captain

英 ['kæptɪn] 美['kæptɪn]

n. 队长，首领；船长；上尉；海军上校
vt. 指挥；率领

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中文词源

captain 队长

来自词根cap, 头, 词源同chief, cape.

词态变化

复数: captains;第三人称单数: captains;过去式: captained;过去分词: captained;现在分词: captaining;

英文词源

captain: captain: [14] Etymologically, a captain is someone who is at the ‘head’ of an organization, team, etc. It derives ultimately from late Latin capitāneus ‘chief’, a derivative of caput ‘head’, which came to English via Old French capitain. A parallel but earlier formation was chieftain, which also came from late Latin capitāneus, but along a different route, by way of Old French chevetaine.
=> chieftain
captain (n.): late 14c., capitayn, "a leader, chief, one who stands at the head of others," from Old French capitaine "captain, leader," from Late Latin capitaneus "chief," noun use of adjective capitaneus "prominent, chief," from Latin caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum).

Military sense of "officer who commands a company" (rank between major and lieutenant) is from 1560s; naval sense of "officer who commands a man-of-war" is from 1550s, extended to "master or commander of a vessel of any kind" by 1704. Sporting sense is first recorded 1823.
captain (v.): 1590s, from captain (n.). Related: Captained; captaining.

双语例句

1. "Ah, Captain Fox," Martin McGuinness said affably. "Nice to see you again.": “啊，福克斯上尉，”马丁·麦吉尼斯亲切地说，“很高兴再次见到您。”

2. Captain Cook safely navigated his ship without accident for 100 voyages.: 库克船长驾驶的船安全出航100次无事故。

3. Captain David Clement and 150 commandos stormed the port this morning.: 戴维·克莱门特上尉和150名突击队员今天早上对港口展开突袭。

4. The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.: 船长发无线电说船着火了。

5. The Captain was at the other end of the room.: 船长在房间的另一头。

英英释意

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 ins charge of an airship

7. a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

考试真题

When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always are apart and alone, they replied, "Because it is right.

Captain Scott had reached the south pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.

The journey was intended to achieve more than what captain Robert Falcon Scott had done.

实用场景例句

She was captain of the hockey team at school.: 她过去是学校曲棍球队的队长。

The captain gave the order to abandon ship.: 船长下令弃船。

Captain Lance Price: 兰斯·普赖斯上尉

Captain Cook: 库克船长

I did once dream of becoming the first woman to captain an ocean liner.: 我确实曾经梦想过成为首位远洋客轮的女船长。

...Captain Mark Phillips.: 马克·菲利普斯上尉

...a captain in the British army...: 英国陆军上尉

...Mickey Thomas, the captain of Wrexham football club.: 雷克瑟姆足球俱乐部的队长米基·托马斯

...Bob Willis, the former England cricket captain.: 英格兰板球队前队长鲍勃·威利斯

...the captain of the aircraft carrier Saratoga.: “萨拉托加号”航空母舰的舰长

...a beefy German sea captain.: 健硕魁梧的德国船长

...Murdo McLeod, who captained Hibernian's League-Cup-winning team in 1991...: 默多·麦克劳德，海伯尼安队1991年获得联盟杯冠军时的队长

He got those lips like sugar cane.: 他的双唇如蜜糖.

As soon as the bell rang, the captain gave orders to cast off, and the voyage began.: 铃一响, 船长下令解缆绳, 航行就开始了.

The captain ordered all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm.: 船长命令把所有的帆放下以便船只安全渡过暴风雨.

The captain cares the safety of both the crew and the passengers.: 船长为船员和旅客们的安全操心.

The captain ordered them to go about.: 船长命令他们调转船头.

The captain is careful for the safety of the passengers.: 船长关注旅客们的安全.

She was lifted from a captain to the rank of major.: 她从上尉提升为少校.

The captain blackguarded the war and the people who started it.: 上尉痛骂战争和那些发动战争的人们.

The captain kept a close watch on the wind.: 船长仔细观察风头.

The cruel captain used a scourge on his disobedient sailor.: 那残忍的船长鞭打不服从命令的水手.

The mate is one rank below the captain.: 大副是仅低于船长的头衔.

The captain ordered his men to close up.: 上尉命令士兵靠拢.

The captain charted this area out and it's quite safe to sail in it.: 船长在航海图上标出了这个区域,在这一区域里航行是相当安全的.

A major ranks above a captain.: 少校军衔高于上尉.

The captain kept his crew at a distance.: 船长与他的船员总保持一段距离.

He is the captain of the packet.: 他是这班邮船的船长.

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