capture

arrest, capture, catch, seize, trap

这些动词均有“抓住，捕捉”之意。
arrest: 指根据法律或命令进行逮捕并予以监禁或拘留。
capture: 指通过武力或计谋等，战胜抵抗而捉住敌人或动物。
catch: 普通用词，指捉住跑动或隐藏中的人或动物，一般指活捉。
seize: 侧重指以突然、有力地动作迅速抓住或捉住。
trap: 多指诱捕。

名词 capture:

1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
   同义词：gaining control, seizure
2. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
3. any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
4. the act of taking of a person by force
   同义词：seizure
5. the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

动词 capture:

1. succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
2. attract; cause to be enamored
   同义词：enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
3. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
   同义词：get, catch
4. bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
5. take possession of by force, as after an invasion
   同义词：appropriate, seize, conquer
6. capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
   同义词：catch

1. The easiest way to capture a fortress is from within.
   堡垒最容易从内部攻破。
2. The revolutionist eluded capture for weeks by hiding underground.
   那位革命者为避免被捕在地下躲藏了几个星期。
3. The capture of the city shocked everyone in the country.
   这座城市被占领使国人大为震惊。
4. The novel captured the imagination of thousands of readers.
   这部小说引起了千万读者的想象。

cap.ture

v.tr.（及物动词）
cap.tured,cap.tur.ing,cap.tures
To take captive, as by force or craft; seize.
俘虏：俘虏，如通过武力或诡计；捕获
To gain possession or control of, as in a game or contest:
赢得，夺取：赢得对…的占有或控制，如在游戏或竞赛中：
例句：
capture the queen in chess; captured the liberal vote.
下国际象棋时吃掉王后；赢得自由党的选票

To attract and hold:
引起（注意）并吸引住：
例句：
tales of adventure that capture the imagination.
引起想象的探险故事

To succeed in preserving in lasting form:
成功地长久保存：
例句：
capture a likeness in a painting.
保存一幅油画中的人物肖像

n.（名词）
The act of catching, taking, or winning, as by force or skill.
俘获，赢得：抓获、攫取或夺得，如通过武力或技艺
One that has been seized, caught, or won; a catch or prize.
俘虏，奖品：被抓获、逮住或赢得的人；捕获物或战利品
Physics The phenomenon in which an atom or a nucleus absorbs a subatomic particle, often with the subsequent emission of radiation.
【物理学】 俘获：一种原子或原子核吸收亚原子粒子的现象，随后常伴有辐射现象

来源：
From French [capture]
源自 法语 [俘获]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin captôra [a catching of animals]
源自 拉丁语 captôra [捕获动物]
from captus [past participle of] capere [to seize] * see kap-
源自 captus [] capere的过去分词 [抓获] *参见 kap-