柯林斯词典captain of industry (captains of industry) 1. N-COUNT You can refer to the owners or senior managers of industrial companies as captains of industry. 工业界巨头 返回 captain of industry剑桥词典a person who has an important job in industry and who can influence company and national planning 产业巨头，实业大亨 In a speech to captains of industry , she predicted economic growth of 3.5 percent next year . 在对实业巨头的一次演讲中，她预测下一年的经济将增长3.5%。 返回 captain of industry