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Skipper Captain Sports Team Ship Noun Informal Verb

The word "skipper" can be used as a noun to refer to the captain of a ship or boat, or the captain of a sports team. It can also be used as a verb meaning to captain or lead a team or vessel.

英语

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Collins
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/skɪ̱pə(r)/
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[N-COUNT; N-VOC 可数名词;称呼名词]船长 You can use skipper to refer to the captain of a ship or boat.
  • ...the skipper of an English fishing boat...

    一艘英国渔船的船长

  • Gunfire, skipper!

    开火,船长!

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词](体育运动队的)队长 You can use skipper to refer to the captain of a sports team.
  [usu supp N]
  • The England skipper is confident.

    英格兰队的队长信心十足。

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[VERB 动词]当…的队长(或船长) To skipper a team or a boat means to be the captain of it.
  [V n]
  • He skippered the second Rugby XV...

    他担任了橄榄球 15 人联队的第二任队长。

  • The yacht was skippered by Pierre Mas.

    这艘游艇的船长是皮埃尔·马斯。


Oxford skip·per / ˈskɪpə(r) ; NAmE ˈskɪpər /
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verb
skipper skippers skippered skippering
noun 1 the captain of a small ship or fishing boat (小船或渔船的)船长 2 ( informal) ( especially BrE) the captain of a sports team (运动队的)队长 verb skippersth to be the captain of a boat, sports team, etc. 当船长(或运动队队长等) ◆ to skipper a yacht 当帆船船长 ◆ ( especially BrE) He skippered the team to victory. 他率领队伍取得了胜利。 skip·per / ˈskɪpə(r) ; NAmE ˈskɪpər /
LDC
skipper1 noun
skipper2 verb
skipperskip‧per1 /ˈskɪpə $ -ər/ noun [countable] informal
Word Origin
Examples
word sets
1the person in charge of a ship SYN  captain2the leader of a sports team SYN  captain
skipper1 noun
skipper2 verb
skipperskipper2 verb [transitive] informal
Verb Table
Examples
Collocations
to be in charge of a ship, sports team etc – used especially in news reports SYN  captain
WDF

skipper

[ˈskɪpə(r)]skippered, skippering, skippers

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Spoken:

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船长(57%),带领(23%),跳跃者(7%),弄蝶(7%),做船长(3%),针鱼(3%)
n.队长;船长;机长
n.(Skipper)人名;(英)斯基珀
vt.带领;作…的船长(或机长)

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