crew 1 S3 W3 / kru / 名词

1 [可数名词] 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 [可数名词] a group of people working together with special skills :

a TV camera crew → ground crew

3 [可数名词] a team of people who compete in rowing races :

Who will be on the college crew?

4 [单数形式] 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 [可数名词] informal

a) a group of musicians, especially ones playing hip hop , rap , or garage music

b) a group of hip hop dancers

6 [可数名词] informal a group of young people who spend time together, often one that is involved in crime, drugs, or violence 同义词 gang

COLLOCATIONS

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.