| 词汇 | mate |
| 释义 | mate noun [ C ] uk/meɪt/ us/meɪt/ (SEXUAL PARTNER) （动物的）配偶 an animal's sexual partner Peacocks use their beautiful tails to attract mates. 孔雀用美丽的尾巴来吸引配偶。 (FRIEND) B1 UK informal朋友，伙伴 a friend We've been mates since our school days. 我们从学生时代起就是朋友。 I usually go out with some of my mates from the office on Saturdays. She's my best mate. 她是我最好的朋友。 [ as form of address ] UK informal（尤用作男人间的友善称呼）老兄，老弟，伙计 used as a friendly way of talking to someone, especially a man Have you got the time, mate? 老兄，你知道几点了吗？
(HELPER) UK助手，帮手 a person who is employed to help a skilled worker a carpenter's/plumber's mate 木工／管道工的助手 (SHIP) （商船上的）大副 a type of officer on a trading ship rather than a military ship He had worked as a ship's mate for ten years. 他当了10年的大副。 mate verb [ I or T ] uk/meɪt/ us/meɪt/ （使）交配 to have sex and produce young, or to make animals do this Tigers mate repeatedly over a period of several days. 老虎在几天里多次交配。 Mating a horse with a donkey produces a mule. 马和驴交配后生出骡子。 Idiom mate for lifeidiom （动物）终生保持同一配偶 If animals mate for life, they keep the same sexual partner for their whole life. -mate suffix uk/ -meɪt/ us/ -meɪt/ …同伴 used to show that two people share a space or are involved in the same activity flat mate 合住一套公寓的室友 team-mate 队友 workmate 同事 |
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