crew
gb/kɹˈu/ us/kɹˈu/
A2
Inglés
~ 2200
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Sustantivo
A2
entity
1
Group working together
A group of people who work together to do a job or run a vehicle.
Patrón de uso:
[someone/something]'s crew
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'crew' with 'crowd'. 'Crew' refers to a working group, not just any large number of people.
Sinónimos
team (More general; can include sports teams or informal groups, not just work-related groups.)
Antónimos
individual (Refers to a single person, the opposite of a group working together.)
Colocaciones
film crew
|ship's crew
|flight crew
|construction crew
|camera crew
Temas
work
|transport
|daily life
|transportation
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The ship has a large crew.
- The film crew is ready.
- Our flight crew is very friendly.
- A road crew is fixing the street.
Sustantivo
informal
B1
entity
2
Close group of friends
A group of friends who like to be together.
Patrón de uso:
[someone]'s crew
Error frecuente:
Learners may use 'crew' for any group; in this sense it is usually close friends in informal speech.
Sinónimos
posse (Informal and slangy; often used in pop culture contexts.)
Antónimos
strangers (People you do not know, opposite of familiar friends.)
Colocaciones
hang out with the crew
|my crew
|college crew
Temas
relationships
|daily life
|daily_life
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I go to the park with my crew.
- My crew likes music.
- She is part of my crew.
Verbo
B2
action
3
Staff or man a vehicle/job
To give the workers needed to run something.
Patrón de uso:
to crew [something]
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse 'crew' as a verb with 'cruise' due to similar pronunciation.
Sinónimos
staff ('Staff' can refer to providing employees for any kind of workplace, not just transport or specific tasks.)
Antónimos
vacate (To leave without providing necessary personnel.)
Colocaciones
crew a ship
|crew the booth
|crewed by volunteers
Temas
work
|transport
|transportation
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- They crew the big ship.
- We will crew the shop today.
- The bus is crewed by two people.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
crew
AFI
GB/kɹˈu/
US/kɹˈu/
Sílabas y acento
crew (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (crew)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: crew
- Plural: crews
Verb
- Base: crew
- 3rd Person Singular: crews
- Present Participle: crewing
- Past: crewed
Familia de palabras
Forms
crews
noun
crewing
verb
crewed
verb
Related words
crewmember
noun
crewmate
noun
Negative and opposite forms
uncrewed
adjective
crewless
adjective
Expresiones
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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- Let's get our crew together for the weekend trip.
- She got her crew together to plan the party.