Толковый словарь английского языка - captain
Captain
captain
I. noun see: head Date: 14th century 1. a. a military leader ; the commander of a unit or a body of troops, a subordinate officer commanding under a sovereign or general, a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a first lieutenant and below a major, b. a naval officer who is master or commander of a ship, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore and in the coast guard ranking above a commander and below a rear admiral, a senior pilot who commands the crew of an airplane, an officer in a police department or fire department in charge of a unit (as a precinct or company) and usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief, one who leads or supervises: as, a leader of a sports team or side, headwaiter , a person in charge of hotel bellhops, a person of importance or influence in a field , ~cy noun ~ship noun II. transitive verb Date: 1598 to be ~ of ; lead
Рейтинг статьи:
Комментарии:
См. в других словарях
1.
n. & v. --n. 1 a a chief or leader. b the leader of a team, esp. in sports. c a powerful or influential person (captain of industry). 2 a the person in command of a merchant or passenger ship. b the pilot of a civil aircraft. 3 (as a title Captain) a an army or US Air Force officer next above lieutenant. b a Navy officer in command of a warship; one ranking below commodore or rear admiral and above commander. c US a police officer in charge of a precinct, ranking below Chief Officer. 4 a a foreman. b a head boy or girl in a school. c US a supervisor of waiters or bellboys. 5 a a great soldier or strategist. b an experienced commander. --v.tr. be captain of; lead. Phrases and idioms captain-general an honorary officer, esp. of artillery. Captain of the Fleet Brit. a Navy staff officer in charge of maintenance. Derivatives captaincy n. (pl. -ies). captainship n. Etymology: ME & OF capitain f. LL capitaneus chief f. L caput capit- head CAPTION n. & v. --n. 1 a title or brief explanation appended to an illustration, cartoon, etc. 2 wording appearing on a cinema or television screen as part of a film or broadcast. 3 the heading of a chapter or article etc. 4 Law a certificate attached to or written on a document. --v.tr. provide with a caption. Etymology: ME f. L captio f. capere capt- take ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 2340 | |
2 | 2010 | |
3 | 1331 | |
4 | 1200 | |
5 | 1199 | |
6 | 1141 | |
7 | 1112 | |
8 | 997 | |
9 | 980 | |
10 | 921 | |
11 | 826 | |
12 | 814 | |
13 | 801 | |
14 | 799 | |
15 | 732 | |
16 | 710 | |
17 | 683 | |
18 | 641 | |
19 | 633 | |
20 | 599 |