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| 1 | C BRITISH informal a friend 朋友 |
| He’ s over there, talking to his mates. 他正在那儿和朋友说话。 |
| | 1a | used for talking in a friendly way to someone , especially a man （用作对某人、尤指男子的友好称呼）老兄，老弟，伙计 | | Thanks, mate. 谢谢，老兄。 | |
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| 2 | C an animal’ s sexual partner （动物的）配偶 |
| | 2a | a someone’ s sexual partner （人的）性伙伴，配偶 | | Do you tell your mate everything? 你是不是把每一件事情都告诉给你的配偶？ | |
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| 3 | C a junior officer in a navy （海军中的）军士 |
| | 3a | a junior worker who works with someone who is more experienced 助手 | | a plumber’ s mate 水暖工的助手 | |
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| 4 | C/U checkmate in the game of chess （国际象棋中的）将死 |
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| 5 | C AMERICAN an object that belongs with another and forms a pair with it 配对物 |
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