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- the person in command of a ship船长。
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- the pilot in command of a civil aircraft（民用飞机的）机长。
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- a rank of naval officer above commander and below commodore海军上校。
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- a rank of officer in the army and in the US and Canadian air forces, above lieutenant and below major陆军上尉; （美国、加拿大）空军上尉。
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- (in the US) a police officer in charge of a precinct, ranking below a chief〈美〉（警察的）分区副巡官。
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- the leader of a team, especially in sports（尤指运动队）队长。
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- a powerful or influential person in a particular field领袖, 首领：
a captain of industry.
一个工业巨头。
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- Brit. a head boy or girl in a school〈英〉（学校的男或女）班长。
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- N. Amer. a supervisor of waiters or bellboys〈北美〉侍者领班。
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- Brit. a foreman〈英〉工头, 领班。
派生词
captaincy
noun词源
late Middle English （in the general sense 'chief or leader'）： from Old French capitain （superseding earlier chevetaigne 'chieftain'）， from late Latin capitaneus 'chief'， from Latin caput， capit- 'head'.