[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
[usu with poss]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He's off drinking with his mates...
他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。
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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[N-VOC 称呼名词](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.
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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 可数名词]配偶;性伙伴 Someone's wife, husband, or sexual partner can be referred to as their mate .
[usu sing]
He has found his ideal mate.
他找到了理想的伴侣。
...as women do become as powerful in the marketplace as their mates.
随着女人在商界的确变得和男人一样强大
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](动物的)配偶,交配对象 An animal's mate is its sexual partner.
[usu poss N]
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 相互动词]交配;交尾 When animals mate, a male and a female have sex in order to produce young.
[pl-n V]
[V with n]
[V (non-recip)]
[V-ing]
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。
They want the males to mate with wild females...
他们希望这些雄性动物可以和野生的雌性动物交配。
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。
...the mating season.
交配季节
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](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 可数名词](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 不可数名词](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
;
Oxford
mate★/meɪt; NAmEmeɪt/
noun
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verb
matematesmatedmatingnoun★friend 朋友1★[countable ]( BrE,AustralE) ( informal) a friend 朋友;伙伴◆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。friendly name 友好的称呼2★[countable ]( BrE,AustralE) ( informal) used as a friendly way of addressing sb, especially between men (男人之间常用)哥儿们,伙计,老兄◆Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.对不起,伙计,你得等着。◆All right, mate?行吗,哥儿们?sb you share with 伙伴3★[countable ]( in compounds 构成复合词) a person you share an activity or accommodation with 同伴;同事;一同居住的人◆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☞see also
running mate
,
soulmate
bird/animal 鸟;动物4★[countable ]either of a pair of birds or animals 偶;伴侣◆A male bird sings to attract a mate.雄鸟鸣唱以吸引雌鸟。sexual partner 性伴侣5[countable ]( informal) a husband, wife or other sexual partner 配偶;性伴侣job 职业6[countable ]( BrE) a person whose job is to help a skilled worker (熟练工人的)助手,下手◆a builder's/plumber's mate建筑工的╱管子工的助手on ship 船舶7[countable ]an officer in a commercial ship below the rank of captain or master(商船的)大副☞see also
first mate
in chess 国际象棋8[uncountable ]=
checkmate
verb★animals/birds 动物;鸟1★[intransitive ]mate(with sth) (of two animals or birds 一对动物或鸟)to have sex in order to produce young 交配;交尾◆Do foxes ever mate with dogs?狐狸会和狗交配吗?☞see also
mating
2[transitive ]matesth (to/with sth) to put animals or birds together so that they will have sex and produce young 使交配in chess 国际象棋3[transitive ]=
checkmate
(1 )mate/meɪt; NAmEmeɪt/
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mate1 noun
mate2 verb
matemate1 /meɪt/ ●●○S3 noun
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1somebody you do something with [countable] someone you work with, do an activity with, or share something withclass/team/work etc mate Dad’s office mates are throwing a party for him.house/flat/room mate (=someone you share a house, room etc with)2friend [countable] British English informala)a friend: I’m going out with my mates tonight.good/best mate He’s good mates with John. Most of my school mates are black.b)used as a friendly way to address a man: What’s the time, mate?► see thesaurus at
friend
3animal [countable] the sexual partner of an animal4husband/wife [countable] American English a husband or wife – used especially in magazinesSYN partner: How do women choose their mates?5sailor [countable] a ship’s officer who is one rank below the captain6navy officer [countable] a US Navy petty officer7builder’s/plumber’s/electrician’s etc mate British English someone who works with and helps a skilled worker8game [uncountable]checkmate in the game of chess
mate1 noun
mate2 verb
matemate2 ●○○ verb
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1[intransitive] if animals mate, they have sex to produce babiesmate with It’s quite common for male birds to mate with several females.2[transitive] to put animals together so that they will have sex and produce babies: Rabbits can be mated as early as six months old.3[transitive] to achieve the checkmate of your opponent in chess
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