mate
- 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
noun
朋友 friend
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
(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
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
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
配偶;性伴侣
a husband, wife or other sexual partner
职业 job
(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
(商船的)大副
an officer in a commercial ship below the rank of captain or master
国际象棋 in chess
verb
动物;鸟 animals/birds
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?
使交配
to put animals or birds together so that they will have sex and produce young
国际象棋 in chess
mate
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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
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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. -
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N-UNCOUNT (象棋中) 同 checkmate
In chess, mate is the same as checkmate . -
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See also:cellmate;classmate;flatmate;playmate;roommate;running mate;schoolmate;shipmate;soul mate
noun
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- a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
- Synonym: checkmate
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- an exact duplicate
- when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
- Synonym: match
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- South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
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- the officer below the master on a commercial ship
- Synonym: first mate
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- informal term for a friend of the same sex
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- the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
- he loved the mare and all her mates
- camels hate leaving their mates
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- a person's partner in marriage
- Synonym: spouse partner married person better half
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- a fellow member of a team
- it was his first start against his former teammates
- Synonym: teammate
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- South American holly;leaves used in making a drink like tea
- Synonym: Paraguay tea Ilex paraguariensis
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- one of a pair
- he lost the mate to his shoe
- one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
- Synonym: fellow
verb
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- 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
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- 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
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- engage in sexual intercourse
- Birds mate in the Spring
- Synonym: copulate pair couple
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A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool .
我的一个朋友在利物浦队踢过球。
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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。
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They 've been best mates since school .
他们从上学时期以来就是最要好的朋友。
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Sorry mate , you 'll have to wait .
对不起,伙计,你得等着。
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All right , mate ?
行吗,哥儿们?
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A male bird sings to attract a mate .
雄鸟鸣唱以吸引雌鸟。
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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。
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Do foxes ever mate with dogs ?
狐狸会和狗交配吗?
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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。
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He 's out boozing with his mates .
他和他的朋友们喝酒去了。
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You want to look where you 're going , mate .
伙计,你应当看看你要去哪里。
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Come on mate , things aren 't that bad .
别灰心,兄弟,事情没那么糟。
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Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent .
许多昆虫通过气味找到交配对象。
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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。
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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。
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We played pool together and were good mates
我们一起打过台球,是好哥们儿。
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Well , hard luck , mate .
唉,真不走运,哥儿们。
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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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He has found his ideal mate .
他找到了理想的伴侣。
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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。
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Steve and I became soul mates , near-constant companions .
我和史蒂夫成了知己,几乎时刻相伴。
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He 's off drinking with his mates
他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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They were persuaded onstage for a laugh by their mates
他们被同伴们说服,上台一乐。
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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。
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' How are you , mate ? ' — ' Not bad , mate , how 's yourself ? '
“最近怎么样,老兄?”——“还不错,你呢?”
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The males guard their mates zealously .
雄性动物死死地守护着他们的配偶。
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He worked as a bricklayer 's mate
他给瓦工打下手。