Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2658
capture
夺取；占领；俘获
To take control of or seize someone or something by force or strategy.
- 1.
To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
控制；用武力或计谋夺取。
- 2.
To take hold of.
抓住；握住。
- 3.
To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
存储(如声音或图像)以供日后回看。
- 4.
To reproduce convincingly.
逼真地再现。
- 5.
To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
在游戏(如国际象棋、围棋、跳棋)中吃掉或控制对手的棋子。
抓住；握住；录制；拍摄；记录；逼真再现；刻画；吃掉（对方的棋子）；控制；用武力或计谋夺取。
In use
The army captured the city after a long siege.
The photographer captured the perfect moment in a single shot.
Her performance captured the hearts of the audience.
capture + noun
主动形式，后直接接被夺取或表现的对象。
The soldiers captured the fort.
士兵们占领了堡垒。
be captured + (by + noun)
被动形式，常用于描述被捕获的情况。
The escaped prisoner was captured by the police.
越狱的囚犯被警察抓获了。
Verb forms
base capture · third person captures · -ing capturing · past captured · past participle captured
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- capture the moment
- 捕捉瞬间
- Photographers strive to capture the moment with perfect timing.摄影师们力求以完美的时机捕捉瞬间。
- capture the attention
- 吸引注意力
- The sudden noise captured everyone's attention.突然的噪音吸引了每个人的注意。
- capture the essence
- 捕捉精髓
- This novel captures the essence of life in the 1920s.这部小说捕捉了20世纪20年代生活的精髓。
- capture data
- 收集数据
- The system is designed to capture data from various sensors.该系统旨在从各种传感器收集数据。
- capture an image
- 拍摄图像
- The camera can capture images in low light conditions.这款相机能在低光条件下拍摄图像。
- capture a market
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cap（帽子）+ture（谐音‘扯’），用帽子扯住猎物，即捕获。
Context & Register
军事/科技语境
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the suffix '-ture' pronounced /tʃər/, but the stressed vowel differs. For example, 'capture' has /æ/, 'lecture' has /ɛ/, etc. They are not perfect rhymes.
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 3，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.