| 单词 | capture |
| 释义 | capture (once / 95 pages) 1vn 2vn 3v The verb to capture means to grab, trap, or take something that doesn't want to be grabbed, trapped, or taken. Hunters, pirates, and kidnappers all capture the things they want. If you want that tiger, you're going to have to capture him, either by setting a trap or shooting him. Either way, his capture won't be easy. You can also capture a photograph of something—which, while it doesn't mean taking it against its will, is still a kind of taking in which the thing itself if not participating. The pirate captured his hostages, while his hostages captured the scene on their cell-phone video cameras. WORD FAMILYcapture: captured, capturer, captures, capturing, recapture+/capturer: capturers/recapture: recaptured, recaptures, recapturing USAGE EXAMPLESIt also captures hundreds of billions in savings by slowing the rate of growth in certain Medicare payments. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Louisville captures N.C.A.A. men’s basketball championship, placed on probation in emotional ceremony while cutting down net. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Petra Nova uses the most common technology for carbon capture. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping Syn|Hypo|Hyper catch catch take in and retain hunt, hunt down, run, track down pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) froghunt frogs for food bagcapture or kill, as in hunting batfowlcatch birds by temporarily blinding them ratcatch rats, especially with dogs ensnare, entrap, snare, trammel, trapcatch in or as if in a trap snipehunt or shoot snipe whalehunt for whales ambush, still-hunthunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing turtlehunt for turtles, especially as an occupation drivehunting: chase from cover into more open ground drivehunting: search for game rabbithunt rabbits fowlhunt fowl in the forest poachhunt illegally sealhunt seals ferrethunt with ferrets coursehunt with hounds foxhunthunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs jack, jacklighthunt with a jacklight hawkhunt with hawks falconhunt with falcons fowlhunt fowl gintrap with a snare forage, scroungecollect or look around for (food) acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 2v succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase Syn|Hypo|Hyper catch, get recapture, retake capture again lasso, ropecatch with a lasso clutch, prehend, seize take hold of; grab 3v take possession of by force, as after an invasion The militia captured the castle Syn|Hypo|Hyper appropriate, conquer, seize carry capture after a fight arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession 4v attract; cause to be enamored She captured all the men's hearts Syn|Hypo|Hyper becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance hold hold the attention of workgratify and charm, usually in order to influence appeal, attract be attractive to 5n the act of taking a person by force Syn|Hypo|Hyper seizure abduction the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife kidnapping, snatch(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment felony a serious crime (such as murder or arson) 6n the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper gaining control, seizure Norman Conquest the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066) usurpation wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custodythe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) conquering, conquest, subjection, subjugationthe act of conquering enslavementthe act of making slaves of your captives acquiring, getting the act of acquiring something 7n the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board 2Hypo|Hyper en passant (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed exchange(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value exchange(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop chess move the act of moving a chess piece 1v bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons The star captured a comet Hyper alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2n a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field Hyper action, activity, natural action, natural process a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) 3n any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle 3Hyper action, activity, natural action, natural process a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) v succeed in representing or expressing something intangible capture the essence of Spring capture an idea Hypo|Hyper recapture take up anew interpret, represent create an image or likeness of |
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