captain /'kæptin/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
• (n.) the naval officer in command of a military ship
• (n.) a policeman in charge of a precinct

Chinese translation

• n. 船长, 指挥官, 海军上校, 首领
• vt. 率领, 指挥

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'kæptin/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 4.89 · Common

Word forms

captained, captaining, captains

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capture · caption · captive · captivity · captivate · captious

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