[N-COUNT 可数名词]同伴；伴侣；同行者 A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
Fred had been her constant companion for the last six years of her life...
在她生命的最后6年，弗莱德一直是她忠实的伴侣。
I asked my travelling companion what he thought of the situation in Algeria.
我问我的驴友对阿尔及利亚的形势有什么看法。
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com·pan·ion/kəmˈpæniən; NAmEkəmˈpæniən/noun1a person or an animal that travels with you or spends a lot of time with you 旅伴；伴侣；陪伴◆travelling companions旅伴◆( figurative) Fear was the hostages' constant companion.人质一直都感到恐惧不安。2a person who has similar tastes, interests, etc. to your own and whose company you enjoy （爱好、志趣等相投的）伙伴，同伴◆She was a charming dinner companion.与她同桌进餐使人感到十分高兴。◆His younger brother is not much of a companion for him.他的弟弟和他志趣不太相投。◆They're drinking companions (= they go out drinking together).他们是酒友。3a person who shares in your work, pleasures, sadness, etc. 同甘共苦的伙伴◆We became companions in misfortune.我们成了患难之交。4a person, usually a woman, employed to live with and help sb, especially sb old or ill/sick 陪护（通常受雇照料老人或病人）5one of a pair of things that go together or can be used together 成对的物品之一；一副物品中的一个◆A companion volume is soon to be published.这卷书的姊妹篇即将问世。6used in book titles to describe a book giving useful facts and information on a particular subject （用于书名）指南，手册◆A Companion to French Literature《法国文学指南》☞see also
1someone you spend a lot of time with, especially a friend: For ten years he had been her constant companion. His dog became his closest companion. a travelling companiondinner/drinking companion► see thesaurus at
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2one of a pair of things that go together or can be used togethercompanion to This book is a companion to Professor Farrer’s first work.companion volume/piece etc The ‘Encyclopedia of Gardening’ is a companion volume to the ‘Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers’.3used in the titles of books about a particular subject: ‘A Companion to Japanese Literature’4someone, especially a woman, who is paid to live or travel with an older personCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa constant/inseparable companion (=someone you spend most or all of the time with)· The two boys became constant companions.a close companion· At school, we were close companions for several years.a travelling companion British English, a traveling companion American English (=someone you travel somewhere with)· I knew that Dave would be a good travelling companion.a dinner/dining companion (=someone you have dinner with)· We saw him in the restaurant with a very attractive dinner companion.a female/male companion· Do you know who his female companion was?a good/perfect/wonderful companion· For older people a pet cat can be a very good companion.a drinking companion (=someone you go out with to drink alcohol)· George was out again with his drinking companions.a lifelong companion (=someone who lives or spends time with someone throughout their life)· Lucinda was her best friend and lifelong companion.a boon companion literary (=a very close friend)· Charles arrived at the house, together with his boon companion Herbert.
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[kəmˈpæniən]companioned, companioning, companions
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同伴(79%)，陪伴(15%)，参考书(4%)，志趣相投的人(1%)，成对物品之一(1%)
n.同伴；朋友；指南；手册
vt.陪伴
n.(Companion)人名；(英)康帕宁
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