to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force

Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured. 两名士兵被杀，其余被俘。

Rebel forces captured the city after a week-long battle. 叛军经过一周的战斗攻取了该市。

to succeed in getting something when you are competing with other people

The Democratic Party candidate captured 70 percent of the vote.

to represent or describe something very accurately using words or images

It would be impossible to capture her beauty in a painting. 她的美无法用画笔描绘。

to record or take a picture of something using a camera

A passer-by captured the whole incident on film. 一位路人拍摄下了事件的全过程。

If a computer or similar machine captures information, it takes it in and stores it.

If something captures your imagination or attention, you feel very interested and excited by it.

The American drive to land a man on the Moon captured the imagination/attention of the whole world. 美国的载人登月行动引起了全世界的遐想／关注。