| 单词 | mate |
| 释义 | mate n 1 (a) (infml 口) (male) friend, companion or fellow-worker （男的）朋友, 夥伴, 同事 He´s an old mate of mine. 他是我的老夥伴. I´m off for a drink with my mates. 我要和同事出去喝一杯. (b) (Brit sl 俚) (used as a form of address to a man 用作对男子的称呼) Where are you off to, mate? 老兄, 你上哪儿去? (c) (in compounds 用以构成复合词) person participating in the same named activity, organization, etc or sharing the same accommodation 参与同一活动、 组织等或同享食宿的人 my room-mate/flat-mate 与我同住一室[一单元]的人 her team-mates, class-mates, playmates 她的队友、 同学、 夥伴. 2 (in job names 用於工作名称中) assistant of a skilled workman 熟练工的助手 a plumber´s mate 铅管工的助手. 3 (in the merchant navy) ship´s officer below the rank of captain （商船中）级别低於船长的职员 the chief mate, ie ranking just below the captain 大副 the first/second/third mate 大[二/三]副. 4 (a) either of a pair of birds or animals 一对鸟或兽之一 The blackbird sat on the nest waiting for the return of her mate. 黑鹂在巢中等候其雄鸟归来. (b) (infml 口) husband or wife 丈夫; 妻子. mate v [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (with sth) (of birds or animals) (cause to) come together to have sexual intercourse and produce young （指鸟或兽）（使）交配 Pandas rarely mate (with each other) in captivity. 猫熊在豢养环境中很少（彼此）交配. Our bitch should produce a fine litter. We mated her with John´s dog. 我们那条母狗应能生一窝很好的小狗. 我们让约翰的狗给她配了种. mate n = checkmate. |
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