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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
capture
cap·ture [capture captures captured capturing] verb, noun BrE [ˈkæptʃə(r)] NAmE [ˈkæptʃər] verb CATCH 1. to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner or in a confined space •~ sb Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. •~ sth The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos. TAKE CONTROL 2. ~ sth to take control of a place, building, etc. using force • The city was captured in 1941. 3. ~ sth to succeed in getting control of sth that other people are also trying to control • The company has captured 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. ~ sth to succeed in accurately expressing a feeling, an atmosphere, etc. in a picture, piece of writing, film/movie, etc. Syn: ↑catch •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. ~ sth to put sth into a computer in a form it can use Verb forms: Word Origin: mid 16th cent. (as a noun): from French, from Latin captura, from capt- ‘seized, taken’, from the verb capere. Example Bank: •That description captures perfectly the feeling of being invisible. •The exhibition on India fails to capture the great diversity of this fascinating country. •He led the party that captured the enemy's flag. noun uncountable the act of capturing sb/sth or of being captured •the capture of enemy territory • He evaded capture for three days. •data capture Word Origin: mid 16th cent. (as a noun): from French, from Latin captura, from capt- ‘seized, taken’, from the verb capere. Example Bank: •This information led to the capture of the murderer. •The capture of enemy territory followed the defeat of their air force.
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