n.首領(lǐng)；隊(duì)長；船長

vt.指揮；率領(lǐng)

And they'll find that their bold captain is nowhere to be found 但他們再也找不到他們豪勇的首領(lǐng)了。

The captain led our team to victory. 隊(duì)長帶領(lǐng)我們隊(duì)取得了勝利。

The football captain was the mogul of the school. 那足球隊(duì)長是該校的大人物。

The captain bawled out an order to his soldiers. 隊(duì)長向士兵們大聲發(fā)出命令。

The captain of the sinking ship used flares to attract the attention of the coastguard. 輪船正在下沉，船長向海岸巡邏隊(duì)發(fā)出閃光信號求救。

The sailors are asked to take their positions by their captain. 船長要求水手們各就各位。

Strong leadership is needed to captain the team. 擔(dān)任這個(gè)隊(duì)的隊(duì)長需要強(qiáng)有力的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能。

Who will captain the team? 誰率領(lǐng)這支球隊(duì)？

captain是可數(shù)名詞,基本意思是指“船長”“機(jī)長”,即輪船或飛機(jī)上的總負(fù)責(zé)人。

captain的另一個(gè)意思是“上尉”,多指陸軍中軍銜低于少校的官職,在英式英語中也可指空軍的“上校”。

captain還可指球隊(duì)的“隊(duì)長”或某組織的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人,即“首領(lǐng)”。

captain與表示人名的專有名詞連用時(shí),即成為專有名詞,首字母要大寫。

captain用作動(dòng)詞時(shí)，意思是“擔(dān)任…隊(duì)長”,引申可表示“領(lǐng)導(dǎo)”“率領(lǐng)”。

captain只用作及物動(dòng)詞,接名詞或代詞作賓語。