| 单词 | pal |
| 释义 | palWord family adjectivepallypalsynounpal pal1 /pæl/ noun [countableC] 1 informalFRIEND a close friend 密友，好友 → mate We’ve been pals since we were at school. 我们上学的时候就是好朋友。 an old pal (=a friend you have had for a long time) ► see thesaurus at friend 老朋友 2 spokenUNFRIENDLY used to speak to a man in an unfriendly way 老兄，小子〔对男性不友好的称呼〕 Look, pal, I don’t want you hanging around. 喂，小子，我不许你在这儿闲逛。 Examples from the Corpus pal• Nicholas was a pal of William's at school.• They'd been pals since childhood.• Oh, but pal - you're wrong.• Listen, pal, I know what I'm talking about, okay?• Eddie turned out to be a pretty absent-minded pal of the road.• The mystery pal held Sporty Spice's hand in a show of support as they left London's Kabaret club.• But his 11-year-old pal panicked because he was frightened of getting into trouble, it was revealed yesterday.• Were all his posse pals going to diss him once word got out?• Thanks for helping us out, Frankie. You're a real pal.• Da Lench Mob are Ice Cube's pals. old pal• See you again, old pal.• Clark preferred the old boy network, and settled on an old pal from the Ministry of Information, Robert Fraser.• There certainly was an old pal to visit, but General Kent did not choose to discuss it.• Who really stands to lose from the hydrogen engine, old pal?• If they lost he'd be out of a job, along with his old pal Frank here.• Hey Matt, old pal, old buddy, this stuff got stolen from us, it was moving, interstate commerce.• She took up with old pals like Carolyn Pride and Kate Menzies. pal2 verb (palled, palling) 1 pal around phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmEFRIEND if you pal around with someone, you do things together as friends 〔与某人〕结伴〔做某事〕 with It was nice having someone to pal around with. 有人做伴真好。 2 pal up phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrEFRIEND to become someone’s friend 〔与某人〕结成朋友 with She palled up with Neil while travelling round Europe. 在欧洲旅游的时候她和尼尔成了朋友。 (1600-1700) Romany phral, phal “brother, friend”, from Sanskrit bhratr “brother” |
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