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英[me?t]
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基本釋義

n.
(工人間的)伙伴,同事,老兄,老弟〔工人,水手間的親密稱呼〕; 配偶〔男女任何一方〕,動物之偶(尤指鳥類),(一對中的)一只,配對物; [醫(yī)學](軍醫(yī)等的)助手; [航海](商船的)大副,駕駛員
vt.& vi.
(使)成為配偶; (使)交配; (一對動物或鳥)交配; 交尾(~ with sth)

詞性變化

實用例句

They've been best mates since school.

他們從上學時期以來就是最要好的朋友。

牛津詞典

I was with a mate.

我和一個朋友在一起。

牛津詞典

Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.

對不起,伙計,你得等著。

牛津詞典

All right, mate?

行嗎,哥兒們?

牛津詞典

workmates/teammates/playmates/classmates

工友;隊友;游戲伙伴;同學

牛津詞典

my room-mate/flatmate

我的室友;和我同住一套公寓的人

牛津詞典

A male bird sings to attract a mate.

雄鳥鳴唱以吸引雌鳥。

牛津詞典

a builder's/plumber's mate

建筑工的 / 管子工的助手

牛津詞典

Do foxes ever mate with dogs?

狐貍會和狗交配嗎?

牛津詞典

He's off drinking with his mates...

他跟哥兒們出去喝酒了。

A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.

我的一個朋友在利物浦隊踢過球。

Come on mate, things aren't that bad.

別灰心,兄弟,事情沒那么糟。

He has found his ideal mate.

他找到了理想的伴侶。

...as women do become as powerful in the marketplace as their mates.

隨著女人在商界的確變得和男人一樣強大

The males guard their mates zealously.

雄性動物死死地守護著他們的配偶。

This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box...

這樣可以使這對公雞和母雞正常交配,讓母雞不再呆在雞窩里。

They want the males to mate with wild females...

他們希望這些雄性動物可以和野生的雌性動物交配。

...the mate of a fishing trawler.

拖網(wǎng)漁船上的大副

I can't tell the difference between margarine and butter , ie can't identify them by their tastes.

我不出人造黃油和黃油有什麼區(qū)別.

辭典例句

Where is the mate to this glove?

這副手套的另一只在哪兒?

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

The first mate was studying to become a master.

大副正在學習準備當船長.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

The mate is one rank below the captain.

大副是僅低于船長的頭銜.

《簡明英漢詞典》

The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow's whims.

那位伙伴很遺憾地說他不能說出那年輕人產(chǎn)生怪念頭的原因.

《簡明英漢詞典》

It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.

常常很難使被關的動物交配.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Many birds mate in the springtime.

許多鳥在春天交配.

《簡明英漢詞典》

I will not mate with him.

我不要和他做朋友.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

The queen bee is likely to mate with two or three drones.

后蜂可能會與兩三只雄蜂交配.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Birds mate in the spring.

鳥在春天交配.

《簡明英漢詞典》

真題例句

Not all your business partners are your soul mates.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

Evolutionarily speaking, people in this age group are at a stage in which they can prepare to find a mate and start their own family while separating from parents and striking out on their own.

2018年6月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

It's common to have a "cubicle mate" or special confidant in a work setting.

2020年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship

  • 2. a fellow member of a team;

    "it was his first start against his former teammates"

  • 3. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner);

    "he loved the mare and all her mates"

    "camels hate leaving their mates"

  • 4. a person's partner in marriage

  • 5. an exact duplicate;

    "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"

  • 6. South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

  • 7. informal term for a friend of the same sex

  • 8. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

  • 9. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

Verb
  • 1. make love;

    "Birds mate in the Spring"

  • 2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together;

    "This fact is coupled to the other one"

    "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"

    "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"

  • 3. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game;

    "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

同義詞辨析

friend, mate, acquaintance, pal

這些名詞都有"朋友"之意。

  • friend: 一般用詞,指某人喜愛并樂意與之相交往的人。
  • mate: 最普通用詞,既可指好友、同事,又可指合伙人,還可指配偶的一方。
  • acquaintance: 指彼此相識,但交往不甚密切,相互間沒有深厚情感的人。
  • pal: 口語用詞,指十分要好的朋友。

同義詞

vt.使成對

teampaircouple

最新英語單詞

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