mate
- n. 助手,大副;配偶;同事;配对物
- vt. 使配对;使一致;结伴
- vi. 交配;成配偶;紧密配合
- n. (Mate)人名;(日)蛏(姓);(西、意、塞)马特;(波黑)马特;(罗、俄)马泰
[ 过去式 mated 过去分词 mated 现在分词 mating ]
双语释义
- [C]伙伴,同事 a friend or person one works with
- [C]配偶,伴侣 one of a male-female pair, usually of animals
- [C](商船上的)大副 (not in the navy) a ship's officer next in rank below the captain
- vt. & vi. 交配 (of birds or animals) to unite for the purpose of having sexual intercourse, producing young
英英释义
mate[ meit ]
- n.
- the officer below the master on a commercial ship
同义词:first mate
- a fellow member of a team
"it was his first start against his former teammates"
同义词:teammate
- the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
"he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"
- a person's partner in marriage
同义词:spousepartnermarried personbetter half
- an exact duplicate
同义词:match
- South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
同义词:Paraguay teaIlex paraguariensis
- informal term for a friend of the same sex
- South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
- a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
同义词:checkmate
- the officer below the master on a commercial ship
- v.
- make love
"Birds mate in the Spring"
同义词:copulatepaircouple
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
同义词:matchcouplepairtwin
- 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"
同义词:checkmate
- make love
词汇搭配
BABY MATE 宝贝伴侣 ; 宝宝伴侣
coffee mate 奶精 ; 奶粗 ; 义大利冒险 ; 咖啡朋友
Mate Šestan马丁
to mate 西红柿 ; 番茄 ; 配对 ; 将死
mate killer接合致死者
dorm mate 室友 ; 合租一间宿舍的人
Mate Types 配对类型 ; 共同类型
mate with 紧密配合 ; 使紧密配合 ; 翻译
body mate 抑或身体伴侣 ; 身体的伴侣 ; 机构性伴侣 ; 身体队友
词组短语
soul mate情人;性情相投的人;心心相印的伙伴
running mate(美)竞选伙伴
mate with使紧密配合
chief mate 大副(等于chief officer)
同近义词辨析
这组词都有“朋友”的意思,其区别是:
acquaintance指彼此相识,但交往不甚密切,相互间没有深厚情感的人。
pal口语用词,指十分要好的朋友。
mate最普通用词,既可指好友、同事,又可指合伙人,还可指配偶的一方。
friend一般用词,指某人喜爱并乐意与之相交往的人。
双语例句
A donkeymatewitha mare.
驴和母马交配。
《21世纪大英汉词典》
However,todoso,it mustfindanunoccupiedterritoryand a member of theoppositesexwithwhich tomate.
然而,要想成为领头狼,必须找到一块未被占领的领地和一头能够与之交配的异性狼。
Ithasnot twobutsevensexes, and eachonecanmatewithany of the others,whichopens up the field considerably.
它远不止有两种性别,而是七种,每个个体可以和任何其他个体交配,这就大大地打开了求偶的场面。