单词 | crew |
释义 | crewn.1 I. Generally: a body of people assembled together, and related uses. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] conreyc1330 partyc1330 stalec1350 stuff1412 crew1455 working party1744 draft1756 draught1780 commando1791 detail1862 otriad1916 taskforce1927 stick1953 1455 Rolls of Parl. 34 Hen. VI, c. 46 The wages of ccc men ordeigned to be with him for a Crue over the ordinary charge abovesaid. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. lxxxxviii The Frensh Kynge sent soone after into Scotlande a crewe of Frenshemen to ayde suche Enemyes as kyng Edwarde there had. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxxvv Sir Simon Mondford with a great crew, was appoynted to keep the dounes, and the fiue Portes. 1550 in Acts Privy Council (1891) III. 5 It was thought necessarie to encrease the crewe of Berwicke with a more nombre of men. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 808/2 To be generall of the crue..sent into Spaine. 2. By extension: Any organized or associated force, band, or body of armed men. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > [noun] trumec893 wic897 ferredc1200 knight-weredc1275 preyc1300 legion?1316 companyc1325 punyec1330 virtuec1350 fellowshipc1380 knightheada1382 knighthooda1382 strengtha1382 sop?a1400 strengh?a1400 tropelc1425 armyc1450 framec1450 preparing1497 armourya1500 cohortc1500 cohortationc1500 cateran?a1513 venlin1541 troop1545 guidon1560 crew1570 preparation1573 esquadron1579 bodya1616 armada1654 expedition1693 armament1698 host1807 war-party1921 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Hii/2 A Crewe, caterua. 1575 W. Drury in T. Churchyard Chippes f. 45 To foster and noryshe thys crue of men in the marshall arte and rules of warre. 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles i. 162 A crew of Pirats came and rescued me. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 38 A crew, whom like Ambition joyns With him or under him to tyrannize. View more context for this quotation 1786 W. Gilpin Observ. Mountains & Lakes Cumberland (1788) II. 128 Those crews of outlawed banditti, who under the denomination of Moss-troopers, plundered the country. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. i. 35 He had fallen in that afternoon with Hereward and his crew of housecarls. 3. a. A number of persons gathered together in association; a company. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > [noun] ferec975 flockOE gingc1175 rout?c1225 companyc1300 fellowshipc1300 covinc1330 eschelec1330 tripc1330 fellowred1340 choira1382 head1381 glub1382 partya1387 peoplec1390 conventc1426 an abominable of monksa1450 body1453 carol1483 band1490 compernagea1500 consorce1512 congregationa1530 corporationa1535 corpse1534 chore1572 society1572 crew1578 string1579 consort1584 troop1584 tribe1609 squadron1617 bunch1622 core1622 lag1624 studa1625 brigadea1649 platoon1711 cohort1719 lot1725 corps1754 loo1764 squad1786 brotherhood1820 companionhood1825 troupe1825 crowd1840 companionship1842 group1845 that ilk1845 set-out1854 layout1869 confraternity1872 show1901 crush1904 we1927 familia1933 shower1936 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 10v Don Ferardo one of the chiefe gouernours of the citie,..had a courtly crewe of gentlewomen soiourning in his pallaice. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iv. sig. D There a noble crew Of Lords and Ladies stood on euery side. 1645 J. Milton L'Allegro in Poems 32 Mirth, admit me of thy crue. 1652 R. Brome (title) A joviall crew, or the merry beggars. 1732 T. Lediard tr. J. Terrasson Life Sethos II. vii. 104 About break of day..this monstrous tatter'd crew entered the city. 1832 W. Irving Alhambra I. 188 As gaunt and ragged as a crew of gypsies. b. transferred. An assemblage of animals or things. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] queleta1382 congregationc1384 numberc1400 hirselc1425 company1439 assemblement1470 bundle1535 sort1563 raccolta1591 bevy1604 crew1607 congest1625 concoursea1628 nest1630 comportation1633 racemationa1641 assembly1642 collect1651 assemblage1690 faggot1742 museum1755 pash1790 shock1806 consortium1964 1607 S. Rowlands Dr. Merrie-man (1609) 15 A Crew of Foxes, all on theeuing set, Togeather at a Countrie Hen-roost met. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge To Rdr. The same bodies crew of atoms. 1704 J. Swift Full Acct. Battel between Bks. in Tale of Tub 256 Excrescencies in form of Teats, at which a Crew of ugly Monsters were greedily sucking. 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Crew, a confused crowd. It may be applied to lifeless things as well as living. ‘You nivver seed such a crew o' plough-jags as we hed to-year’. 4. A number of persons classed together (by the speaker) from actual connection or common characteristics; often with derogatory qualification or connotation; lot, set, gang, mob, herd. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > [noun] > social group > regarded as having something in common clanc1540 crew1570 brood1581 public1911 club1944 1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer Popish Kingdome iii. f. 32v The supper serueth for desertes, with papistes euery where..And is not this a goodly crewe? 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions v. 35 A crew of excellent painters. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. ii. 72 Winke at the Duke of Suffolkes insolence, At Beaufords Pride, at Somersets Ambition, At Buckingham, and all the Crew of them. View more context for this quotation 1628 W. Prynne Vnlouelinesse of Louelockes 27 They would be singular and different from the vulger Crue. a1777 S. Foote Trip to Calais (1778) ii. 54 Lady Kitty..You want some tale to run tattling with, to the rest of the crew. Hetty. Crew? I don't understand what your ladyship means by the crew; tho' we are servants, we may be as good Christians as other people, I hope. 1884 W. C. Smith Kildrostan 80 All the ravenous crew Of jobbers and promoters. II. Specific or technical uses, from sense 2. 5. a. A body or squad of workmen engaged upon a particular piece of work, or under one foreman or overseer; a gang.In U.S. and Canada esp. one of the companies or gangs of men engaged together in lumber-cutting, in working a railway train, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > gang of gang1627 crew1699 day gang1775 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. iii. 88 I was yet a Stranger to this Work, therefore remained with 3 of the old Crew to cut more Logwood. 1701 Aberdeen Burgh Rec. 21 Apr. Divisions into crews for carying sting burdens. 1808 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. V. 434 Every four men, which is called a crew, are said to quarry one hundred and four thousand slates in a year. 1860 Harper's Mag. Mar. 444 A crew consists of from twenty to thirty men in charge of the ‘Boss’, of whom two are experienced choppers, two barkers and sled-tenders, etc. 1878 Lumberman's Gaz. 9 Feb. Logging crews are coming out of the woods there. b. A team of people concerned with the technical aspects of film-making, recording, etc., for a particular production; frequently with narrower description of function, as camera crew n. at camera n. Compounds, sound-crew n. at sound n.3 Compounds 2b(a)(i), etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > filming unit or team > [noun] unit1914 film crew1919 film unit1922 production team1944 crew1954 1954 D. C. Phillips et al. Introd. Radio & Television vii. 178 Lettering, photographic copy, or illustrative material..could consist of ‘credits’ for the director, cast, and crew, or still photos, cue cards, [etc.]. 1962 Movie Nov. 28/1 With a good crew, I can work much faster outside than I ever could in the studio. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 8 May 22/4 I had never worked with a crew before—just friends. And here were 40 or 50 people, actors and crew, suddenly looking to me to tell them what to do. 1982 A. Road Doctor Who: Making of TV Series 22/1 In the foyer members of the crew are gathering. 6. a. Nautical. A gang of men on a ship of war, placed under the direction of a petty officer, or told off for some particular duty, as manning a boat, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > a naval force or fleet > [noun] > squad or crew for special duty squadron1626 crew1692 1692 Order in J. Love Mariner's Jewel (1724) 120 Quarter-Gunner, Carpenter's Crew, Steward, Cook. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Crew, the Coxon and Rowers in the Barge or Pinnace, are called the Boats-crew, in distinction from the Complement of Men on Board the Ship, who are term'd the Ships-Company, not Crew. 1712 W. Rogers Cruising Voy. 7 Henry Oliphant, Gunner, with eight Men call'd the Gunners Crew. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World ii. 18 [I] order'd the Cooper, and his crew to trim the casks. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. ix. 262 Among the boat's crew taken with him, by Captain Wilson. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 222 There are in ships of war several particular crews or gangs, as the gunner's, carpenter's, sailmaker's, blacksmith's, armourer's, and cooper's crews. b. Nautical. The whole of the men belonging to and manning a ship, boat, or other vessel afloat. (Now the leading sense.)In a general sense the ship's crew includes all under the captain, but in a more restricted sense it is applied to the men only, to the exclusion of the officers. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [noun] > crew ship1338 fellowshipa1400 shipping14.. ging1585 company1591 complement1600 ship's company1644 crew1694 compliment1708 equipage1728 1694 J. Narborough et al. Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) ii. 170 Whoever of a Ships Crew sees a dead Whale, cries out Fish mine. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. iii. 86 Supposing the Captain and Crew would soon be with him. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 176 I did not know how to dispose of the Ship and the rest of the Crew. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) I. p. liv The corrupted air..carries off the seamen of our trading vessels by whole crews at once. 1817 W. Selwyn Abridgem. Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) II. 904 Whether the ship was thus destroyed..by the captain and crew. 1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. ii. xl. 136 The Egyptians..had captured five Grecian ships with their entire crews. 1893 Whitaker's Almanack 617 The stroke oar in the Oxford crew..Both crews came to Putney on the same day. c. Aeronautics. In full aircrew n. at air n.1 Compounds 2. The persons manning an aircraft or spacecraft. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > crew of aircraft or spacecraft crew1917 1917 ‘Contact’ Airman's Outings 79 But the airman has experience of what the aeroplane crews must be going through, and his thought is all for them. 1960 Aeroplane 98 422/1 The crew chief, in fact, is the sixth member of the V-bomber flight crew, and is taken on all sorties which entail landing away from base. 1969 Listener 1 May 605/2 Eugene Cernan, one of the three-man crew of Apollo 10, due to be launched on 18 May. Compounds C1. U.S., a closely cropped style of haircut for men (apparently first adopted by boat crews at Harvard and Yale Universities); also transferred and figurative. crew-cropped adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > cut short shornc1050 polleda1325 ydoddeda1400 rounded?a1439 nottedc1440 gallows-rounded1567 stubbed1627 well-cropped1805 well-shaven1842 bobbed1918 Eton-cropped1925 crew-cropped1938 crew cut1940 urchin cut1951 1938 E. Hemingway Fifth Column (1939) 111 Wilson noted his crew-cropped hair. C2. crew cut n. (also crew haircut) originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > cut short shornc1050 polleda1325 ydoddeda1400 rounded?a1439 nottedc1440 gallows-rounded1567 stubbed1627 well-cropped1805 well-shaven1842 bobbed1918 Eton-cropped1925 crew-cropped1938 crew cut1940 urchin cut1951 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > cut or cropped > for men butch1939 crew cut1940 whitewall1957 fade1986 Philly fade1986 high-top fade1988 high-top1989 1940 Time 11 Nov. 76/2 Doe-eyed Lucille Ball..gets the affections of Richard Carlson, whose crew haircut makes him the first genuine-looking Princeton undergraduate in cinema history. 1942 R. King Design in Evil iv. 41 A steward..with a sparkling crew cut of chestnut hair. 1944 D. W. Brogan Amer. Probl. iv. 69 Crew-cut hair and brogues. 1946 ‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Fiends x. 98 A young man with a blond crew haircut. a1953 D. Thomas Quite Early One Morning (1954) 68 He is vigorously welcomed at the station by an earnest crew-cut platoon of giant collegiates. 1958 Times 20 Jan. 11/3 The mature version of the intellectual crew~cut is, with sad inevitability, the egg-head. 1962 Listener 18 Jan. 138/2 These new works sometimes convey nautical accents through the use of ship-shape and Bristol-fashioned wood, planed and crew-cut wood surfaces. crew neck n. originally U.S. a round neckline of a garment, esp. a sweater, fitting closely to the throat as on vests worn by oarsmen. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > neckline decolouredc1430 high1590 low-cuta1600 low1818 low-necked1830 low-neck1858 décolleté1884 semi-high1905 boat-shaped1921 turtle-necked1931 crew neck1940 polo-collared1946 polo-necked1948 plunge-line1949 plunge-necked1949 crew-necked1950 plunge neck1951 scoop-necked1955 bateau-necked1959 1940 Illustr. London News 197 385 (advt.) The windcheater..famous wind-resisting-pullover of close-textured cotton with fleecy inner surface. Crew neck. 1944 U. Sinclair Presidential Agent (1945) ii. 36 The President was lying in bed, wearing pyjamas..covered by a knitted blue sweater, crew-neck style. 1957 J. Braine Room at Top vi. 51 A yellow crew-neck sweater and a golf jacket. crew-necked adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > neckline decolouredc1430 high1590 low-cuta1600 low1818 low-necked1830 low-neck1858 décolleté1884 semi-high1905 boat-shaped1921 turtle-necked1931 crew neck1940 polo-collared1946 polo-necked1948 plunge-line1949 plunge-necked1949 crew-necked1950 plunge neck1951 scoop-necked1955 bateau-necked1959 1950 Here & Now (N.Z.) Dec. 25/1 The war was fought for the right of every man to wear crew-necked jerseys and every woman to wear black-lace panties. crew neckline n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering or next to neck > neck-line > types of décolletage1894 décolletée1907 V-neck1910 boat neckline1921 boat neck1922 bateau line1923 halter neck(line)1935 jewel neckline1935 crew neckline1939 jewel neck1940 plunging neckline1940 plunge neckline1941 scoop neck1953 scooped neckline1956 sabrina neckline1959 sweetheart neck1965 1939 M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 39/2 Crew neckline, round, high neckline, as in a sweater. crew-shaped adj. ΚΠ 1935 Amer. Speech 10 193/1 Young girls went nautical last fall in dresses that were ‘deeply pleated fore and aft’. The necks were crew shaped and the pockets were anchored. Draft additions June 2019 U.S. The sport of rowing, esp. as practised at a college or university. ΚΠ 1870 Harvard Advocate 1 Apr. 35/2 The man who, by hard work in ‘crew’ or ‘nine’, has earned a right to an opinion on boating or ball matters. 1933 Nevada State Jrnl. 8 July 6/8 Struggling weakly in third place was UCLA, which took up crew only this year. 2007 A. Gross Blue Zone ii. 41 When she took up crew, he'd drive up on weekends and sit there on the shore and watch her row. Draft additions June 2006 Originally U.S. In the hip-hop subculture: a group of rappers, breakdancers, graffiti artists, etc., working or performing together. In later use also: a person's friends, associates, or entourage. ΚΠ 1979 S. Robinson et al. Rapper's Delight (song) in L. A. Stanley Rap: the Lyrics (1992) 323 The group ya hear is called Phase Two And let me tell ya somethin', we're a helluva crew Once a week, we're on the street Just to cut in the jams and look at your feet. 1985 Chicago Tribune 7 July iii. 5/1 Between 30 and 50 graffiti crews now roam the streets and tunnels in the Chicago area. 1989 USA Weekend 26 Mar. 24 I was a deejay for one crew, he was rapping with another. 1999 Unity Nov. 11/1 As you can tell I have a major problem with townies as they give so much trouble to me and my crew just because we skate. 2001 Rolling Stone (Electronic ed.) 15 Feb. 44 Jennifer Lopez and her crew plow through the crowd, escorted by a man in a suit to a private room. 2003 National Post (Canada) 20 May al2/3 ‘I've never seen so many b-boys and b-girls in music videos,’ says..a member of shebang!, a local four-member breaking crew. Draft additions December 2019 crew cab n. a driver's compartment in a truck or lorry with two rows of seats, four doors, and more legroom than a standard cab, giving more room for passengers; a truck or lorry with such a compartment; cf. cab n.2 3b. ΚΠ 1950 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 29 June (Final Night ed.) 56/9 (advt.) '37 Ford..rebuilt engine, crew cab, good tires, heater. 2018 Farmers Weekly (Nexis) 9 Nov. Both [pickup trucks] were crew cabs and had five-speed manual boxes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). crewn.2 dialect. 1. a. A pen, cote, or fold for animals, as pigs, sheep, fowls. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal enclosure or house general > [noun] > enclosure > fold or pen folda700 lockeOE pen1227 foldingc1440 pend1542 cub1548 hull1570 corral1582 boolya1599 ree1674 crew1681 reeve1720 stell1766 pound1779 kraal1796 fank1812 poundage1866 forcing-yard1890 1681 J. Worlidge Dictionarium Rusticum in Systema Agriculturæ (ed. 3) at Swyn-hull Swine-crue, a Hog sty. 1863 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. (new ed.) I. Pig's-crough (Cornw.), pig-stye. 1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) Swine creuh, a pig-sty; a dirty hull or house. ‘Her house is na better ner a swine creuh’. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Crew, a pen for ducks and geese. [So in Cheshire and Sheffield Gloss.] b. Hence crew-yard, a close or yard with sheds for cattle. ΚΠ 1778 T. Bateman Treat. Agistment Tithe (ed. 2) 61 Confined to the House, or in a crew-yard. 1867 Stamford Mercury 20 Sept. in N.W. Linc. Gloss. With hay and straw, and use of crews and sheds..with the use of the crew-yards until the 5th of April next. 1881 Gainsburgh Times 21 Jan. The crew-yard will soon be required. 2. (In Cornwall crow.) A hut, a cabin. ΚΠ 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 16/1 Crow, (as in crowd), a hut; a small house. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). crewv. transitive and intransitive. To act as (a member of a) crew of a ship, aircraft, etc.; to assign to a crew. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > seafaring life > practice the calling of a sailor [verb (intransitive)] > act as crew crew1935 society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [verb (intransitive)] > act as crew crew1935 society > travel > travel by water > seafaring life > [verb (transitive)] > act as crew on crew1955 society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [verb (transitive)] > assign to a crew crew1957 1935 ‘A. Andrews’ Blue Tunnyman vi. 93 Of the many racing men for whom I crewed, no one taught me more than Mr. J. Paine..in a converted Bristol pilot cutter. 1944 ‘N. Shute’ Pastoral v. 107 Bad luck on the chaps that had to crew for him. 1955 Times 13 June 12/2 The Swallow class boat Blue Phantom, crewed by the Glanville twin brothers. 1957 C. F. Rawnsley & R. Wright Night Fighter i. 19 When it came to my turn to be crewed up it was..no surprise to me to learn that I had been allocated to the youngest pilot in the squadron. 1967 Jane's Surface Skimmer Syst. 1967–8 30/1 It..can be crewed by personnel experienced in the operation of these craft. Derivatives crewing n. the work of such a crew, or of one of its members. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > seafaring life > [noun] > business or work of a sailor > crewing crewing1947 society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > crew of aircraft or spacecraft > work of crewing1947 1947 Daily Tel. 7 May 5/1 He criticises the crewing of the aircraft... Air Cmdre. Brown attributes the accident to..bad crewing, the navigator being the only one of the four operational members who knew the route. 1955 Times 16 June 8/2 Arrangements had been made for the crewing of the ship to ensure this. 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