队长,领导,率领,指挥

   be captain of; lead; command

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 首领，魁首，头子
2. 队长，领队
3. 舰长，船长，机长
4. 上尉，陆军上尉，<美>空军上尉
5. 上校，海军上校
6. 指挥者，领导者，管理员
7. 监督员
8. 级长，组长
9. 上尉，美国空军军衔
10. 上尉，美国陆军军衔
11. 上尉，美国海军陆战队军衔
12. 上校，美国海军军衔
13. 上校，英国皇家海军军衔

abbr. 缩略词

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v. 动词

1. 统率，率领，指挥，领导，做…的首领，做…的长
2. 担任队长、统帅、指挥，做首领

英英释义

Noun:

1. an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

2. the naval officer in command of a military ship

3. a policeman in charge of a precinct

4. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

5. the leader of a group of people;

   "a captain of industry"
   

6. the pilot in charge of an airship

7. a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

Verb:

1. be the captain of a sports team

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. And they'll find that their bold captain is nowhere to be found
   但他们再也找不到他们豪勇的首领了。
2. The captain led our team to victory.
   队长带领我们队取得了胜利。
3. The football captain was the mogul of the school.
   那足球队长是该校的大人物。
4. The captain bawled out an order to his soldiers.
   队长向士兵们大声发出命令。
5. The captain of the sinking ship used flares to attract the attention of the coastguard.
   轮船正在下沉，船长向海岸巡逻队发出闪光信号求救。
6. The sailors are asked to take their positions by their captain.
   船长要求水手们各就各位。
7. The captain described the accident in the ship's log.
   船长在航海日志中描述了这次事故。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Strong leadership is needed to captain the team.
   担任这个队的队长需要强有力的领导才能。
2. Who will captain the team?
   谁率领这支球队？

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The captain was able to bring the ship up just before it hit the little boat.
   就在撞上小船前的一刹那间,船长停住了船。
2. The captain asked his officers to take precautions, because a plot was brewing among the sailors.
   船长要他的职员小心预防,因为水手们正在酝酿阴谋。
3. As soon as the bell rang, the captain gave orders to cast off, and the voyage began.
   铃一响,船长下令解缆,航行就开始了。
4. The captain cares about the safety of both the crew and the passengers.
   船长为船员和旅客们的安全操心。
5. The captain of a ship commands all the officers and men.
   舰长统率舰上的全体官兵。
6. The captain was always devising how to get the mate into trouble.
   船长总是设法找大副的麻烦。
7. The captain ordered his men to discharge the cargo from the ship at Keelung Dock.
   船长命令下级在基隆码头卸下船上的货物。
8. The captain ordered his men to fire a salute.
   船长命令部下鸣放礼炮。
9. The captain ordered them to go about.
   船长命令他们调转船头。
10. He executed the captain's orders.
    他执行船长的命令。
11. The command of the ship was handed over her new captain at a small ceremony this morning.
    在今天上午举行的小型仪式上,该舰的指挥权移交给了新舰长。
12. “Haul on the wind!”shouted the captain, as the ship tried to leave the course.
    当船偏离航道时,船长喊道:“抢风驶船”。
13. The captain was able to keep the ship on her course in spite of the storm.
    尽管有风暴,船长仍使船沿航道继续航行。
14. The captain has kindly lent us excellent binoculars to see the sight more clearly.
    为了能更清楚地观看景色,船长好心借给我们最好的望远镜。
15. A captain controls his ship and its crew.
    船长管理他的船和船上的船员。
16. It was a dangerous ocean crossing in wartime, but captain and crew braved it out.
    这是战时一次危险的跨洋航行,但是全体成员勇敢地面对这一次危险。
17. The company will constitute you captain of the ship.
    公司将任命你担任这条船的船长。
18. The captain brought the men to attention as the general arrived.
    将军到达时,上尉命令战士们立正。
19. The captain ordered the men to blaze away .
    上尉命令士兵连续射击。
20. The captain ordered his men to close up.
    上尉命令士兵靠拢。
21. The captain ordered his men to fall in at once.
    上尉命令他的士兵立即集合。
22. The Captain of Gary demanded obedience from his men.
    加里上尉要求士兵服从他的指挥。
23. “We shall have to bring up some more pilots”, said the captain.
    “我们必须再找些飞行员来。”那上校说道。
24. He called himself a captain.
    他自称是上尉。
25. The colonel advanced him from lieutenant to captain.
    上校把他从中尉提升为上尉。
26. Every other member of the team has had to miss at least one match because of illness, but the captain leads a charmed life and has never once been ill.
    由于生病,其他队员都最少错过了一场比赛,但队长却吉人天相,从来没有病过。
27. We elected the captain of our football team by a show of hands.
    我们举手选举我们的足球队长。
28. When the fullback refused to obey the captain, the captain said he would have none of that.
    当后卫不肯听从队长的命令时,队长说他不允许这样。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Who is captaining the side today?
   今天这队的队长是谁?
2. He captains the community orchestra.
   他担任这个地区的管弦乐队的队长。
3. Ina was seconded to another branch of the army to captain special training courses.
   艾娜被调到另一个部门去负责特种训练工作的队长。
4. Can you picture Eden captaining a demonstration?
   你能想象伊登是一次示威游行的领导人吗?
5. Gary captained the fleet.
   加里率领着舰队。

经典引文

• The illustrious Emperor..the captain of Roman Christianity in the western world.

  出自： H. A. L. Fisher

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• admire a captain 羡慕船长
• appoint a captain 任命船长
• ask the captain 问船长
• dismiss a captain 解雇船长
• hire a captain 雇船长
• promote a captain 晋升上尉
• respect a captain 尊敬船长
• save a captain 拯救一个船长
• welcome a captain 欢迎上尉

形容词+～

• able captain 有能力的船长〔上尉、队长〕
• gifted captain 有才华的上尉〔船长、队长〕
• respected captain 受尊敬的船长
• the greatest captain 最大的巨头

名词+～

• air forces captain 空军大队长
• army captain 陆军上尉
• bell captain (旅馆)侍应领班
• company captain 连长
• fleet captain 舰队的参谋长
• merchant captain 商船船长
• navy captain 海军上尉
• plane captain 机长
• sea captain 舰长
• ship captain 船长
• team captain 队长

～+介词

• captain in history 历史上的领袖
• captain of a football team 足球队的队长
• captain of a plane 机长
• captain of commerce 商界的巨头
• captain of fire brigade 消防队队长
• captain of industry 工业界的巨头
• captain of the ship 船长

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• captain special training courses 负责特种训练工作的队长
• captain the community orchestra 担任这个地区的管弦乐队的队长

～+副词

• captain boldly 无畏地领导
• captain convincingly 有说服力地指挥
• captain courageously 勇敢地指挥
• captain easily 容易引导
• captain fatefully 重要地领导
• captain gallantly 英勇地领导
• captain reluctantly 不情愿地担任…队长
• captain simultaneously 暂时担任…队长
• captain solely 单独引导
• captain unhesitatingly 毫不迟疑地指挥

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. captain是可数名词,基本意思是指“船长”“机长”,即轮船或飞机上的总负责人。
2. captain的另一个意思是“上尉”,多指陆军中军衔低于少校的官职,在英式英语中也可指空军的“上校”。
3. captain还可指球队的“队长”或某组织的领导人,即“首领”。
4. captain与表示人名的专有名词连用时,即成为专有名词,首字母要大写。

v. (动词)

1. captain用作动词时，意思是“担任…队长”,引申可表示“领导”“率领”。
2. captain只用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的captaine，意为队长，首领，船长。

近反义词

【近义词】

• chief
• commander
• leader
• officer
• command
• lead