crew
gb/kɹˈu/ us/kɹˈu/
A2
Английски
~ 2200
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
A2
entity
1
Group working together
A group of people who work together to do a job or run a vehicle.
Модел на употреба:
[someone/something]'s crew
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'crew' with 'crowd'. 'Crew' refers to a working group, not just any large number of people.
Синоними
team (More general; can include sports teams or informal groups, not just work-related groups.)
Антоними
individual (Refers to a single person, the opposite of a group working together.)
Колокации
film crew
|ship's crew
|flight crew
|construction crew
|camera crew
Теми
work
|transport
|daily life
|transportation
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- The ship has a large crew.
- The film crew is ready.
- Our flight crew is very friendly.
- A road crew is fixing the street.
Съществително
informal
B1
entity
2
Close group of friends
A group of friends who like to be together.
Модел на употреба:
[someone]'s crew
Честа грешка:
Learners may use 'crew' for any group; in this sense it is usually close friends in informal speech.
Синоними
posse (Informal and slangy; often used in pop culture contexts.)
Антоними
strangers (People you do not know, opposite of familiar friends.)
Колокации
hang out with the crew
|my crew
|college crew
Теми
relationships
|daily life
|daily_life
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- I go to the park with my crew.
- My crew likes music.
- She is part of my crew.
Глагол
B2
action
3
Staff or man a vehicle/job
To give the workers needed to run something.
Модел на употреба:
to crew [something]
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse 'crew' as a verb with 'cruise' due to similar pronunciation.
Синоними
staff ('Staff' can refer to providing employees for any kind of workplace, not just transport or specific tasks.)
Антоними
vacate (To leave without providing necessary personnel.)
Колокации
crew a ship
|crew the booth
|crewed by volunteers
Теми
work
|transport
|transportation
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- They crew the big ship.
- We will crew the shop today.
- The bus is crewed by two people.
Граматика
Речникова форма
crew
IPA
GB/kɹˈu/
US/kɹˈu/
Срички и ударение
crew (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (crew)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: crew
- Plural: crews
Verb
- Base: crew
- 3rd Person Singular: crews
- Present Participle: crewing
- Past: crewed
Семейство думи
Forms
crews
noun
crewing
verb
crewed
verb
Related words
crewmember
noun
crewmate
noun
Negative and opposite forms
uncrewed
adjective
crewless
adjective
Изрази
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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- Let's get our crew together for the weekend trip.
- She got her crew together to plan the party.