part·ner

noun

/ˈpɑːtnə(r)/

/ˈpɑːrtnər/

a person that you are doing an activity with, such as dancing or playing a game搭档；同伴；舞伴
- a dance/tennis partner舞伴；网球搭档
- The teacher asked the students to choose a partner for the next activity.老师要学生为下一个活动选择搭档。
see also birth partner, sparring partner
Wordfinder
- ballet
- ballroom
- band
- choreograph
- dance
- floor
- folk dance
- music
- partner
- step
Extra Examples
- All change partners for the next dance!下一个舞蹈所有人都要交换舞伴 !
- She penned the script with her long-time writing partner.她与她的长期写作伙伴一起撰写了剧本。
- I need a doubles partner for the table tennis tournament.我需要有个人做我乒乓球锦标赛的双打搭档。
- The old political sparring partners are now firm friends.这对昔日政治上的老对头现在是挚友。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bridge
- doubles
- tennis
- …
verb + partner
- choose
- find
- change
- …
the person that you are married to or having a sexual relationship with配偶；性伴侣
- Come to the New Year disco and bring your partner!携伴来参加新年迪斯科舞会吧！
- This is my partner, Mark.这是我的男朋友，马克。
- a sexual/romantic partner性伴侣；恋人
- a male/female/same-sex partner男性/女性/同性伴侣
- She still hasn't found her perfect partner.她还没有找到完美的伴侣。
see also civil partner, domestic partner, life partner
Wordfinder
- affair
- date
- go out with somebody
- jealous
- love
- marriage
- partner
- passionate
- relationship
- romantic
Collocations Marriage and divorce
Marriage and divorceRomance
- fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with somebody)
- be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
- be/find true love/the love of your life
- suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
- have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for somebody/something
- meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
- have/go on a (blind) date
- be going out with/(especially North American English) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
- move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
Weddings
- get/be engaged/married/divorced
- arrange/plan a wedding
- have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
- have/enter into an arranged marriage
- call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
- invite somebody to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
- conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
- exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
- congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
- be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
- celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
Separation and divorce
- be unfaithful to/(informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
- have an affair (with somebody)
- break off/end an engagement/a relationship
- break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
- separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
- annul/dissolve a marriage
- apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
- get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
- pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)
Extra Examples
- a former/potential partner前/潜在合作伙伴
- Local government workers have been refused pensions for their unmarried partners.当地政府工作人员的未婚伴侣不能享受养老金。
- Most of those questioned said they wanted a steady partner for emotional support.大多数受访者表示，他们想要一个稳定的伴侣以得到情感支撑。
- People who have had multiple partners are more at risk from sexually transmitted diseases.有多个性伴侣的人得性传播疾病的风险更大。
- She was the dominant partner in the relationship.她在两人的关系中处于支配地位。
- reasons for divorce such as having an abusive partner诸如有一个性虐待伴侣之类的离婚原因
Topics Family and relationshipsa2, Life stagesa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- former
- one-time
- dominant
- …
verb + partner
- have
- seek
- find
- …
one of the people who owns a business and shares the profits, etc.合伙人
- partner in something a partner in a law firm律师事务所的合伙人
- a junior/senior partner次要／主要合伙人
- Maintain good relationships with your customers, employees and business partners.与您的客户、员工和业务合作伙伴保持良好的关系。
- He is the founder and managing partner of the gallery. 他是画廊的创始人和管理合伙人。
- Teresa became a full partner in 2020. 特蕾莎于 2020 年成为正式合伙人。
see also silent partner, sleeping partner
Extra Examples
- He has recently been made a junior partner in the family business.他新近成为这一家族企业的初级合伙人。
- She is a general partner in a consulting firm.她是一家咨询公司的普通合伙人。
- He was made a full partner in his father's firm.他被定为他父亲公司的正式合伙人。
- She and her husband became limited partners in the team's ownership.在球队的所有权上，她和丈夫是有限责任合伙人。
Topics Jobsb1, Businessb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- equal
- active
- …
verb + partner
- make somebody
- find
- seek
- …
partner + noun
- company
- institution
- organization
- …
preposition
- partner in
a country or an organization that has an agreement with another country or organization伙伴国；合作组织
- a trading partner贸易伙伴
- The party was unable to find a coalition partner. 该党无法找到联合伙伴。
- India remains an important strategic partner for the United States. 印度仍然是美国的重要战略伙伴。
Extra Examples
- AOL remains the company's only online retail partner.AOL （美国在线服务公司）仍然是该公司唯一的网上零售合作伙伴。
- Britain's partner in the aeronautic project英国在航空工程上的合作伙伴
- France's principal trading partners法国的主要贸易伙伴
- We are working with partner companies on wireless technologies.我们正与合伙公司就无线技术进行合作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- biggest
- main
- principal
- …
preposition
- partner in

Word OriginMiddle English: alteration of parcener ‘partner, joint heir’, from Anglo-Norman French parcener, based on Latin partitio(n-) ‘partition’. The change in the first syllable was due to association with part.