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