Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1680
captain
船长;舰长
The person in command of a ship or other vessel.
- 1.
A chief or leader.
首领或领导者。
- 2.
The honorific of a captain, especially a ship's captain or a person with the military rank of captain.
船长或军衔为上尉的人的尊称
- 3.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
军衔在少校之下、中尉之上的军官
- 4.
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
合法指挥船只或其他船只的人。
- 5.
Forms a title for a superhero seen as embodying or possessing in high degree the qualities associated with the ensuing phrase
作为超级英雄的称号,体现或高度具备后续短语所关联的品质
- 6.
the naval officer in command of a military ship
指挥军舰的海军军官
- 7.
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
军衔在上尉和少校之间的军官。
- 8.
a policeman in charge of a precinct
负责辖区的警察
- 9.
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
海军军衔在指挥官和准将之间的军官。
- 10.
A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
美国海军、海岸警卫队、NOAA军团或PHS军团中级别高于指挥官但低于后勤少将的军官。
- 11.
A rank qualifying an airline pilot to act as pilot in command of a two-pilot flight crew.
航空公司飞行员的级别,允许其作为两人飞行机组的机长。
- 12.
One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
运动队中被指定做决定并可以代表队伍与裁判或官员交流的运动员之一。
- 13.
The leader of a group of workers.
工人团队的领导者。
- 14.
The head boy of a school.
学校的男生领袖。
- 15.
A maître d', a headwaiter.
餐厅领班,首席服务员。
(运动队的)队长;上尉;(航空公司的)机长;警察分局局长;首领;头领;领导者
In use
The captain announced that the ship would arrive at the port in two hours.
The police captain reviewed the case files before the meeting.
As a captain in the army, he leads a company of soldiers.
captain of [noun]
表示所属关系,后接组织或交通工具。
He is the captain of the ship.
他是这艘船的船长。
Captain [name]
作为头衔,用于姓名前。
Captain Smith gave the order.
史密斯船长下达了命令。
serve as captain
表示担任领导角色。
She served as captain for five years.
Connections
Collocations
- ship captain
- 船长
- The ship captain guided the vessel safely through the storm.船长引导船只安全通过了风暴。
- airline captain
- 机长
- The airline captain announced that we would be landing shortly.机长宣布我们即将降落。
- team captain
- 队长
- As team captain, she motivates everyone to do their best.作为队长,她激励每个人都尽力而为。
- army captain
- 陆军上尉
- The army captain led his platoon through the jungle.陆军上尉带领他的排穿过了丛林。
- police captain
- 警长
- The police captain reviewed the case files.警长审阅了案件档案。
- captain's cabin
Learner notes
Memory Tip
帽(cap)加十(ten)得captain,想象船长戴帽领十人。
Context & Register
register: mixed; contexts: military, aviation, sports, dining; note_zh: captain作为名词时,通常用于军事、航空、体育等团队中的领导角色,也可用于餐饮行业领班,语域根据场合有所变化,大多情况下为中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending '-ain' and have the stress on the first syllable. The unstressed final syllable in 'captain', 'certain', 'mountain', 'fountain', and 'curtain' is pronounced /tən/ or /tɪn/. However, 'bargain' ends with /ɡɪn/, so its final consonant differs. None of these words rhyme perfectly with 'captain' because the stressed vowel differs.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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