team

noun

/tiːm/

[countable + singular or plural verb]Idioms

a group of people who play a particular game or sport against another group of people（游戏或运动的）队
- a football/basketball/soccer team足球/篮球/足球队
- They play volleyball for the national team.他们为国家队打排球。
- We played against a team from the neighbouring school.我们和邻近学校的一个队比赛。
- (British English) Whose team are you in?你是哪个队的？
- (North American English) Whose team are you on?你是哪个队的？
- The team is/are not playing very well this season.这个队本赛季状态不佳。
- a team event (= one played by groups of people rather than individual players)团体比赛项目
see also A-team, dream team, farm team, tag team
- Cole has been selected for the team to meet Italy next week.科尔获选入队参加下星期与意大利队的比赛。
- I'm playing for the first team this week.这个星期我在一队打比赛。
- Our team lost the final.我们队输掉了决赛。
- The team competes in a local league.这个队参加当地的联赛。
- Can you get a team together by Saturday?你能在周六之前组建起一支队伍吗？
- He hopes to sign with an NFL team.他希望与一支美国国家橄榄球联盟球队签约。
- She's in the team for the World Championships.她入选了参加世锦赛的阵容。
- Spain are fielding a three-man team in this race.西班牙将派一支男子三人队参加这项比赛。
- There are six teams taking part.有 6 支队参赛。
- You didn't make the team, I'm afraid.恐怕你没有被选入队中。
- After two years out with injury, he's back on the team.因伤离队两年后，他归队了。
- Giles led his team to a first Test victory for 10 years.贾尔斯带领他的团队取得了10年来的首次测试胜利。
- He is likely to be selected for the England cricket team to play South Africa.他很可能被选入英格兰板球队与南非队比赛。
- We want to encourage team sports in schools.我们想在学校中鼓励学生参与团体运动。
- What team do you support?你支持哪一队？
- The lads were given a rousing half-time team talk by the coach.中场时教练发表讲话给小伙子们鼓劲儿。
- We have a great team chemistry.我们团队能够精诚合作。
- The manager gives his team talks in English.运动队经理用英文进行动员讲话。
Topics Games and toysa1, Sports: ball and racket sportsa1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- home
- hometown
- away
- …
verb + team
- field
- have
- choose
- …
team + verb
- enter
- get into
- make it into
- …
team + noun
- game
- sport
- captain
- …
preposition
- in a/the team
- on a/the team
- team for
- …
a group of people who work together at a particular job（一起工作的）组，班
- a team member/leader团队成员/领导者
- a member of the senior management team高级管理团队的一员
- She leads a research team of twenty scientists.她领导着一个由20名科学家组成的研究小组。
- He joined the legal team five years ago.他五年前加入了法律团队。
- team of somebody A team of experts has/have been called in to investigate.一个专家小组已应召来进行调查。
- He works with a team of researchers.他和一组研究人员一起工作。
- She was part of the design team working on the project.她是项目设计团队的一员。
- as a team We're learning to work together as a team.我们正在学着相互配合，协同工作。
see also crash team, SWAT team
- We have a team of eight working on product development.我们有一个八人小组从事产品开发。
- The charity sent a team to the area hit by the earthquake.该慈善机构向地震灾区派出了一个小组。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries.这个团队由 6 名调查人员和 2 名秘书组成。
- It took a tremendous team effort to finish the project on time.经过团队艰苦卓绝的努力，项目按时完成。
- The team will work closely with other government departments.这个小组会与政府其他部门紧密合作。
- There are 20 people in the team.这个团队有20 人。
- Willing volunteers formed teams of helpers to carry everything in.志愿者自愿组成了协助小组把所有的东西搬进来。
- You and I make a good team.你和我组成一个很好的小组。
- a crack team of lawyers一支精干的律师队伍
- a joint team of European and North American economists欧洲北美经济学家联合小组
- a specially trained team of advisers受过专门训练的顾问组
- a member of the senior management team高级管理团队的一员
- the Army Parachute Display Team军人跳伞表演队
- He thanked his legal team and his family for their support.他感谢他的法律团队和家人的支持。
- He was part of a research team under Professor James.他是詹姆斯教授领导的研究小组成员。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- joint
- five-strong
- husband-and-wife
- …
verb + team
- assemble
- build
- form
- …
team + verb
- comprise somebody
- consist of somebody
- develop something
- …
team + noun
- leader
- member
- player
- …
preposition
- in a/the team
- on a/the team
- team of
- …
phrases
- a member of a team
- part of a team
two or more animals that are used together to pull a cart, etc.（同拉一辆车等的）一组牲畜，联畜Topics Farmingc2

词源Old English tēam ‘team of draught animals’, of Germanic origin; related to German Zaum ‘bridle’, also tow, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ducere ‘to lead’.

Idioms

take one for the team (informal)

to give up something that is important to you or to do something that is unpleasant in order to benefit your friends or colleagues为集体牺牲自己的利益；为团队放弃个人利益
- Sometimes you have to take one for the team.有时为了团队必须得牺牲个人利益。
- I know it sounds unfair, but we need you to take one for the team.我知道这听起来不公平，但我们需要你为团队拿一个。