mate

美 [meɪt]英 [meɪt]
  • n.朋友;伙伴;(商船的)大副;配偶;(男人之间常用)哥儿们,伙计,老兄;同伴;同事;偶;(熟练工人的)助手,下手;一同居住的人
  • v.交配;使交配;交尾

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

matemate

noun

朋友 friend

1

朋友;伙伴
a friend

They've been best mates since school.

他们从上学时期以来就是最要好的朋友。

I was with a mate.

我和一个朋友在一起。

友好的称呼 friendly name

2

(男人之间常用)哥儿们,伙计,老兄
used as a friendly way of addressing sb, especially between men

Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.

对不起,伙计,你得等着。

All right, mate?

行吗,哥儿们?

伙伴 sb you share with

3

同伴;同事;一同居住的人
a person you share an activity or accommodation with

workmates/teammates/playmates/classmates

工友;队友;游戏伙伴;同学

my room-mate/flatmate

我的室友;和我同住一套公寓的人

鸟;动物 bird/animal

4

偶;伴侣
either of a pair of birds or animals

A male bird sings to attract a mate.

雄鸟鸣唱以吸引雌鸟。

性伴侣 sexual partner

5

配偶;性伴侣
a husband, wife or other sexual partner

职业 job

6

(熟练工人的)助手,下手
a person whose job is to help a skilled worker

a builder's/plumber's mate

建筑工的 / 管子工的助手

船舶 on ship

7

(商船的)大副
an officer in a commercial ship below the rank of captain or master

国际象棋 in chess

8


verb

动物;鸟 animals/birds

1

交配;交尾
to have sex in order to produce young

Do foxes ever mate with dogs?

狐狸会和狗交配吗?

2

使交配
to put animals or birds together so that they will have sex and produce young

国际象棋 in chess

3


mate

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 伙伴,朋友(尤指男性之间)
    You can refer to someone's friends as their mates, especially when you are talking about a man and his male friends.

    He's off drinking with his mates...

    他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。

  • 2
    N-VOC (用于男性之间的称呼)老兄,老弟
    Some men use mate as a way of addressing other men when they are talking to them.

    Come on mate, things aren't that bad.

    别灰心,兄弟,事情没那么糟。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 配偶;性伙伴
    Someone's wife, husband, or sexual partner can be referred to as their mate .

    He has found his ideal mate.

    他找到了理想的伴侣。

  • 4
    N-COUNT (动物的)配偶,交配对象
    An animal's mate is its sexual partner.

    The males guard their mates zealously.

    雄性动物死死地守护着他们的配偶。

  • 5
    V-RECIP 交配;交尾
    When animals mate, a male and a female have sex in order to produce young.

    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。

  • 6
    N-COUNT (商船上的)大副;(亦指)船员
    On a commercial ship, the mate or the first mate is the most important officer except for the captain. Officers of lower rank are also called mates .

    ...the mate of a fishing trawler.

    拖网渔船上的大副

  • 7
    N-COUNT (美国海军的)军士
    In the United States Navy, a mate is a petty officer who has a particular set of skills and who assists a warrant officer.

  • 8
    N-UNCOUNT (象棋中) 同 checkmate
    In chess, mate is the same as checkmate .

  • 9
    See also:cellmate;classmate;flatmate;playmate;roommate;running mate;schoolmate;shipmate;soul mate

noun

1
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Synonym: checkmate
2
an exact duplicate
when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
Synonym: match
3
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
4
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Synonym: first mate
5
informal term for a friend of the same sex
6
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
he loved the mare and all her mates
camels hate leaving their mates
7
a person's partner in marriage
Synonym: spouse partner married person better half
8
a fellow member of a team
it was his first start against his former teammates
Synonym: teammate
9
South American holly;leaves used in making a drink like tea
Synonym: Paraguay tea Ilex paraguariensis
10
one of a pair
he lost the mate to his shoe
one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
Synonym: fellow

verb

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

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  1. A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool .

    我的一个朋友在利物浦队踢过球。

  2. If someone tried to bash my best mate they would have to bash me as well

    如果谁想揍我最好的朋友,那我就跟他拼了。

  3. They 've been best mates since school .

    他们从上学时期以来就是最要好的朋友。

  4. Sorry mate , you 'll have to wait .

    对不起,伙计,你得等着。

  5. All right , mate ?

    行吗,哥儿们?

  6. A male bird sings to attract a mate .

    雄鸟鸣唱以吸引雌鸟。

  7. The presidential nominee was advised to choose a woman as a running mate .

    有人建议总统候选人找一位女性竞选伙伴。

  8. Do foxes ever mate with dogs ?

    狐狸会和狗交配吗?

  9. Mating blackbirds will defend their territory against intruders .

    乌鸫交配时会保护自己的地盘,不允许外来者侵入。

  10. He 's out boozing with his mates .

    他和他的朋友们喝酒去了。

  11. You want to look where you 're going , mate .

    伙计,你应当看看你要去哪里。

  12. Come on mate , things aren 't that bad .

    别灰心,兄弟,事情没那么糟。

  13. Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent .

    许多昆虫通过气味找到交配对象。

  14. 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。

  15. Last Saturday , I was out on the town with my mate

    上个星期六我和老友晚上去闹市玩乐了。

  16. We played pool together and were good mates

    我们一起打过台球,是好哥们儿。

  17. Well , hard luck , mate .

    唉,真不走运,哥儿们。

  18. Kathy is a great mate , we are like sisters

    凯茜是个很好的伙伴,我们亲如姐妹。

  19. He has found his ideal mate .

    他找到了理想的伴侣。

  20. At first I couldn 't believe it . I thought it was a wind-up by one of my mates .

    一开始我不相信,以为是哪个同伴在故意逗我。

  21. Steve and I became soul mates , near-constant companions .

    我和史蒂夫成了知己,几乎时刻相伴。

  22. He 's off drinking with his mates

    他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。

  23. If you 're a busy person , looking to meet several potential mates at the same event , speed dating could be for you .

    如果你是个忙人,想在同一场合和几位可能成为自己伴侣的人见面,那么快速交友可能就适合你。

  24. 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。

  25. 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。

  26. They were persuaded onstage for a laugh by their mates

    他们被同伴们说服,上台一乐。

  27. My mate dived headfirst through a window and I ran down the hallway .

    我的同伴从窗口一头扎了下去,而我则沿着走廊跑。

  28. ' How are you , mate ? ' — ' Not bad , mate , how 's yourself ? '

    “最近怎么样,老兄?”——“还不错,你呢?”

  29. The males guard their mates zealously .

    雄性动物死死地守护着他们的配偶。

  30. He worked as a bricklayer 's mate

    他给瓦工打下手。