mate

noun

/meɪt/

friend

[countable] (British English, Australian English, informal) a friend朋友；伙伴

They've been best mates since school.他们从上学时期以来就是最要好的朋友。
I was with a mate.我和一个朋友在一起。

Wordfinder

acquaintance
bond
buddy
companion
comrade
friend
mate
neighbour
platonic
playmate

Extra Examples

He's a cheat and a gambler; hardly an ideal mate.他是个骗子兼赌徒，不可能是理想的伴侣。
He's got loads of mates at school.他在学校里有很多朋友。

Topics Family and relationshipsb2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

best
good

verb + mate

have

friendly name

[countable] (British English, Australian English, informal) used as a friendly way of addressing somebody, especially between men（男人之间常用）哥儿们，伙计，老兄

Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.对不起，伙计，你得等着。
All right, mate?行吗，哥儿们？

somebody you share with

[countable] (in compounds) a person you share an activity or accommodation with同伴；同事；一同居住的人

workmates/teammates/playmates/classmates工友；队友；游戏伙伴；同学
my room-mate/flatmate我的室友；和我同住一套公寓的人

see also age-mate, running mate, soulmate

bird/animal

[countable] the sexual partner of a bird or animal偶；伴侣

A male bird sings to attract a mate.雄鸟鸣唱以吸引雌鸟。

Topics Birdsb2, Animalsb2

sexual partner

[countable] (informal) a husband, wife or other sexual partner配偶；性伴侣

Many matchmaking sites compile lists of potential mates using basic information.许多婚介网站会利用基本信息编制潜在婚配对象名单。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

potential
prospective
ideal
…

verb + mate

attract
find
choose
…

job

[countable] (British English) a person whose job is to help a worker who has had training in a skill（熟练工人的）助手，帮手

a builder’s/plumber’s mate建筑工的／管子工的助手

on ship

[countable] an officer in a commercial ship below the rank of captain or master（商船的）大副 see also first mateTopics Transport by waterc2

in chess

(also checkmate)

[uncountable] (in chess) a position in which one player cannot prevent their king (= the most important piece) being captured and therefore loses the game将死；输棋

(also checkmate)

[uncountable] a situation in which somebody has been completely defeated败局；败北；彻底战败

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 7 late Middle English: from Middle Low German māt(e) ‘comrade’, of West Germanic origin; related to meat (the underlying concept was of eating together). noun sense 8 Middle English: the noun from Anglo-Norman French mat (from the phrase eschec mat ‘checkmate’); the verb from Anglo-Norman French mater ‘to checkmate’.

mate

verb

/meɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they mate	/meɪt/ /meɪt/
he / she / it mates	/meɪts/ /meɪts/
past simple mated	/ˈmeɪtɪd/ /ˈmeɪtɪd/
past participle mated	/ˈmeɪtɪd/ /ˈmeɪtɪd/
-ing form mating	/ˈmeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/

animals/birds

[intransitive] mate (with something) (of two animals or birds) to have sex in order to produce young交配；交尾

Do foxes ever mate with dogs?狐狸会和狗交配吗？
After mating, the female kills the male.交配后，雌性杀死雄性。
Females that mate with several males are rare.与数个雄性交配的雌性很少见。
the sexual signal from the adult female that tells the male she is ready to mate成年雌性发出的性信号，告诉雄性她已准备好交配

see also matingTopics Animalsb2, Birdsb2

[transitive] mate something (to/with something) to put animals or birds together so that they will have sex and produce young使交配

in chess

(also checkmate)

[transitive] (in chess) to put your opponent in a position in which they cannot prevent their king (= the most important piece) being captured and therefore lose the game队友：将对手置于无法阻止其国王被捕获并因此输掉比赛的位置

(also checkmate)

[transitive] to defeat somebody completely彻底打败；击溃

Word Originverb senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: from Middle Low German māt(e) ‘comrade’, of West Germanic origin; related to meat (the underlying concept was of eating together). verb sense 3 Middle English: the noun from Anglo-Norman French mat (from the phrase eschec mat ‘checkmate’); the verb from Anglo-Norman French mater ‘to checkmate’.