informal, chiefly N. Amer. <非正式, 主北美>
(pl. -ies)
1- a close friend密友, 好朋友。
1.1
- a working companion with whom close cooperation is required同事; 战友; 搭档。
1.2
- used as a form of address to a man whose name is not known［用于称呼不知道名字的人］兄弟; 老兄：
I'm working on it, buddy.
我正在干着呢, 老兄。
1.3
- a person who befriends and helps another with an incapacitating disease, typically Aids（尤指帮助艾滋病人的）义工。
-ies, -ied
no obj. become friendly and spend time with与…成为朋友, 与…结交：I decided to buddy up to them.
我决定和他们结交。
词源