captain

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Related topics: Water, Air, Military, Sport

cap·tain1 /ˈkæptɪn/ ●●● W3 noun [countable]  1  TTWTTAthe sailor in charge of a ship, or the pilot in charge of an aircraft 舰长，船长；机长 The captain and crew welcome you aboard. 机长和全体机组人员欢迎各位乘坐本次航班。2. PMa military officer with a fairly high rank 〔陆军或美国空军的〕上尉；〔海军或英国空军的〕上校 → group captain3  DSsomeone who leads a team or other group of people 队长，组长captain of Julie’s captain of the quiz team. 朱莉是问答比赛队的队长。 The Blackhawks' team captain was the first to score. 黑鹰队的队长率先得分。4. captain of industry MANAGERsomeone who owns or has an important job in a big company 业界巨头

Examples from the Corpus

captain• Nicholas Helias, administrative captain at police headquarters in Concord.• I have considered only those Tests in which both have appeared together, when one has been captain.• It took them five overs to score their first run and they were only saved from disaster by captain Allan Lamb.• Shelley's the girls' team captain this year.• I say, I am the captain on horse back.• Eventually the captain turned off the seat belt sign.• Shauna's the captain of the volleyball team.• Who's the captain of England?• We played like a Little League team today, and I was the captain of that team.• The captain must have given his team quite a talking-to at half time.team captain• A team captain, Gumina had earned a reputation for stiff defense, clutch play.• If this also ties, then each team captain selects a representative to fight a deciding bout.• Chris Barnes continues as first team captain, with Peter Allatt as vice-captain.• The time commitment expected of team captains is six to eight hours spread over eight weeks.• Payne, the team captain and a defensive end, earned all-SEC honors and won the Outstanding Senior Athlete Award.• The team captains also collect funds raised by the team and distribute the prizes earned by the walkers.• If this ties again, then team captains must select another pair of representatives, and so on until the tie is broken.

Related topics: Sport

captain2 verb [transitive]  1  DSto lead a group or team of people and be their captain 担任〔队长〕，率领〔团队〕 The U.S. team, captained by Arthur Ashe, won the Davis Cup in 1981 and 1982. 由亚瑟•阿什率领的美国队赢得了1981和1982年的戴维斯杯。2. to be in charge of a ship, aircraft etc 担任…的船长[机长等]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

captain• The Americans, captained by Arthur Ashe, won the Davis Cup.• The cheerleaders, captained by Karen Wardie, wore tight sweaters with an H stitched on the front.• They will be captained by their talented flanker, Bramall.• The youngster never enjoyed school but captained the football team, preferring sport to academic lessons.• Jane, who captained the school lacrosse team, was a complete contrast to Sarah.• A lot of them captained their own ships at first, and then they owned like more ships.Origin captain1 (1300-1400) French capitain, from Late Latin capitaneus “chief”, from Latin caput “head”

cap·tain1 nouncaptain2 verbChineseSyllable  

the ship, Corpus the sailor a or in of charge

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cap‧tain¹ W3 /ˈkæptən, ˈkæptɪn/ noun [countable]1. the sailor in charge of a ship, or the pilot in charge of an aircraft:
    The captain and crew welcome you aboard.
2. a military officer with a fairly high rank ⇨ group captain
3. someone who leads a team or other group of people
    captain of
    Julie’s captain of the quiz team.
    The Blackhawks' team captain was the first to score.
4. captain of industry someone who owns or has an important job in a big company
     

THESAURUS

■ people on a plane
   ▪ pilot someone who operates the controls of a plane: an airline pilot | He has a pilot’s licence.
   ▪ co-pilot a pilot who shares the control of a plane with the main pilot: The pilot became ill, and the co-pilot had to land the plane.
   ▪ captain the pilot who is in charge of an aircraft: This is your captain speaking. We will be arriving at Gatwick Airport in approximately 10 minutes.
   ▪ the flight crew all the people who work on a plane during a flight: The flight crew asked for permission to land at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport.
   ▪ the cabin crew the people whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane: The cabin crew will be serving drinks shortly.
   ▪ flight attendant someone whose job is to serve food and drink to passengers on a plane: The flight attendant told him to go back to his seat.
   ▪ steward/stewardess a man/woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane: I asked the stewardess if I could have a blanket.

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captain² verb [transitive]
1. to lead a group or team of people and be their captain:
    The U.S. team, captained by Arthur Ashe, won the Davis Cup in 1981 and 1982.
2. to be in charge of a ship, aircraft etc