companion
[kəm'pæn.jən] noun countable
PERSON 人
ADVANCED
■a person you spend a lot of time with either because you are friends or because you are travelling together 同伴；伙伴；伴侣•The dog has been her constant companion these past ten years.在过去的这十年里，这只狗一直与她形影不离。 •a travelling companion旅伴 ■old use
■in the past, a young woman who was paid to care for and provide friendship for an old or ill woman, especially while she was travelling 陪护（旧时受雇陪伴老太太或女性病人旅行的年轻女子）
[kəm'pæn.jən] noun countable
OBJECT 物件 old-fashioned
■either of two matching objects （成对物件中的）一件•I've still got one of the candlesticks but I've lost its companion.我还拥有一个烛台，却把另一个配对的弄丢了。
[kəm'pæn.jən] noun countable
BOOK 书
■used in the title of the type of book which gives you information on a particular subject or tells you how to do something （用于书名）指南，手册•the Music Lover's Companion《音乐爱好者指南》 |