capture

verb

/ˈkæptʃə(r)/

/ˈkæptʃər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they capture	/ˈkæptʃə(r)/ /ˈkæptʃər/
he / she / it captures	/ˈkæptʃəz/ /ˈkæptʃərz/
past simple captured	/ˈkæptʃəd/ /ˈkæptʃərd/
past participle captured	/ˈkæptʃəd/ /ˈkæptʃərd/
-ing form capturing	/ˈkæptʃərɪŋ/ /ˈkæptʃərɪŋ/

catch抓住

capture somebody/something to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner or shut them in a space that they cannot escape from俘虏；俘获；捕获

Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers.盟军俘虏了 300 多名敌方士兵。
The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos.那些动物用网捕获后被卖到当地的动物园。

take control控制

capture something to take control of a place, building, etc. using force用武力夺取；攻取；攻占

The city was captured in 1941.这座城市于 1941 年被攻占。

capture something to succeed in getting control or possession of something that other people are also trying to get夺得；赢得；争得

The company has captured 90 per cent of the market.该公司已经占领了90%的市场。
He captured the world championship title in 2018.他在2018年获得了世界冠军头衔。

make somebody interested使感兴趣

to make somebody interested in something引起（注意、想象、兴趣）

The project has captured the imagination of the local public.这个项目激发了当地公众的想象力。
His story captured the attention of Hollywood.他的故事引起了好莱坞的注意。

Topics Feelingsb2

feeling/atmosphere感觉；气氛

capture something to succeed in accurately expressing a feeling, an atmosphere, etc. in a picture, piece of writing, film, etc.（用图画、文章、电影等准确地）表达，刻画，描述 synonym catch

Her photos capture the essence of her subjects.她的照片抓住了她拍摄对象的本质。
The song captures the spirit of those times. 这首歌抓住了那个时代的精神。
They have captured a moment in people's lives.他们抓住了人们生活中的一个瞬间。

That description captures perfectly the feeling of being invisible.那个描述十分准确地记录了隐身的感觉。
The article captured the mood of the nation.这篇文章把国民的情绪把握得很准。
The exhibition on India fails to capture the great diversity of this fascinating country.那个关于印度的展览并没有展示出这个迷人国度的多姿多彩。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

accurately
perfectly
beautifully
…

verb + capture

try to
be able to
manage to
…

film/record/paint电影；唱片；绘画

to photograph, film, record, paint, etc. somebody/something拍摄；录制；绘制

capture something The photographer's camera captures images of extreme beauty.摄影师的照相机捕捉到了极其美丽的图像。
capture somebody/something on something The attack was captured on film by security cameras.袭击事件已被保安摄像机拍摄下来。

Topics Artb2

somebody’s heart某人的心

capture somebody’s heart to make somebody love you使…爱上（或倾心于）

computing计算机技术

capture something to put something into a computer in a form it can use把…输入计算机；采集

词源mid 16th cent. (as a noun): from French, from Latin captura, from capt- ‘seized, taken’, from the verb capere.

capture

noun

/ˈkæptʃə(r)/

/ˈkæptʃər/

[uncountable] the act of capturing somebody/something or of being captured（被）捕获；（被）俘获
- He evaded capture for three days.他逃避缉捕已经三天了。
- to elude/avoid capture躲避/避免被捕
- They narrowly escaped capture several times.他们几次侥幸逃脱。
- This information led to the capture of the murderer.这个情报使杀人凶手被抓住了。
Topics Crime and punishmentb2
Collocations Dictionary
verb + capture
- avoid
- elude
- escape
- …
[uncountable] the act of taking control of a place, building, etc. using force用武力夺取；攻取；攻占
- the capture of enemy territory占领敌方领土
[uncountable, countable] the act or process of recording something, especially using computers（被）捕获；（被）俘获
- image/video capture图像/视频捕捉
- I have provided a series of screen captures (= images of what was on a screen) below.我在下面提供了一系列屏幕截图。
- It was the first movie to use motion capture for its entire length. 这是第一部全程使用动作捕捉的电影。

see also carbon capture and storage, data capture

词源mid 16th cent. (as a noun): from French, from Latin captura, from capt- ‘seized, taken’, from the verb capere.