captain的意思：作为名词，captain的中文意思为“船长”、“上校”、“首领”、“队长”、“副巡长”、“机长”；作为及物动词，captain的中文意思为“担任…的队长”。

1、作为名词时，是可数名词，意为船长;机长;(海军)上校;(陆军或美国空军的)上尉;首领;领导者;(尤指运动队的)队长;（美国警察局的）副巡长。

例句：The captain gave the order to abandon ship.

船长下令弃船。

She was captain of the hockey team at school.

她过去是学校曲棍球队的队长。

You must obey the captain's commands.

你必须服从船长的命令。

This is the captain speaking.

我是船长。

I asked the Captain to wangle us three tickets to Athens

我让机长设法给我们弄3张去雅典的票。

The captain's voice was triumphant

上校的声音听上去万分得意。

His uniform bore the insignia of a captain.

他的制服上有上尉徽章。

The captain gave charge: Let none pass out.

首领下了命令，不要放过任何一个。

Strong leadership is needed to captain the team.

担任这个队的队长需要强有力的领导才能。

The captain is still unfit and will miss tonight's game.

队长身体欠佳，将不会出席今晚的比赛。

Their captain said his team had played as well as it possibly could

队长说他们队发挥出了最佳水平。

The captain made the decision to include four men in their 40s in his side.

队长决定将4名40多岁的男子招入队中。

2、作为及物动词时，意为担任…的队长(或船长)。

例句：Strong leadership is needed to captain the team.

担任这个队的队长需要强有力的领导才能。

He will captain the basketball team next season.

他将在下个赛季担任该篮球队的队长。

They have appointed South African-born Gus Calderwood to captain the British team.

他们指派南非出生的格斯科尔德伍德担任英国队的队长。