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Mate N Count Someone's Talking Male Men Sexual Officer

单词 mate
音标
英[meɪt] 美[met]
解释
n.(工人间的)伙伴,同事,老兄,老弟〔工人,水手间的亲密称呼〕;配偶〔男女任何一方〕,动物之偶(尤指鸟类),(一对中的)一只,配对物;[医学](军医等的)助手;[航海](商船的)大副,驾驶员;vt.& vi.(使)成为配偶;(使)交配;(一对动物或鸟)交配;交尾(~ with sth);
例句

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.
例:He's off drinking with his mates...他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。
例:A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.我的一个朋友在利物浦队踢过球。

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.
例:Come on mate, things aren't that bad.别灰心,兄弟,事情没那么糟。

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配偶;性伙伴
Someone's wife, husband, or sexual partner can be referred to as their mate .
例:He has found his ideal mate.他找到了理想的伴侣。
例:...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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(动物的)配偶,交配对象
An animal's mate is its sexual partner.
例:The males guard their mates zealously.雄性动物死死地守护着他们的配偶。

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

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(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 .
例:...the mate of a fishing trawler.拖网渔船上的大副

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(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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(象棋中) 同 checkmate
In chess, mate is the same as checkmate .
变形
third:mates~pl:mates~ing:mating~past:mated~

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