captured
captured — 動詞
- capturedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- captureds3rd person singular
- captureding-ing form
- capturededpast simple
1. to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner, or to take control o
俘虜；捕獲
以武力抓人或動物
to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner, or to take control of a place using force, especially during a war or conflict
Government soldiers captured the rebel leader after a three-day chase through the jungle.
政府軍在叢林中追捕三天後，俘虜了叛軍領袖。
passive: be captured by [agent]
Park rangers captured the bear that kept entering the campground looking for food.
管理員捕獲了那隻一直進入露營區尋找食物的熊。
The town was captured by enemy forces during the early months of the war.
這座小鎮在戰爭初期被敵軍攻佔了。
A large tiger shark was captured off the coast of southern Taiwan last November.
去年十一月在台灣南部沿海捕獲了一隻大虎鯊。
The thief escaped from prison but was captured again within twenty-four hours.
那名小偷越獄逃跑，但不到二十四小時又被抓了回來。
文法句型
capture + noun phrase (person/animal/place)
用法筆記
Commonly used in passive constructions (was captured / were captured) in news reports about military operations or police work.
常見錯誤
2. to succeed in winning a prize, gaining a position, or getting a share of somethi
奪得；贏得
經競爭獲得獎項或佔有率
to succeed in winning a prize, gaining a position, or getting a share of something that others are also trying to get
The young swimmer captured three gold medals at the Asian Games last year.
那位年輕的游泳選手去年在亞運會上奪得了三面金牌。
capture + medal / prize / award
The Japanese car company captured nearly thirty percent of the European market.
那家日本汽車公司佔據了近三成的歐洲市場。
capture + [percentage] of the market
Our school team captured first place in the national robotics competition.
我們學校代表隊在全國機器人大賽中奪得第一名。
The new streaming service captured millions of subscribers in its first year alone.
這家新的串流服務在第一年就奪得了數百萬訂戶。
Arun captured the highest score ever recorded in the university's history exam.
Arun 在大學歷史考試中取得了有史以來的最高分。
文法句型
capture + noun phrase (prize/market share/record)
用法筆記
Often appears in business or sports contexts to describe gaining a significant share, award, or record through effort.
3. to represent or express a quality, feeling, or atmosphere very accurately throug
捕捉；呈現
精準表現情感或氛圍
to represent or express a quality, feeling, or atmosphere very accurately through art, writing, or performance
The photographer captured the sadness in the old woman's eyes with amazing skill.
那位攝影師以驚人的技術捕捉到老婦人眼中的悲傷。
capture + emotion + in + [body part / expression]
Sofia's novel perfectly captures the loneliness of living in a big foreign city.
Sofia 的小說完美呈現了獨自居住在大城市中的孤獨感。
No photograph can truly capture the beauty of the northern lights at night.
沒有任何照片能真正捕捉到北極光夜晚的美。
The documentary captured the daily struggles of families living in the desert without water.
這部紀錄片捕捉到沙漠中缺水家庭每天掙扎求生的畫面。
The actor's performance captured the anger and fear that the character felt inside.
那位演員的表演精準呈現了角色內心的憤怒與恐懼。
文法句型
capture + noun phrase (feeling/atmosphere/essence)
用法筆記
Subject is often a creative work (film, painting, book) or a creative person (photographer, writer, actor). Object is usually an abstract quality — mood, atmosphere, emotion, spirit.
4. to use a camera or video device to make a photographic or video record of a pers
拍攝
用相機記錄影像
to use a camera or video device to make a photographic or video record of a person, object, or event
A tourist captured the moment when the volcano began to erupt on video.
一名遊客用手機拍下了火山開始噴發的那一刻。
capture the moment + on + [device]
Wei captured some amazing photos of the sunrise over the mountains last weekend.
Wei 上個週末拍了一些山頂日出的絕美照片。
The security camera captured the thief breaking into the shop just after midnight.
監視器拍下了小偷在午夜過後闖入商店的畫面。
The wedding photographer captured every special moment of the ceremony beautifully.
婚禮攝影師完美記錄了儀式中的每一個珍貴時刻。
A journalist captured the rescue operation on her phone while waiting for help to arrive.
一名記者在等待救援時，用手機拍下了救援行動的過程。
- record
broader; can mean audio, video, or data, not just still images
- photograph
specifically about still pictures
- film
specifically about moving images
文法句型
capture + noun phrase (image/moment/scene)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person operating a camera or video device, or the device itself (security camera, phone camera). The object is a concrete scene, person, or event — never an abstract quality. For artistic representation through writing, painting, or performance, see sense 3 (ACCURATELY DESCRIBE).
5. when a computer, sensor, or electronic device receives and stores information su
擷取
電腦或設備接收儲存資料
when a computer, sensor, or electronic device receives and stores information such as data, signals, or images for later use
The software captured every keystroke that the user typed during the online session.
該軟體擷取了使用者在線上操作期間的每一次按鍵記錄。
software / system + captured + data
The satellite captured temperature readings from the desert every thirty minutes.
衛星每隔三十分鐘擷取一次沙漠地區的溫度數據。
The new camera sensor captures clear images even in very dark conditions.
這款新型相機感應器即使在極暗的環境下也能捕捉清晰的影像。
The system captured all the error logs before the main server went down completely.
系統在主伺服器完全當機之前，擷取了所有的錯誤紀錄。
文法句型
capture + noun phrase (data/information/signal)
用法筆記
Subject is always a device or system (not a person). This sense is most common in computing and engineering contexts. When a person does the recording, use sense 4 instead.
6. to cause someone to become very interested or excited, so that they give all the
吸引
引起興趣或注意
to cause someone to become very interested or excited, so that they give all their attention to something
The colorful street art captured the children's imagination as soon as they saw it.
那些色彩繽紛的街頭塗鴉立刻吸引了孩子們的想像力。
capture + [someone's] + imagination / attention / interest
The teacher's unusual science experiment captured the students' curiosity right away.
老師那場不尋常的科學實驗立刻引起了學生的好奇心。
The senator's moving speech captured the attention of everyone in the crowded hall.
參議員動人的演講吸引了擁擠大廳中每個人的注意。
The mystery novel captured my interest from the very first sentence on page one.
那本推理小說從第一句話就抓住了我的興趣。
A strange melody coming from the old piano captured the little girl's attention completely.
老舊鋼琴傳來的一段奇異旋律，完全吸引了小女孩的注意力。
文法句型
capture + noun phrase (attention/imagination/interest)
用法筆記
Object is almost always an abstract noun like attention, imagination, or interest — not a person directly. For capturing a person's interest in a romantic sense, use 'catch someone's eye' or 'attract' instead.
常見錯誤
captured — 名詞
1. the act of catching a person or animal and taking them as a prisoner, or of taki
抓獲；攻佔
抓人或奪取控制的行為
the act of catching a person or animal and taking them as a prisoner, or of taking control of a place by force
The capture of the bank robbers happened near the highway exit.
銀行搶匪在高速公路出口附近被警方抓獲。
the capture of + [person/group]
The capture of the wild elephant required a team of twenty trained workers.
捕捉那頭野象需要一組二十名訓練有素的工作人員。
News of the soldier's capture spread quickly through the small border town.
那名士兵被俘的消息很快傳遍了這個邊境小鎮。
The rebels managed to avoid capture by hiding deep in the jungle for months.
反抗軍在叢林深處躲藏了數月，成功避免了被抓獲。
The general announced the capture of the enemy headquarters after a short battle.
將軍宣布經過短暫交戰後，敵軍總部已被攻佔。
- release
the act of setting free
- liberation
formal; freeing from enemy control
文法句型
the capture of + noun phrase
用法筆記
This noun form often follows prepositions like 'of' (the capture of...) or verbs like 'avoid', 'escape', 'prevent'. Common in news reporting about military or police actions.
2. a move in a board game such as chess in which you remove one of your opponent's
吃子
棋類遊戲中移走對方棋子
a move in a board game such as chess in which you remove one of your opponent's pieces from the board
The grandmaster's capture of the opponent's queen gave him a clear advantage in the game.
那位西洋棋大師吃掉對手的皇后，讓自己在棋局中取得明顯優勢。
the capture of + [chess piece]
Fatima celebrated after the capture of the black knight with her bishop.
Fatima 用主教吃掉對方的黑馬後開心地慶祝。
The young player planned the capture of the rook three moves ahead of time.
那位年輕棋手早在三步之前就計劃好了如何吃城堡。
In chess, you should think carefully before each capture because it can change the whole game.
在下棋時，每次吃子前都應該仔細思考，因為這可能改變整局棋。
- take
the everyday verb for removing a piece in chess; 'capture' is the formal noun term
文法句型
the capture of + [chess piece]
用法筆記
Only used in the context of board games, especially chess. This sense is uncommon in everyday conversation and is domain-specific to players.