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?