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friend/frend/ n. & v.●n. 1 a person with whom one enjoys mutual affection and regard (usu. exclusive of sexual or family bonds) 朋友，友人，好友 2 a sympathizer, helper, or patron 同情者；帮助者；赞助者；支持者 no friend to virtue 根本不支持美德; a friend of order 维护秩序的人 3 a person who is not an enemy or who is on the same side 同伙，自己人；同盟者 friend or foe? 自己人还是敌人？ 4a a person already mentioned or under discussion 已提到(或正在谈论)的人 my friend at the next table then left the room 我那位在邻桌的朋友接着离开了房间 b a person known by sight 只是面熟但并不熟识的人 c used as a polite or ironic form of address (用作表示礼貌或挖苦的称呼语)朋友 5 a regular contributor of money or other assistance to an institution (对机构的)定期资助者 6 (作 Friend) a member of the Society of Friends, a Quaker (基督教)公谊会教徒，贵格会教徒 7 (in pl. 用复数) archaic one's near relatives, those responsible for one [古义]近亲，家属 8 a helpful thing or quality 有帮助的事物(或品质) ●v. tr. archaic or poet. befriend, help [古义] [诗]与…为友；帮助 □ be (or keep) friends with be friendly with 与…友好 □ friend at court a friend whose influence may be made use of 有势力的朋友，靠山 □ my honourable friend Brit. used in the House of Commons to refer to another member of one's own party [英]我尊敬的朋友(下议院中对与自己属于同一政党的成员的称呼) □ my learned friend used by a lawyer in court to refer to another lawyer 我博学的同行(法庭上一律师对另一律师的称呼) □ my noble friend Brit. used in the House of Lords to refer to another member of one's own party [英]我尊贵的朋友(上议院中对与自己属于同一政党的成员的称呼) □ friended adj.□ friendless adj.[Old English frēond, from Germanic] |