crew
US /kru/
noun Target · B2 Nhân sự
Definition
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The construction crew will finish the roof by Friday.
Synonyms
- teama cooperative unit (especially in sports)
- staffpersonnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
Collocations
- Easy flight crewto flight crew, meaning to shoot a bird in flight
- Medium maintenance crew dispatchdescribing maintenance crew dispatch (activity involved in maintaining something in good working order)
- Hard emergency rescue crew readinessdescribing emergency rescue crew readiness (a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action)
- Very Hard all hands on deck for the repair crewdescribing all hands on deck for the repair crew (quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class)
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