crew
gb/kɹˈu/ us/kɹˈu/
A2
Engleză
~ 2200
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
A2
entity
1
Group working together
A group of people who work together to do a job or run a vehicle.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone/something]'s crew
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'crew' with 'crowd'. 'Crew' refers to a working group, not just any large number of people.
Sinonime
team (More general; can include sports teams or informal groups, not just work-related groups.)
Antonime
individual (Refers to a single person, the opposite of a group working together.)
Colocații
film crew
|ship's crew
|flight crew
|construction crew
|camera crew
Teme
work
|transport
|daily life
|transportation
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The ship has a large crew.
- The film crew is ready.
- Our flight crew is very friendly.
- A road crew is fixing the street.
Substantiv
informal
B1
entity
2
Close group of friends
A group of friends who like to be together.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone]'s crew
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may use 'crew' for any group; in this sense it is usually close friends in informal speech.
Sinonime
posse (Informal and slangy; often used in pop culture contexts.)
Antonime
strangers (People you do not know, opposite of familiar friends.)
Colocații
hang out with the crew
|my crew
|college crew
Teme
relationships
|daily life
|daily_life
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- 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.
Tipar de utilizare:
to crew [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'crew' as a verb with 'cruise' due to similar pronunciation.
Sinonime
staff ('Staff' can refer to providing employees for any kind of workplace, not just transport or specific tasks.)
Antonime
vacate (To leave without providing necessary personnel.)
Colocații
crew a ship
|crew the booth
|crewed by volunteers
Teme
work
|transport
|transportation
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- They crew the big ship.
- We will crew the shop today.
- The bus is crewed by two people.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
crew
IPA
GB/kɹˈu/
US/kɹˈu/
Silabe și accent
crew (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (crew)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: crew
- Plural: crews
Verb
- Base: crew
- 3rd Person Singular: crews
- Present Participle: crewing
- Past: crewed
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
crews
noun
crewing
verb
crewed
verb
Related words
crewmember
noun
crewmate
noun
Negative and opposite forms
uncrewed
adjective
crewless
adjective
Expresii
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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- Let's get our crew together for the weekend trip.
- She got her crew together to plan the party.