mate
[meɪt] noun countable
FRIEND 朋友
IMPROVER UK informal
■a friend 朋友，伙伴•We've been mates since our school days.我们从学生时代起就是朋友。 •I usually play football with some of my mates from the office on Saturdays.我星期六通常和办公室的同事一起踢足球。 •She's my best mate.她是我最好的朋友。 ■UK informal
■used as a friendly way of talking to someone, especially a man （尤用作男人间的友善称呼）老兄，老弟，伙计•Have you got a light, mate?有火吗，老兄？
[meɪt] noun countable
SEXUAL PARTNER 配偶
■an animal's sexual partner （动物的）偶•Peacocks use their beautiful tails to attract mates.孔雀用美丽的尾巴来吸引配偶。
[meɪt] noun countable
HELPER 帮忙者 UK a person who is employed to help a skilled worker 助手，帮手•a carpenter's/plumber's mate木工／管道工的助手
[meɪt] noun countable
SHIP 船
■a type of officer on a trading ship rather than a military ship （商船上的）大副•He had worked as a ship's mate for ten years.他当了十年的大副。
[meɪt] verb intransitive or transitive
■to have sex and produce young, or to make animals do this （使）交配•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。
[meɪt] verb intransitive or transitive
mate for life
■If animals mate for life, they keep the same sexual partner for their whole life. （动物）终生保持同一配偶 |