captain
noun uk/ˈkæp.tɪn/ us/ˈkæp.tən/
B1 [ C ]（运动队）队长
the leader of a sports team
It's unusual to have a goalkeeper as (the) captain of a football team. 让守门员当足球队的队长是很少见的。
B2 [ C ]船长；机长
the person in charge of a ship or an aircraft
This is your captain speaking. We expect to be landing at Osaka Kansai airport in an hour's time. 我是机长。我们预计一小时后在大阪关西国际机场降落。
[ C ] (also Captain)（英国陆军的）上尉；（英国海军的）上校；（美国空军或海军陆战队的）上尉；（美国海岸警卫队的）上校；（美国警察局的）警监；（美国消防署的）中队长
an officer's rank in the British army or navy, or in the US air force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or the US police and fire departments
The captain gave him his orders. 上尉发布了命令。
Captain Lane/Alex Lane 兰恩上尉／亚利克斯·兰恩上尉
[ as form of address ] Yes, Captain. 是，上尉。
- More examples
- We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship.
- The team captain was forced to withdraw from the match due to injury.
- He is now the vice captain of the team.
- This was his last match as the team's captain.
- He is undoubtedly England's best captain of recent years.
captain
verb [ T ] uk/ˈkæp.tɪn/ us/ˈkæp.tən/
担任队长（或船长、机长）；率领；指挥
to lead and be the captain of a team, military group, ship, or aircraft
She captained the Canadian ice hockey team for three years. 她曾担任加拿大冰球队的队长3年。