2GROUP OF PEOPLEa group of people who have been chosen to work together to do a particular job 工作队,工作组
team of
a team of experts
一个专家小组
management/research/sales etc team
a senior member of the design team
设计团队中的一名资深成员
Our success lies in working together as a team.
我们的成功靠的是团队合作。
It was a tremendous team effort.
这是很棒的团队合作。
You need to choose a team leader.
你们需要选出一名组长。
3.TTBtwo or more animals that are used to pull a vehicle 〔同拉一辆车的〕一组动物
nGRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
Team is usually followed by a singular verb:
Our team is winning.
A team of doctors works at the clinic.
In British English, you can also use a plural verb:
Our team are winning.
现在是我们队赢。
A team of doctors work at the clinic.
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a group of people who play a game or sport together against another group 〔游戏或体育比赛的〕队
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + team
a football/basketball etc team 足球队/篮球队等
China’s football team failed to qualify for the World Cup.
中国足球队未能取得世界杯参赛资格。
the school team 校队
I played for my school cricket team.
我在校板球队打球。
the national team 国家队
He coached the Italian national team.
他执教意大利国家队。
the home team (=the team whose sports field a game is being played on) 主队
nHayward then increased the home team’s lead.
the visiting team (=the team who have travelled to their opponents’ sports field) 客队
nThe visiting team failed to score.
the opposing team 对垒球队
nA member of the opposing team grabbed hold of his shirt.
the first teamBritish EnglishBrE (=the team with the best players in a school, club etc) 最佳阵容
nHe has played several times for the first team.
nthe 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 胜队/负队
nEveryone on the winning team will get a medal.
verbs
play for a team 效力于一支球队
He wants to play for a better team.
他想效力于更好的球队。
support a team 支持一支球队
‘Which team do you support?’ ‘Chelsea.’
“你支持哪支球队?”“切尔西队。”
captain a team (=be the captain of a team) 当球队队长
nJames captained his school team from the age of eleven.
make the team (=be chosen as a member of a team) 入选球队
nHe was never good enough to make the team.
drop somebody from a team (=decide that someone should not play for a team) 使某人退出球队
nHe has been dropped from the team because of injury.
team + NOUN
the team captain 球队队长
The cup was presented to the team captain.
奖杯交到了队长手上。
a team member/a member of a team 球队队员
He's the eldest team member.
他是年龄最大的队员。
nHe was a popular member of the team.
the team manager/coach 球队主教练[领队]/教练
Who do you think will be the next England team manager?
你觉得谁会是英格兰队的下一任主教练?
a team game/sport (=one that is played by teams) 团队比赛/体育运动
nIn those days, girls didn’t play team sports.
phrases
play as a team 结成一队
One reason for the 49ers’ success is that they play as a team.
49人队取胜的原因之一是他们团结协作。
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a group of people who have been chosen to work together to do a particular job 工作队,工作组
nADJECTIVES/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 球队队员
nTeam members meet on a regular basis.
na team leader
The team leader will co-ordinate the work.
na team effort (=when members of a team achieve something together)
It was a great team effort and all the crew did a magnificent job.
na team meeting
Hold team meetings to discuss problems.
nverbs
lead a team
She was the doctor who led the surgical team.
nphrases
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.
Examples from the Corpus
team• They wouldn't let me play in the village under-12 team because I'm a girl.• The coins were discovered by a team of archaeologists.• The PrimeMinister works closely with a team of unelectedadvisers.• I think the Yankees are one of the coolestbaseballteams around.• Both teams are looking tired now.• Nasser Hussain, the England teamcaptain, was injured in the game against the WestIndies.• a footballteam.• Which football team do you support?• Once you signed with a majorleagueteam, you were theirs in perpetuity to do with as they sawfit.• Dr Gaultier and his medicalteam worked in the refugeecamps for over a year.• But the pre admissionbriefingmeans the medical team can get an early look at her ... and she at them!• He had a hand-picked team whose solefunction was to do just that.• Pubquizteams often have really silly names.• The women's team were beaten 6-2.• Over the past season, six teams have been knocked out of the No. 1 spot, North Carolina repeatedly.• Peterson earned a place on the U.S. Olympic speedskating team.• Walsh coached the team to two SuperBowlchampionships.• There will be a meeting for all members of the team next Wednesday.• Some of the team also had to play a couple of games up on stage.• If you want to be on the team, you have to turn up for regulartraining.• You're the best person on the team.• And that will have a hugeimpact on this team.• Tim played for the nationalyouthteam but never became a professional.
team of• She will be represented by a team of the nation's best lawyers.
team2 ●●○AWL verb [transitiveT]
1to put two things or people together, because they will look good or work well together 使相配;使合作
team something with something
black trousers teamed with a bright shirt
配亮色衬衫的黑裤子
2team upphrasal verbphr vJOIN AN ORGANIZATIONto join with someone in order to work on something 合作,〔与某人〕结成一队
with
You can team up with one other class member if you want.
如果你愿意的话,可以找一个同学组成一组。
From Longman Business Dictionary
teamteam1 /tiːm/ noun [countableC]HUMAN RESOURCES
a group of people who work together to do a particular job