cap‧tain 1 W3 / kæptən, kæptɪn / 名词 [可数名词]

1 the sailor in charge of a ship, or the pilot in charge of an aircraft :

The captain and crew welcome you aboard.

2 a military officer with a fairly high rank → group captain

3 someone who leads a team or other group of people

captain of

Julie’s captain of the quiz team.

The Blackhawks’ team captain was the first to score.

4 captain of industry someone who owns or has an important job in a big company

THESAURUS

people on a plane

pilot someone who operates the controls of a plane : an airline pilot | He has a pilot’s licence.

co-pilot a pilot who shares the control of a plane with the main pilot : The pilot became ill, and the co-pilot had to land the plane.

captain the pilot who is in charge of an aircraft : This is your captain speaking. We will be arriving at Gatwick Airport in approximately 10 minutes.

the flight crew all the people who work on a plane during a flight : The flight crew asked for permission to land at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.

the cabin crew the people whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane : The cabin crew will be serving drinks shortly.

flight attendant someone whose job is to serve food and drink to passengers on a plane : The flight attendant told him to go back to his seat.

steward/stewardess a man/woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane : I asked the stewardess if I could have a blanket.