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GRE 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 俘获; 夺取或赢得
• ［英］ v. 俘获 ( take as a prisoner) ; 夺取或赢得 ( take or win)
• ［类］ escape : capture / dodge : blow ( 逃避抓捕 / 躲避打击)
• ［记］ capt+ure -> 抓住的状态 -> 逮捕

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle French, from Latin captura, from captus
• Date: circa 1542
• 1. an act or instance of capturing: as
  • a. an act of catching, winning, or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile
  • b. a move in a board game (as chess or checkers) that gains an opponent's piece
  • c. the absorption by an atom, nucleus, or particle of a subatomic particle that often results in subsequent emission of radiation or in fission
  • d. the act of recording in a permanent file <data capture
• 2. one that has been taken (as a prize ship)

II. transitive verb (captured; capturing)

• Date: 1574
• 1.
  • a. to take captive; also to gain control of especially by force <capture a city
  • b. to gain or win especially through effort <captured 60 percent of the vote
• 2.
  • a. to emphasize, represent, or preserve (as a scene, mood, or quality) in a more or less permanent form t any such moment as a photograph might capture — C. E. Montague
  • b. to record in a permanent file (as in a computer)
• 3. to captivate and hold the interest of
• 4. to take according to the rules of a game
• 5. to bring about the capture of (a subatomic particle)
• Synonyms: see catch

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