captain
n
1 person in charge of a ship or civil aircraft 船长; 舰长; (民航机的)机长.
2
(a) officer in the British Army between the ranks of lieutenant and major (英)陆军上尉. =>App 9 见附录9.
(b) officer in the British Navy between the ranks of commander and admiral (英)海军上校. =>App 9 见附录9.
3 person given authority over a group or team; leader 队长; 组长
He was (the) captain of the football team for five years. 他当了五年的足球队长.
4 (idm 习语) a captain of `industry person who manages a large industrial company 工业巨头. captain, v [Tn]
be captain of (a football team, etc) 担任(足球队等的)队长
Who is captaining the side today? 今天这队的队长是谁?
The man who manoeuvres carelessly into his five shillings worth of space ,at one of Europe's myriad permanent sites may find himself bumping a Bentley.