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