The crew members were winched to safety by helicopters.是什么意思？

The crew members were winched to safety by helicopters.

船员们被直升机吊到安全的地方。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

crew

n. 全体工作人员，全体乘务船员，全体船员，一群，一帮，专业团队；v. 当（尤指船上的）工作人员；

例句
The officers and crew prepared to abandon ship in an orderly fashion.
全体船员秩序井然地准备弃船。

members

n. 成员( member的名词复数 )，分子，身体部位（尤指胳膊或腿）；

例句
...one of the brightest and ablest members of the government...
政府里最聪明能干的成员之一

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

winched

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例句
The crew members were winched to safety by helicopters.
船员们被直升机吊到安全的地方。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

safety

n. 安全，安全性，安全处所，中卫；adj. 保障安全的；

例句
Strict safety tests are carried out on food additives.
对食品添加剂进行了严格的安全检测。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

helicopters

n. 直升机( helicopter的名词复数 )；

例句
The mechanics work hard to keep the helicopters airworthy.
机修工努力维持直升机的飞行性能。