1 N-COUNT [usually with poss] 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. 伙伴，朋友(尤指男性之间) [British, informal]
SYN friend, pal [informal] , companion, buddy [informal]
2 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. (用于男性之间的称呼)老兄，老弟 [British, informal]
3 N-COUNT [usually singular, oft poss NOUN] 配偶;性伙伴 Someone's wife, husband, or sexual partner can be referred to as their mate . 配偶;性伙伴
SYN partner, lover, companion, spouse
4 N-COUNT [usually poss NOUN] (动物的)配偶，交配对象 An animal's mate is its sexual partner. (动物的)配偶，交配对象
5 V-RECIP 交配;交尾 When animals mate, a male and a female have sex in order to produce young. 交配;交尾
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This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box. [VERB]
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 want the males to mate with wild females. [VERB + with]
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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It is easy to tell when a female is ready to mate. [VERB]
雌性动物何时准备交配一目了然。
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...the mating season. [VERB-ing]
交配季节
SYN pair, couple, breed, copulate
6 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 . (商船上的)大副；（亦指）船员
7 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. (美国海军的)军士
8 N-UNCOUNT (象棋中) 同 checkmate In chess, mate is the same as checkmate . (象棋中) 同 checkmate
9 See also: cellmate classmate flatmate playmate roommate running mate schoolmate shipmate soul mate
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