| 单词 | captain |
| 释义 | captain (once / 26 pages) nv A captain is the person in charge of a group. The captain of a high school soccer team is usually an elected or appointed leader. The word captain can describe any leader, but it's traditionally been the name for the person on a boat or ship with the highest rank. The captain of a fishing boat is responsible for making decisions about what route to take and how best to avoid bad weather. When she steers the boat, you can say she captains it. The word comes from the Late Latin capitaneus, "chief," from caput, or "head." WORD FAMILYcaptain: captaincy, captained, captaining, captains, captainship+/captaincy: captaincies/captainship: captainships USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Adams, a 56-year-old former police captain, now needs a new publicity photo. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) It is also understood in the industry that captains will organise evacuation efforts - for which they will probably need to stay on board. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) More amused than chastened, Mills said, “It’s two captains with one boat.” The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the leader of a group of people a captain of industry Syn|Hyper chieftain leader a person who rules or guides or inspires others 2n the naval officer in command of a military ship Syn|Hypo|Hyper skipper flag captain the captain of a flagship commissioned naval officer a commissioned officer in the navy 3n an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship Syn|Exp|Hyper master, sea captain, skipper Captain Kidd Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701) officer, ship's officer a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel 4n the pilot in charge of an airship Syn|Hypo|Hyper senior pilot group captain a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army airplane pilot, pilot someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight 5n a policeman in charge of a precinct Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper police captain, police chief Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953) Chief Constable the head of the police force in a county (or similar area) officer, police officer, policeman a member of a police force 6n a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers Syn|Hyper headwaiter, maitre d', maitre d'hotel dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant someone employed to provide service in a dining room 7n an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant Hyper commissioned military officer a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps 8v be the captain of a sports team Hyper head, lead be in charge of |
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