crew
gb/kɹˈu/ us/kɹˈu/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 2200
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
entity
1
Group working together
A group of people who work together to do a job or run a vehicle.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone/something]'s crew
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'crew' with 'crowd'. 'Crew' refers to a working group, not just any large number of people.
المرادفات
team (More general; can include sports teams or informal groups, not just work-related groups.)
الأضداد
individual (Refers to a single person, the opposite of a group working together.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
film crew
|ship's crew
|flight crew
|construction crew
|camera crew
الموضوعات
work
|transport
|daily life
|transportation
أمثلة
- The ship's crew worked tirelessly during the storm.
- A camera crew arrived to film the event.
- The airline announced that the flight crew would change in Chicago.
- The construction crew finished the bridge ahead of schedule.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The ship has a large crew.
- The film crew is ready.
- Our flight crew is very friendly.
- A road crew is fixing the street.
اسم
informal
B1
entity
2
Close group of friends
A group of friends who like to be together.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone]'s crew
خطأ شائع:
Learners may use 'crew' for any group; in this sense it is usually close friends in informal speech.
المرادفات
posse (Informal and slangy; often used in pop culture contexts.)
الأضداد
strangers (People you do not know, opposite of familiar friends.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
hang out with the crew
|my crew
|college crew
الموضوعات
relationships
|daily life
|daily_life
أمثلة
- I'm going to the concert with my crew.
- Her college crew meets every Friday night.
- We saw Jake and his crew at the café.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I go to the park with my crew.
- My crew likes music.
- She is part of my crew.
فعل
B2
action
3
Staff or man a vehicle/job
To give the workers needed to run something.
نمط الاستخدام:
to crew [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'crew' as a verb with 'cruise' due to similar pronunciation.
المرادفات
staff ('Staff' can refer to providing employees for any kind of workplace, not just transport or specific tasks.)
الأضداد
vacate (To leave without providing necessary personnel.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
crew a ship
|crew the booth
|crewed by volunteers
الموضوعات
work
|transport
|transportation
أمثلة
- The yacht was crewed by five sailors.
- Volunteers will crew the information desk during the festival.
- The plane is normally crewed by two pilots and four attendants.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- They crew the big ship.
- We will crew the shop today.
- The bus is crewed by two people.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
crew
IPA
GB/kɹˈu/
US/kɹˈu/
المقاطع والنبر
crew (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (crew)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: crew
- Plural: crews
Verb
- Base: crew
- 3rd Person Singular: crews
- Present Participle: crewing
- Past: crewed
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
crews
noun
crewing
verb
crewed
verb
Related words
crewmember
noun
crewmate
noun
Negative and opposite forms
uncrewed
adjective
crewless
adjective
التعبيرات
crew cut
1/kɹˈu kˈʌt/
fixed phrase
Very short haircut style
A men's haircut that is very short and even all over the head.
أمثلة
- He got a crew cut for the summer.
- The soldier's hair was trimmed into a neat crew cut.
get your crew together
1/ɡˈɛt jˈʊɹ kɹˈu təɡˈɛðɚ/
fixed phrase
informal
Gather your group for something
To bring your friends or team together in one place for something.
أمثلة
- Let's get our crew together for the weekend trip.
- She got her crew together to plan the party.