capture1/ˋkæptʃɚ; ˈkæptʃə/v [T] 1 to catch a person or animal and keep them as a prisoner 逮捕﹔捕获: He was captured at the airport. 他在机场被捕。2 to get control of something 占领﹔夺得: The town was captured by enemy troops after 10 days’ fighting. 经过十天的战斗﹐这座城镇被敌军占领了。Sega and Nintendo soon captured half the market (=the business available). 世嘉和任天堂很快就占据了一半的市场。3 to succeed in showing or describing something, using pictures or words〔以图片﹑文字〕展现﹔描述: His new book captures what the 1920s were like. 他的新书真实地展现了 20 世纪 20 年代的风貌。4 capture sb's imagination/attention etc to make someone feel very interested in something 使某人神往/吸引某人的注意等
capture2n [U] 1 when someone captures a person or animal 俘虏﹔捕获2 when someone gets control of something 夺取﹔占领: the capture of the village 对这座村庄的占领