单词 | captain |
释义 | Word Frequency captain(ˈkæptɪn) noun 1. the person in charge of and responsible for a vessel 2. an officer of the navy who holds a rank junior to a rear admiral but senior to a commander 3. an officer of the army, certain air forces, and the marine corps who holds a rank junior to a major but senior to a lieutenant 4. the officer in command of a civil aircraft, usually the senior pilot 5. the leader of a team in games 6. a person in command over a group, organization, etc; leader a captain of industry 7. US a police officer in charge of a precinct 8. US and Canadian (formerly) a head waiter 9. Also called: bell captain US and Canadian a supervisor of bellboys in a hotel 10. Australian informal a person who is buying drinks for people in a bar verb 11. (transitive) to be captain of Derived forms captaincy (ˈcaptaincy) or captainship (ˈcaptainˌship) noun Word origin C14: from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus chief, from Latin caput head |
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