/ˈkæptʃə(r) ||; ˈkæptʃɚ/verb[T] 1 to take a person or animal prisoner 虏获;擒获: The lion was captured and taken back to the zoo. 狮子被捉回动物园。
2 to take control of sth 夺取;攻占: The town has been captured by the rebels. 这个镇已被叛军攻陷。The company has captured 90% of the market. 这家公司已经占有90%的市场。
3 to make sb interested in sth 迷住;引起兴趣: The story captured the children's imagination. 这故事唤起了孩子们的想象/兴趣/注意
4 to succeed in representing or recording sth in words, pictures, etc (以文字、图片等)代表,记录: This poem captures the atmosphere of the carnival. 这首诗掌握了嘉年华会的气氛。The robbery was captured on video. 这次抢劫案被录了下来。
5 (computing计算机技术) to put sth into a computer in a form that it can use 将…以可使用的形式输入计算机;捕获