capture
US: /ˈkæptʃɝ/
UK: /kˈæptʃɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
capture /'kæptʃə/- danh từ
- sự bắt giữ, sự bị bắt
- sự đoạt được, sự giành được
- người bị bắt, vật bị bắt
- ngoại động từ
- bắt giữ, bắt
- đoạt được, lấy được, chiếm được, giành được, thu hút
- to capture the attention of...: thu hút được sự chú ý của...
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb [VN]
catch
1 to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner or in an enclosed space: Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. + The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos.
take control
2 to take control of a place, building, etc. using force: The city was captured in 1941.
3 to succeed in getting control of sth that other people are also trying to control: The company has now captured almost 90% of the market.
make sb interested
4 ~ sb's attention / imagination / interest to make sb interested in sth: They use puppets to capture the imagination of younger audiences.
feeling / atmosphere
5 to succeed in accurately expressing a feeling, an atmosphere, etc. in a picture, piece of writing, film/movie, etc: The article captured the mood of the nation.
film / record / paint
6 [often passive] ~ sb/sth on film / tape / canvas, etc. to film/record/paint, etc. sb/sth: The attack was captured on film by security cameras.
sb's heart
7 ~ sb's heart to make sb love you
computing
8 to put sth into a computer in a form it can use
+ noun [U] the act of capturing sb/sth or of being captured: the capture of enemy territory + He evaded capture for three days. + data capture
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 seizure, taking, catching, arrest, apprehension, Slang pinch, collar:
They celebrated the capture of the Spanish galleon. The State has offered a reward for the capture of the bank robbers.
v.
2 seize, take, catch, lay or take hold of, grab, apprehend, arrest, Slang pinch, collar, nab, Brit nick:
Eventually, they captured the thief on the roof.
Collocation
VERB + CAPTURE
avoid, escape, evade
The refugees evaded capture by hiding in the forest.
| lead to
This information led to the capture of the murderer.
ADV.
perfectly
That description captures perfectly the feeling of being invisible.
| brilliantly, neatly
VERB + CAPTURE
attempt to, try to | manage to | fail to
The exhibition on India fails to capture the great diversity of this fascinating country.
Concise dictionary
captures|captured|capturing'kæpɪtɪtʃənoun
+the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
+a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
+any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
+the act of taking of a person by force
+the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
verb
+succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
+attract; cause to be enamored
+succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
+bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
+take possession of by force, as after an invasion
+capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
