captain /ˈkæptɪn/ star4 CET4 TEM4 (captaining,captained,captains)

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  N-TITLE/N-COUNT/N-VOC（） N-TITLE/N-COUNT/N-VOCIn the army, navy, and some other armed forces, a captain is an officer of middle rank. (陆军、海军及其他军种的) 上尉

  例：

  ...Captain Mark Phillips.

  …马克·菲利普斯上尉。

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） The captain of a sports team is the player in charge of it. (体育运动队) 队长

  例：

  ...Mickey Thomas, the captain of the tennis team.

  …米奇·托马斯，这支网球队的队长。

• 3.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） The captain of a ship is the sailor in charge of it. 船长

  例：

  ...the captain of an excursion boat.

  …一艘游船的船长。

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  N-COUNT/N-TITLE（） N-COUNT/N-TITLEThe captain of an aeroplane is the pilot in charge of it. 机长
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  N-COUNT/N-TITLE（） N-COUNT/N-TITLEIn the United States and some other countries, a captain is a police officer or firefighter of fairly senior rank. 警察局副巡官; 消防中队长

  例：

  ...a former Honolulu police captain.

  …火奴鲁鲁警察局前任巡官。

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  V-T（及物动词） If you captain a team or a ship, you are the captain of it. 率队; 指挥

  例：

  He captained the winning team in 1991.

  他于1991年率队夺得胜利。