captain學測 L3KK [ˈkæptən] ｜ /ˈkæptən/
船長；艦長·隊長；領隊·機長·陸軍上尉·擔任隊長；領軍
學測常考詞，身兼隊長、機長、船長
The captain gave an order, and every sailor followed it right away.
船長下了一道命令，每位水手立刻照做。
一個畫面：戴著袖章站在最前
站最前站在隊伍最前方帶頭
戴袖章身上綁著識別身分的袖章
喊口令開口下令，眾人依令行動
義項
船長掌舵A2noun船長；艦長
The captain checked the weather before the ship left the harbor.
船長在出港前確認了天氣狀況。
the ship's captaincaptain of the ship
隊長領軍A2noun隊長；領隊
As team captain, Mia always cheers for her classmates during the game.
身為隊長，Mia在比賽中總是為同學加油。
team captaincaptain of the team
機長廣播A2noun機長
The captain welcomed the passengers and told them the flight time.
機長歡迎乘客，並告訴大家飛行時間。
the captain's announcementthe flight captain
軍階上尉B1noun陸軍上尉
He worked in the army for ten years and finally became a captain.
他在軍中服役十年，終於當上了上尉。
promoted to captaincaptain in the army
帶隊出賽B2verb擔任隊長；領軍
John will captain the school team this year and lead every practice.
今年 John 將擔任校隊隊長，並帶領每一次練習。
captain the teamcaptain a sports team
片語
team captain隊長領軍 →球隊的領導者
the ship's captain船長掌舵 →負責掌管整艘船的人
This is your captain speaking.廣播開場白 →機長廣播時的開場白
promoted to captain升任上尉 →晉升為軍中上尉
你會不會這樣說？
The pilot introduced himself over the speaker: 'This is your ___ speaking.' (captain / caption)
看答案
captain
caption是「圖說；字幕」，兩字外型相近卻完全不同義，考試常考。
'He worked in the army for ten years and finally became a captain.' 這裡的captain最接近哪個意思？(A) 船長 (B) 上尉 (C) 隊長
看答案
(B)
此句描述軍中升遷，對應「上尉」義項，而非船長或隊長。
字族
co-captain 共同隊長
順路看看
crew — captain帶領的一群工作夥伴lieutenant — 軍階比captain低一階的軍官leader — 比captain更廣義的「領導者」多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
港口裝貨協調
The ship's captain met with the port staff to discuss the loading schedule.
船長與港口工作人員會面，討論裝貨時程。
公司員工球賽
Mina will captain our company's volleyball team at the staff tournament.
Mina 將在員工錦標賽中擔任我們公司排球隊的隊長。
詞族
captain verb（原形） 擔任球隊隊長・captains verb（第三人稱單數現在式） 擔任球隊隊長・captained verb（過去式／過去分詞） 擔任球隊隊長・captaining verb（現在分詞） 擔任球隊隊長
四選一
Daniel will ____ the company's basketball team in next month's staff tournament.
看答案
captain
正解為 captain，表示「擔任球隊隊長」。助動詞 will 後須接動詞原形；captained 是過去式／過去分詞，captains 是第三人稱單數現在式，captaining 是現在分詞，皆不能直接填入此處。
同義改寫
The ship's captain met with the port staff to discuss the loading schedule. → The person in command of the ship met with the port staff to discuss the loading schedule.
此處 captain 指掌管該船的船長；改寫為 the person in command of the ship，保留職責與會面內容。
Mina will captain our company's volleyball team at the staff tournament. → Mina will serve as captain of our company's volleyball team at the staff tournament.
動詞 captain 在此表示「擔任球隊隊長」，與 serve as captain of 意義相同，球隊與賽事情境也維持不變。