英语词汇“capture”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

capturecapture1 /ˈkæptʃɚ/ ●●○ W3 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

capture

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	capture
	he, she, it	captures
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	captured
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have captured
	he, she, it	has captured
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had captured
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will capture
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have captured

Continuous Form
Present	I	am capturing
	he, she, it	is capturing
	you, we, they	are capturing
Past	I, he, she, it	was capturing
	you, we, they	were capturing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been capturing
	he, she, it	has been capturing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been capturing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be capturing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been capturing

1PERSON to catch someone in order to make him or her a prisoner: The rebels captured 417 government soldiers.2PLACE/THING to get control of a place that previously belonged to an enemy by fighting for it: The town was captured after a siege lasting ten days. The Dutch fleet captured two English ships.3ANIMAL to catch an animal after chasing or following it: Many dolphins are accidentally captured in the nets of tuna fishermen.4BOOK/PAINTING/MOVIE to succeed in showing or describing a situation or feeling using words or pictures so that other people can see, understand, or experience it: The article captures the political mood of the late 19th century. The TV camera captured Dad waving as he left the airplane.5capture somebody’s imagination/attention etc. to make someone feel very interested and attracted → captivate: Armstrong’s landing on the Moon captured the imagination of a generation.6capture somebody’s heart to make someone love you7BUSINESS/POLITICS/SPORTS to get or win something or a share of something in a situation in which you are competing against other people, such as business, an election, or a sport: Mayor Agnos captured 28.7% of the vote. The Super Bowl always captures a large audience. Cuba captured the first gold medal of the Olympic Games.8COMPUTERS to put something in a form that a computer can use: The data is captured by an optical scanner.9CHESS to remove one of your opponent’s pieces from the board in chess

verb | noun

capturecapture2 noun [uncountable]

ETYMOLOGYcapture²

Origin: 1500-1600 French Latin captura, from captus

COLLOCATIONS► avoid/evade/elude capture

(=avoid being captured)

1the act of catching a person in order to make him or her a prisoner: The government offered $500,000 for information leading to his capture.avoid/evade/elude capture (=avoid being captured)2the act of catching an animal: Many countries ban the capture of seals.3the capture of Rome/Jerusalem etc. the act of getting control of a place that previously belonged to an enemy4the capture of something the act of getting control of something from someone you are competing with, especially in business, an election, or sport [Origin: 1500–1600 French, Latin captura, from captus] → see also data capture