capture
gb/kˈæpt͡ʃɚ/ us/kˈæpt͡ʃɚ/
B1
Английский
~ 2800
Значения
0 значений
Глагол
B1
action
1
To take control by force
To take and keep someone or something by using force.
Модель употребления:
to capture [someone/something]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'capture' with 'catch'; 'catch' is more general and used for everyday situations, while 'capture' often implies force or planning.
Синонимы
seize (Very close in meaning but can also imply taking quickly without necessarily using force.)
Антонимы
release (Means to let go or free someone or something that was held.)
Коллокации
capture a city
|capture a criminal
|capture the enemy
Темы
military
|crime
|sports
|law
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- The police captured the suspect after a long chase.
- The army captured the city in two days.
- They managed to capture the escaped tiger.
Примеры для изучающих
- The police captured the man.
- Soldiers captured the town.
- We captured the dog that ran away.
Глагол
B1
action
2
To record or store information
To take a picture, record sound, or save information using a machine.
Модель употребления:
to capture [an image/sound/data]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse 'capture' with 'take' in photography; 'take' is more common in everyday speech, but 'capture' is often used for emphasis or artistry.
Синонимы
record (More general; does not carry the visual emphasis that 'capture' sometimes has.)
Антонимы
erase (Means to remove or delete something recorded.)
Коллокации
capture a photo
|capture a moment
|capture data
Темы
technology
|media
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- She captured the sunset on her phone.
- The microphone captured every detail of his voice.
- The software captures user data for analysis.
Примеры для изучающих
- I captured a photo of the bird.
- The camera captured my smile.
- The computer captures the numbers.
Глагол
B2
action
3
To convey something precisely
To show or describe something so well that it feels real or true.
Модель употребления:
to capture [the feeling/spirit/essence] of [something]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse this with physical capture; here it is about representation, not taking control.
Синонимы
convey (Focuses on communicating an idea; less about exact representation.)
Антонимы
distort (Means to change something so it is no longer accurate.)
Коллокации
capture the essence
|capture the spirit
|capture the mood
Темы
art
|communication
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- The painting captures the spirit of the countryside.
- Her words captured the mood of the meeting perfectly.
- The movie captures the essence of the novel.
Примеры для изучающих
- The photo captures her smile.
- The writer captures the feeling of love.
- The song captures my mood.
Существительное
B1
action
4
The act of taking control by force
When someone takes and keeps a person, animal, or place by using force.
Синонимы
seizure (A formal term for taking control, often used in legal or military contexts.)
Антонимы
release (Refers to freeing someone or something from control.)
Коллокации
the capture of [someone/something]
|enemy capture
Темы
military
|crime
|law
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- The capture of the general ended the war.
- News of his capture spread quickly.
- Her capture was seen as a major victory.
Примеры для изучающих
- The capture of the city was fast.
- We heard about his capture on TV.
- The police celebrated their capture of the thief.
Существительное
B1
entity
5
A recorded image, sound, or file
A photo, sound, video, or information saved by a machine.
Синонимы
recording (General term for any preserved audio, video, or data.)
Антонимы
deletion (Means removing stored content from a device.)
Коллокации
screen capture
|image capture
Темы
technology
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- He sent me a screen capture of the error message.
- The capture shows the moment she crossed the line.
- This photo capture is from last summer.
Примеры для изучающих
- I took a screen capture.
- This is a capture of my game score.
- Look at this capture from my phone.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
capture
IPA
GB/kˈæpt͡ʃɚ/
US/kˈæpt͡ʃɚ/
Слоги и ударение
cap - ture (2 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (cap)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: capture
- Plural: capture, captures
Verb
- Base: capture
- 3rd Person Singular: captures
- Present Participle: capturing
- Past: captured
Родственные слова
Выражения
capture someone's attention
1/kˈæpt͡ʃɚ sˈʌmwˌʌnz ətˈɛnʃən/
fixed phrase
To make someone notice you or it
To make someone look at or listen to you carefully.
Примеры
- The bright colors captured my attention immediately.
- The speaker's story captured everyone's attention.
on capture
1/ˈɔn kˈæpt͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
When something is caught/taken in context-specific use
When something is caught or taken in certain systems like games or computers.
Примеры
- The program runs a script on capture of new data.
- In chess, on capture means when you take a piece.
capture the imagination
1/kˈæpt͡ʃɚ ðə ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
To fascinate and inspire creativity
To make someone very interested and full of new ideas.
Примеры
- The book captured the imagination of young readers.
- The story captured the imagination of children around the world.
- Space travel has always captured the imagination of scientists.
- Her performance captured the audience's imagination.