crew

[US]/kruː/
[UK]/kruː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. all personnel, all sailors; team, group
vi. work together
vt. to make as sailors

Phrases & Collocations

film crew

ship's crew

flight crew

ground crew

crew member

a crew of

cabin crew

camera crew

aircraft crew

air crew

construction crew

wrecking crew

rescue crew

Example Sentences

a crew of sixty.

a crew of three.

a crew of stagehands.

a crew of swashbuckling buccaneers.

the techs on a film crew

the crew consists of five men.

the ship's captain and crew may be brought to trial.

a motley crew of discontents and zealots.

a London crew with a really phat funk sound.

are any of the crew left on shore?.

the crew did a tremendous job.

The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.

bossed a construction crew;

They are the stage crews for the new play.

a crewed space flight.

The crew hauled at the heavy sail.

The captain kept his crew at a distance.

The crew was on the beach while the ship was in dry dock.

Real-world Examples

No, everyone aboard, including the crew, was killed instantly.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

None of the 11 crew members survived.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

I will brief the crew as to the scenario.

Source: CNN Selected December 2015 Collection

But why would they poison the crew?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

One crew member always has to supervise.

Source: Prison Break Season 2

The missing sub has 44 crew members aboard.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Every place I landed there were film crews.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2019

The captain instructed his crew to sail east.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

So he dressed the entire crew in period clothes.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

Yes, and for expert advice, we've asked the cabin crew for their ideas.

Source: Listening Digest

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