capture
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cap·ture1 /ˈkæptʃə $ -ər/ ●●○ W3 verb [transitive] 1 CATCHperson 人 to catch a person and keep them as a prisoner 俘虏，逮捕 Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader. 政府军已经成功抓获叛乱分子的头目。 40 captured French soldiers 40名被俘虏的法国士兵► see thesaurus at catch2 PMAplace/thing 地方/东西 to get control of a place or object that previously belonged to an enemy, during a war 攻取夺取，夺得〔属于敌人的地方或物品〕 The town was captured after a siege lasting ten days. 经过十天的围攻，该镇终于被攻陷。 The Dutch fleet captured two English ships. 荷兰舰队虏获两艘英国船。3 ANIMALanimal 动物CATCH to catch an animal after chasing or following it 捕获〔动物〕 The tiger was finally captured two miles outside the village. 这只老虎终于在村外两英里的地方被捕获了。4 BOOK/PAINTING/FILMfilm/record/art 电影/记录/艺术ASHOW/LET somebody SEE something to succeed in recording, showing, or describing a situation or feeling, using words or pictures 〔用文字或图片〕记录，描述，捕捉 These photographs capture the essence of working-class life at the turn of the century. 这些相片捕捉到了世纪之交工人阶级生活的神韵。 The robbery was captured on police video cameras. 抢劫过程被警方的摄像机拍录了下来。5 capture somebody’s imagination/attention etc INTERESTEDto make someone feel very interested in something 引起某人想象/吸引某人注意等 His stories of foreign adventure captured my imagination. 他的外国历险故事使我心驰神往。6. capture somebody’s heart LOVEto make someone love you 赢得某人的心，使某人倾心7 BUSINESS/POLITICSbusiness/politics 商业/政治B to get something that previously belonged to one of your competitors 夺得，抢占 We aim to capture eight percent of the UK wine market. 我们的目标是占有百分之八的英国葡萄酒市场。 Republicans captured three Senate seats from the Democrats. 共和党夺走了民主党的三个参议院席位。8 capture the headlines to be talked or written about a lot in the newspapers or on television 占据新闻的头版头条，成为热点新闻 Irvine Welsh first captured the headlines with his novel ‘Trainspotting’. 欧文•威尔士最早是以他的小说《猜火车》而走红的。9 TDcomputer 计算机 technical to put something in a form that a computer can use 采集，抓取；记录 The data is captured by an optical scanner. 该数据是通过光学扫描仪采集的。10. CHESSchess 国际象棋DGB to remove one of your opponent’s pieces from the board in chess 〔在国际象棋中〕吃掉〔对方一子〕→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
capture• In one battle, sources say, the rebels captured 100 tons of ammunition.• Mayor Agnos captured 28.7% of the vote.• Rebels wounded 1087 soldiers and captured 417.• The Super Bowl always captures a large audience.• The town of Moulineuf was captured after a siege lasting ten days.• Cole was captured after his plane was shot down outside Hanoi.• At twenty, he went to war against Perugia, where he was captured and imprisoned.• Polay had been captured before, in 1989, but had escaped in July 1990.• The TV camera captured Dad waving as he left the airplane.• She had captured his father by promising an elegant uncluttered lifestyle very different from the neglected unhappy home he had come from.• Many dolphins are accidentally captured in the nets of tuna fishermen.• Wilson's autobiography neatly captures the atmosphere of the late 19th century.• Cuba captured the first gold medal of the Olympic Games.• Cameras have already captured the image.• This gives them overlapping fields of view and the true stereo vision that they need to capture their prey.• They've captured twenty enemy soldiers.capture2 noun [uncountable] 1 CATCHwhen you catch someone in order to make them a prisoner 捕获，俘虏 The two soldiers somehow managed to avoid capture. 这两名士兵设法躲过了抓捕。2 PMCONTROLwhen soldiers get control of a place that previously belonged to an enemy 占领，攻占capture of the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 1099年攻占耶路撒冷3. when you get control of something that previously belonged to one of your competitors 夺取，抢占4. when you put information into a form a computer can use 转换，记录〔把信息转成计算机可使用的形式〕Examples from the Corpus
capture• Rendezvous and capture were expected early Thursday.• Any disciplinary action taken for failing to follow procedure would be eclipsed by the success of his capture.• They are offering a reward for information leading to his capture.• Particularly significant was his capture of the Republican vote by 69 %-26 % over McCain.• The government's capture of Toro airstrip near Tabanya has put the displaced almost beyond the reach of help.• The government has offered $500,000 for information leading to Sanchez' capture.• Both met defeat and one suffered capture, thus becoming, in a very real sense, a national liability.• Yet the significance for the ancient Israelites of the capture of the ark went beyond the scope of such attachments.From Longman Business Dictionarycapturecap‧ture /ˈkæptʃə-ər/ verb [transitive]1COMMERCEto get something that previously belonged to one of your competitorsJapanese firms have captured over 60% of the electronics market.2COMPUTING to put something such as information or a picture into a form that a computer can useThe data is captured using an optical scanner. —capture noun [uncountable]a leading maker of bar code data-capture systems→ See Verb tableOrigin capture2 (1500-1600) French Latin captura, from captus; → CAPTIVE1cap·ture1 verbcapture2 nounChineseSyllable
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cap‧ture1 W3 /ˈkæptʃə $ -ər/ 
verb [transitive]
1. PERSON to catch a person and keep them as a prisoner:
Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader.
40 captured French soldiers
2. PLACE/THING to get control of a place or object that previously belonged to an enemy, during a war:
The town was captured after a siege lasting ten days.
The Dutch fleet captured two English ships.
3. ANIMAL to catch an animal after chasing or following it:
The tiger was finally captured two miles outside the village.
4. FILM/RECORD/ART to succeed in recording, showing, or describing a situation or feeling, using words or pictures:
These photographs capture the essence of working-class life at the turn of the century.
The robbery was captured on police video cameras.
5. capture sb’s imagination/attention etc to make someone feel very interested in something:
His stories of foreign adventure captured my imagination.
6. capture sb’s heart to make someone love you
7. BUSINESS/POLITICS to get something that previously belonged to one of your competitors:
We aim to capture eight percent of the UK wine market.
Republicans captured three Senate seats from the Democrats.
8. capture the headlines to be talked or written about a lot in the newspapers or on television:
Irvine Welsh first captured the headlines with his novel ‘Trainspotting’.
9. COMPUTER technical to put something in a form that a computer can use:
The data is captured by an optical scanner.
10. CHESS to remove one of your opponent’s pieces from the board in chess
▪ catch to stop someone who is trying to escape, especially by running after them and then holding them: He raced after her, but he couldn’t catch her. | The police caught the bank robbers after a car chase through the city.
▪arrest if the police arrest someone, they take him or her to a police station because they think that person has done something illegal: Wayne was arrested for dangerous driving. | The police arrested him and charged him with murder.
▪apprehend formal if the police apprehend someone they think has done something illegal, they catch him or her: The two men were later apprehended after they robbed another store. | The killers were never apprehended. | All of the kidnappers were apprehended and convicted.
▪capture to catch an enemy or a criminal in order to keep them as a prisoner: The French king was captured by the English at the battle of Poitiers in 1356. | The gunmen were finally captured after a shoot-out with the police.
▪take somebody prisoner to catch someone, especially in a war, in order to keep them as a prisoner: 350 soldiers were killed and another 300 taken prisoner. | Ellison was taken prisoner by the Germans during the retreat to Dunkirk.
▪trap to make someone go to a place from which they cannot escape, especially by using your skill and intelligence: Police trapped the man inside a bar on the city’s southside.
▪corner to force someone into a place from which they cannot escape: He was cornered outside the school by three gang members.
capture2 noun [uncountable]1. when you catch someone in order to make them a prisoner:
The two soldiers somehow managed to avoid capture.
2. when soldiers get control of a place that previously belonged to an enemy
capture of
the capture of Jerusalem in 1099
3. when you get control of something that previously belonged to one of your competitors
4. when you put information into a form a computer can use
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verb [transitive]1. PERSON to catch a person and keep them as a prisoner:
2. PLACE/THING to get control of a place or object that previously belonged to an enemy, during a war:
3. ANIMAL to catch an animal after chasing or following it:
4. FILM/RECORD/ART to succeed in recording, showing, or describing a situation or feeling, using words or pictures:
5. capture sb’s imagination/attention etc to make someone feel very interested in something:
6. capture sb’s heart to make someone love you
7. BUSINESS/POLITICS to get something that previously belonged to one of your competitors:
8. capture the headlines to be talked or written about a lot in the newspapers or on television:
9. COMPUTER technical to put something in a form that a computer can use:
10. CHESS to remove one of your opponent’s pieces from the board in chess
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noun [uncountable]1. when you catch someone in order to make them a prisoner: 2. when soldiers get control of a place that previously belonged to an enemy
capture of
3. when you get control of something that previously belonged to one of your competitors
4. when you put information into a form a computer can use