team 1 S1 W1 AC / tim / 名词 [可数名词]
1 a group of people who play a game or sport together against another group :
Which team do you support?
[ also + 复数形式 动词 British English ]
Our team are winning.
in a team British English , on a team American English :
Bobby Charlton was in the team that won the World Cup.
2 a group of people who have been chosen to work together to do a particular job
team of
a team of experts
management/research/sales etc team
a senior member of the design team
Our success lies in working together as a team .
It was a tremendous team effort .
You need to choose a team leader .
3 two or more animals that are used to pull a vehicle
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + team
a football/basketball etc team China’s football team failed to qualify for the World Cup.
the school team I played for my school cricket team.
the national team He coached the Italian national team.
the home team (= the team whose sports field a game is being played on ) Hayward then increased the home team’s lead.
the visiting team (= the team who have travelled to their opponents’ sports field ) The visiting team failed to score.
the opposing team A member of the opposing team grabbed hold of his shirt.
the first team British English (= the team with the best players in a school, club etc ) He has played several times for the first team.
the second team (= the team with players who are not as good as those in the first team ) He stepped up from the second team when Roberts was injured.
the winning/losing team Everyone on the winning team will get a medal.
动词
play for a team He wants to play for a better team.
support a team “Which team do you support?” “Chelsea.”
captain a team (= be the captain of a team ) James captained his school team from the age of eleven.
make the team (= be chosen as a member of a team ) He was never good enough to make the team.
drop somebody from a team (= decide that someone should not play for a team ) He has been dropped from the team because of injury.
team + NOUN
the team captain The cup was presented to the team captain.
a team member/a member of a team He’s the eldest team member. | He was a popular member of the team.
the team manager/coach Who do you think will be the next England team manager?
a team game/sport (= one that is played by teams ) In those days, girls didn’t play team sports.
短语
play as a team One reason for the 49ers’ success is that they play as a team.
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + team
a management/research/sales etc team The design team has come up with a few ideas.
a rescue team He was in the water for two hours before a rescue team arrived.
a good/strong team We have a very strong sales team.
a three-man/four-man etc team (= one with three, four etc people ) About a month ago he hired a four-man team of personal trainers.
a 10-strong/14-strong etc team (= one with 10, 14 etc people ) A six-strong team from the Transport Research Laboratory is at the crash scene.
team + NOUN
a team member/a member of a team Team members meet on a regular basis.
a team leader The team leader will co-ordinate the work.
a team effort (= when members of a team achieve something together ) It was a great team effort and all the crew did a magnificent job.
a team meeting Hold team meetings to discuss problems.
动词
lead a team She was the doctor who led the surgical team.
短语
work as a team You have to learn to work as a team.
make a good team (= work well together as a team ) You and I make a good team.
THESAURUS
of animals
herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants : A herd of cows was blocking the road.
team a group of people who work together : She is being cared for by a team of doctors.
flock a group of sheep or birds : a flock of seagulls | The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock.
pack a group of dogs or wolves : Some dogs are bred to work in packs.
litter a group of kittens or puppies born at one time to a particular mother : He was one of a litter of seven puppies.
school/shoal a group of fish or dolphins : Piranha fish live in shoals in the wild.