crew

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crew1 /kruː/ ●●● S3 W3 noun  1  TTBO[countable] all the people who work on a ship or plane 全体船员；〔飞机上的〕全体机组人员 The plane crashed, killing two of the crew and four passengers. 飞机坠毁，造成两名机组人员和四名乘客死亡。crew of He joined the crew of a large fishing boat. 他加入一艘大渔船船员的行列。 a crew member 一名机组人员► see thesaurus at group2  GROUP OF PEOPLE[countable] a group of people working together with special skills 一队工作人员 a TV camera crew 电视摄影队 → ground crew3  DSO[countable] a team of people who compete in rowing races 〔划船比赛中的〕全体划船队员；划船队 Who will be on the college crew? 学院划船队会有谁？4  GROUP OF PEOPLE[singular] a group of people or friends – often used to show disapproval 一帮人〔常含贬义〕 The volunteers were a motley crew (=very mixed group of people). 志愿人员鱼龙混杂。 Do you still hang out with the same crew? 你还是和原来的那帮人泡在一起吗？5  [countable] informal a) a group of musicians, especially ones playing hip hop, rap, or garage music 〔尤指表演嘻哈乐、说唱乐或车库音乐的〕一群乐师 b) a group of hip hop dancers 一群嘻哈舞者6. [countable] informal a group of young people who spend time together, often one that is involved in crime, drugs, or violence 〔青少年结成的〕帮派，团伙 SYN gangn COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a group of people working together with special skillstypes of crewa film crewThe film crew were making a political documentary.a camera crewa BBC camera crewa television/TV crewJournalists and TV crews were waiting outside their house.a stage crew (=working to produce a play)There is a cast of 100 and a stage crew of twenty.a production crew (=working to produce a film, programme, play etc)She’s a member of the production crew for a new television series.a fire crewFire crews took more than three hours to bring the blaze under control.an ambulance crewThe woman had to be rescued from her car by an ambulance crew.the ground crew (=the people who prepare an airplane to fly)The ground crew were refueling the plane.the cabin crew (=the people who work inside an airplane, especially the flight attendants)I was impressed by the polite and efficient cabin crew.

Examples from the Corpus

crew• The captain and crew would like to welcome you on board Flight 381 to Geneva.• Everyone in the movie's cast and crew has done a great job.• I'd like to thank you on behalf of the officers and crew.• Jason's on the Boston College crew.• Two fire crews from Bury attended the crash which happened in a torrential downpour.• Johns decided to record Satriani live in the studio over the course of 12 days with a handpicked crew of session players.• We found a happy crew of foreign students in the hostel.• The pair died trying to rescue a downed helicopter crew during a 16-hour firefight in Mogadishu.• The Heritage was working out of Scarborough and her crew are believed to be from Bridlington.• I clicked in the intercom and asked the crew chief and the gunner if they were ready.• Everyone aboard the Montreal Queen, including the crew, died.• My injury would mean extra work for the rest of the crew.• For day-to-day mission operations the crew can use jeans and T-shirts or any clothing that they would wear on Earth.• The crew of the space shuttle will hold a press conference Friday.crew member• It overturned and sank, killing 84 crew members.• Six of the Challenger crew members are represented on the national Challenger Center board by their surviving spouses.• If either crew member was killed, the survivor had to replace him at once from the hibernators.• Instead, it careened off course and into a crowd of crew members.• If one of the crew members is killed, then its movement is reduced by half.• Quite simply, the crew members would be paid a bonus for every crossing.• The buoy is somehow a fitting monument to the crew members who lost their lives here.motley crew• When he stalked out he left her with a motley crew mostly of accountants and lawyers.• A motley crew for the most part, with the reputation of being beer-swilling, womanising chauvinists.

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crew2 verb [intransitive, transitive]  TTWto be part of the crew on a boat （在…）当船员 The boat is crewed by ten men. 这艘船上有十名船员。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

crew• The U.S.S. Mason was crewed entirely by black sailors.• Some countries can crew one or two major movies simultaneously.From Longman Business Dictionarycrewcrew /kruː/ noun [countable]TRAVELTRANSPORT1all the people working on a ship or planeThese planes carry over 300 passengers and crew.2all the people working on a ship or plane except the most important officersThe captain instructed the cabin crew to prepare for take-off.Origin crew1 (1500-1600) crew “additional soldiers, reinforcements” ((15-16 centuries)), from Old French creue “increase”, from creistre; → CRESCENT

crew1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1crew2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese  

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crew¹ S3 W3 /kruː/ noun1. [countable] all the people who work on a ship or plane:
    The plane crashed, killing two of the crew and four passengers.
    crew of
    He joined the crew of a large fishing boat.
    a crew member
2. [countable] a group of people working together with special skills:
    a TV camera crew ⇨ ground crew
3. [countable] a team of people who compete in rowing races:
    Who will be on the college crew?
4. [singular] a group of people or friends – often used to show disapproval:
    The volunteers were a motley crew (=very mixed group of people).
    Do you still hang out with the same crew?
5. [countable] informal
  a. a group of musicians, especially ones playing hip hop, rap, or garage music
  b. a group of hip hop dancers
6. [countable] informal a group of young people who spend time together, often one that is involved in crime, drugs, or violence
   SYN  gang
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 2)

■ types of crew
   ▪ a film crew The film crew were making a political documentary.
   ▪ a camera crew a BBC camera crew
   ▪ a television/TV crew Journalists and TV crews were waiting outside their house.
   ▪ a stage crew (=working to produce a play) There is a cast of 100 and a stage crew of twenty.
   ▪ a production crew (=working to produce a film, programme, play etc) She’s a member of the production crew for a new television series.
   ▪ a fire crew Fire crews took more than three hours to bring the blaze under control.
   ▪ an ambulance crew The woman had to be rescued from her car by an ambulance crew.
   ▪ the ground crew (=the people who prepare an airplane to fly) The ground crew were refueling the plane.
   ▪ the cabin crew (=the people who work inside an airplane, especially the flight attendants) I was impressed by the polite and efficient cabin crew.
     

THESAURUS

■ of people
   ▪ group several people together in the same place: A group of boys stood by the school gate. | Arrange yourselves in groups of three.
   ▪ crowd a large group of people who have come to a place to do something: There were crowds of shoppers in the streets. | The crowd all cheered.
   ▪ mob a large, noisy, and perhaps violent crowd: An angry mob of demonstrators approached.
   ▪ mass a large group of people all close together in one place, so that they seem like a single thing: The square in front of the station was a solid mass of people.
   ▪ bunch informal a group of people who are all similar in some way: They’re a nice bunch of kids.
   ▪ gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights: He was attacked by a gang of youths.
   ▪ rabble a noisy group of people who are behaving badly: He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths.
   ▪ horde a very large group of people who all go somewhere: In summer hordes of tourists flock to the island. | There were hordes of people coming out of the subway.
   ▪ crew a group of people who all work together, especially on a ship or plane: the ship’s crew | The flight crew will serve drinks shortly.
   ▪ party a group of people who are travelling or working together: A party of tourists stood at the entrance to the temple.

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crew² verb [intransitive and transitive]
to be part of the crew on a boat:
    The boat is crewed by ten men.