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