Captain

(noun.) a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers.

(noun.) the pilot in charge of an airship.

(noun.) the naval officer in command of a military ship.

(noun.) a policeman in charge of a precinct.

(noun.) an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant.

(noun.) the leader of a group of people; 'a captain of industry'.

(verb.) be the captain of a sports team.

埃尔希编辑

• The water pumps were at work again, and I am not sure that the soft-hearted Captain's eyes did not also twinkle. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Captain Lydgate's stupidity was delicately scented, carried itself with style, talked with a good accent, and was closely related to Sir Godwin. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He flourished back and got his cup and set it down triumphantly, and said: Just try that mixture once, Captain Duncan. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• As he saw his mate go down he crouched, and, with a low snarl, sprang upon the captain crushing him to his knees with a single mighty blow. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Your officer, Captain Dufranne, is one of them, and the forest man who has saved the lives of every member of my father's party is the other. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Russell, in 1862; Sayce, in 1864; Captain Abney, for photographing the transit of Venus in 1874; Rev. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Quartered here, Captain George? 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Carriages and horses were provided for all; captains and under officers chosen, and the whole assemblage wisely organized. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• He's an American, one of the other captains said. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Is it any wonder that its captains and commanders and officials, nay, even its clerks and common soldiers, came back to England loaded with spoils? 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I'll take the American Tenente, one of the captains said. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Captains Sibley and Porter followed a few hundred yards behind. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The two captains took off their coats. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• But the Subalterns' and Captains' ladies (the Major is unmarried) cabal against her a good deal. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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