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mate

英 [meɪt]

美 [meɪt]

n.  朋友; 伙伴; (男人之间常用)哥儿们，伙计，老兄; 同伴; 同事; 一同居住的人
v.  交配; 交尾; 使交配

复数：mates　过去分词：mated　现在分词：mating　过去式：mated　第三人称单数：mates　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3060 / COCA.4061

牛津词典

    noun

      朋友 friend
    • 朋友；伙伴
      a friend
      1. They've been best mates since school.
        他们从上学时期以来就是最要好的朋友。
      2. I was with a mate.
        我和一个朋友在一起。
      • 友好的称呼 friendly name
    • （男人之间常用）哥儿们，伙计，老兄
      used as a friendly way of addressing sb, especially between men
      1. Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.
        对不起，伙计，你得等着。
      2. All right, mate?
        行吗，哥儿们？
      • 伙伴 sb you share with
    • 同伴；同事；一同居住的人
      a person you share an activity or accommodation with
      1. workmates/teammates/playmates/classmates
        工友；队友；游戏伙伴；同学
      2. my room-mate/flatmate
        我的室友；和我同住一套公寓的人
      • 鸟；动物 bird/animal
    • 偶；伴侣
      either of a pair of birds or animals
      1. A male bird sings to attract a mate.
        雄鸟鸣唱以吸引雌鸟。
      • 性伴侣 sexual partner
    • 配偶；性伴侣
      a husband, wife or other sexual partner
        1. 职业 job
      1. （熟练工人的）助手，下手
        a person whose job is to help a skilled worker
        1. a builder's/plumber's mate
          建筑工的 / 管子工的助手
        2. 船舶 on ship
      2. （商船的）大副
        an officer in a commercial ship below the rank of captain or master
          1. 国际象棋 in chess国际象棋 in chess

        verb

          动物；鸟 animals/birds
        • 交配；交尾
          to have sex in order to produce young
          1. Do foxes ever mate with dogs?
            狐狸会和狗交配吗？
        • 使交配
          to put animals or birds together so that they will have sex and produce young
            1. 国际象棋 in chess国际象棋 in chess

          柯林斯词典

          • N-COUNT 伙伴，朋友(尤指男性之间)
            You can refer to someone's friends as theirmates, especially when you are talking about a man and his male friends.
            1. He's off drinking with his mates...
              他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。
            2. A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.
              我的一个朋友在利物浦队踢过球。
          • N-VOC (用于男性之间的称呼)老兄，老弟
            Some men usemateas a way of addressing other men when they are talking to them.
            1. Come on mate, things aren't that bad.
              别灰心，兄弟，事情没那么糟。
          • N-COUNT 配偶;性伙伴
            Someone's wife, husband, or sexual partner can be referred to as theirmate.
            1. He has found his ideal mate.
              他找到了理想的伴侣。
            2. ...as women do become as powerful in the marketplace as their mates.
              随着女人在商界的确变得和男人一样强大
          • N-COUNT (动物的)配偶，交配对象
            An animal'smateis its sexual partner.
            1. The males guard their mates zealously.
              雄性动物死死地守护着他们的配偶。
          • V-RECIP 交配;交尾
            When animalsmate, a male and a female have sex in order to produce young.
            1. This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box...
              这样可以使这对公鸡和母鸡正常交配，让母鸡不再呆在鸡窝里。
            2. They want the males to mate with wild females...
              他们希望这些雄性动物可以和野生的雌性动物交配。
            3. It is easy to tell when a female is ready to mate.
              雌性动物何时准备交配一目了然。
            4. ...the mating season.
              交配季节
          • N-COUNT (商船上的)大副；（亦指）船员
            On a commercial ship,the mateorthe first mateis the most important officer except for the captain. Officers of lower rank are also calledmates.
            1. ...the mate of a fishing trawler.
              拖网渔船上的大副
          • (美国海军的)军士
            In the United States Navy, amateis a petty officer who has a particular set of skills and who assists a warrant officer.
            1. (象棋中) 同 checkmate
              In chess,mateis the same ascheckmate.
              1. See also:cellmateclassmateflatmateplaymateroommaterunning mateschoolmateshipmatesoul mate

              英英释义

              noun

              • a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
                  Synonym:checkmate
                1. an exact duplicate
                  1. when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
                  Synonym:match
                2. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
                  1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship
                      Synonym:first mate
                    1. informal term for a friend of the same sex
                      1. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
                        1. he loved the mare and all her mates
                        2. camels hate leaving their mates
                      2. a person's partner in marriage
                          Synonym:spousepartnermarried personbetter half
                        1. a fellow member of a team
                          1. it was his first start against his former teammates
                          Synonym:teammate
                        2. South American holly
                            Synonym:Paraguay teaIlex paraguariensis
                          1. one of a pair
                            1. he lost the mate to his shoe
                            2. one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
                            Synonym:fellow

                          verb

                          • place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
                            1. Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
                            Synonym:checkmate
                          • bring two objects, ideas, or people together
                            1. This fact is coupled to the other one
                            2. Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
                            3. The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
                            Synonym:matchcouplepairtwin
                          • engage in sexual intercourse
                            1. Birds mate in the Spring
                            Synonym:copulatepaircouple

                          双语例句

                          • This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box
                            这样可以使这对公鸡和母鸡正常交配，让母鸡不再呆在鸡窝里。
                          • A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.
                            我的一个朋友在利物浦队踢过球。
                          • The boy said that he would stand by his mate to the death.
                            那孩子说他将至死支持他的伙伴。
                          • Come on mate, things aren't that bad.
                            别灰心，兄弟，事情没那么糟。
                          • Your mate's gone to look for him.
                            你的伙伴出去找他去了。
                          • The assistant carried on talking to his mate, name-dropping all the famous riders he knew
                            那位助手继续对同伴讲个不停，搬出他认识的所有知名自行车赛手。
                          • It is easy to tell when a female is ready to mate.
                            雌性动物何时准备交配一目了然。
                          • They don't mate with each other.
                            它们彼此不交配。
                          • I am looking for my soul mate to share my life and dreams with.
                            我在寻找我的心灵伴侣来和我一起分享我的生活，我的梦想。
                          • Kathy is a great mate, we are like sisters
                            凯茜是个很好的伙伴，我们亲如姐妹。

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