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mate1/meit/ n. & v.●n. 1 a friend or fellow worker 伙伴；同事 2 Brit. colloq. a general form of address, esp. to another man [英口] (尤指对他人的亲密称呼)老兄 3a each of a pair, esp. of birds (尤指一对鸟中的)一只 b colloq. a partner in marriage [口]配偶 c (in comb. 用于复合词) a fellow member or joint occupant of 参与同一活动(或同享食宿)的人 team-mate 队友; room-mate 室友 4 Naut. an officer on a merchant ship subordinate to the master 【海】大副 5 an assistant to a skilled worker 助手 plumber's mate 管子工的助手 ●v. (often foll. by 常后跟 with) 1a tr. bring (animals or birds) together for breeding 使(动物或鸟)交配 b intr. (of animals or birds) come together for breeding (动物或鸟)交配 2a tr. join (persons) in marriage 使(人)成婚；使成配偶 b intr. (of persons) be joined in marriage (人)结婚；成配偶 3 intr. Mech. fit well 【机】紧密配合 □ mateless adj.[Middle English via Middle Low German mate, from gemate ‘messmate’, from West Germanic: related to MEAT] |