aircrew

aircrew — 名詞

1. the group of trained workers on board a plane or helicopter, including the pilot

1.名詞C1
釋義

機組人員

在飛機或直升機上工作的全體人員

the group of trained workers on board a plane or helicopter, including the pilot, co-pilot, flight attendants, and engineers, whose job is to fly the aircraft safely and look after the people travelling on it.

例句

The aircrew greeted each passenger warmly as they boarded the early flight to Tokyo.

機組人員親切地向每位旅客打招呼，迎接他們搭上這班清晨飛往東京的班機。

the aircrew + plural verb

Captain Suarez thanked his aircrew for staying calm during the sudden engine trouble.

蘇亞雷茲機長感謝他的機組人員在引擎突發故障時保持冷靜。

possessive: his/her aircrew

同義詞
  • flight crew

    near-identical, often preferred in commercial aviation

  • cabin crew

    narrower — only the staff who serve passengers, not the pilots

  • crew

    more general; can mean staff on a ship, train, or film set

反義詞
  • passengers

    the people being carried, not the staff working on board

  • ground crew

    staff who service the plane on the runway, not in the air

文法句型

the aircrew + plural verb

a member of the aircrew

用法筆記

Often used as a singular noun with a plural verb in British English (the aircrew are tired). Common in news reports about flights and accidents, and in military or commercial aviation contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The aircrews on my flight were friendly.
✅The aircrew on my flight were friendly.
💡for a single plane, use singular 'aircrew'; the plural 'aircrews' refers to crews of several aircraft.
❌She works as an aircrew.
✅She works as a member of the aircrew.
💡'aircrew' names the whole team, not one person.