基本释义
- n.
- （工人间的）伙伴，同事，老兄，老弟〔工人，水手间的亲密称呼〕; 配偶〔男女任何一方〕，动物之偶（尤指鸟类），（一对中的）一只，配对物; [医学]（军医等的）助手; [航海]（商船的）大副，驾驶员
- vt.& vi.
- （使）成为配偶; （使）交配; （一对动物或鸟）交配; 交尾(~ with sth)
实用例句
They've been best mates since school.
他们从上学时期以来就是最要好的朋友。
牛津词典
I was with a mate.
我和一个朋友在一起。
牛津词典
Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.
对不起，伙计，你得等着。
牛津词典
All right, mate?
行吗，哥儿们？
牛津词典
workmates/teammates/playmates/classmates
工友；队友；游戏伙伴；同学
牛津词典
my room-mate/flatmate
我的室友；和我同住一套公寓的人
牛津词典
A male bird sings to attract a mate.
雄鸟鸣唱以吸引雌鸟。
牛津词典
a builder's/plumber's mate
建筑工的 / 管子工的助手
牛津词典
Do foxes ever mate with dogs?
狐狸会和狗交配吗？
牛津词典
He's off drinking with his mates...
他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。
A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.
我的一个朋友在利物浦队踢过球。
Come on mate, things aren't that bad.
别灰心，兄弟，事情没那么糟。
He has found his ideal mate.
他找到了理想的伴侣。
...as women do become as powerful in the marketplace as their mates.
随着女人在商界的确变得和男人一样强大
The males guard their mates zealously.
雄性动物死死地守护着他们的配偶。
This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box...
这样可以使这对公鸡和母鸡正常交配，让母鸡不再呆在鸡窝里。
They want the males to mate with wild females...
他们希望这些雄性动物可以和野生的雌性动物交配。
...the mate of a fishing trawler.
拖网渔船上的大副
I can't tell the difference between margarine and butter , ie can't identify them by their tastes.
我不出人造黄油和黄油有什麽区别.
辞典例句
Where is the mate to this glove?
这副手套的另一只在哪儿?
《现代英汉综合大词典》
The first mate was studying to become a master.
大副正在学习准备当船长.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
The mate is one rank below the captain.
大副是仅低于船长的头衔.
《简明英汉词典》
The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow's whims.
那位伙伴很遗憾地说他不能说出那年轻人产生怪念头的原因.
《简明英汉词典》
It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.
常常很难使被关的动物交配.
《简明英汉词典》
Many birds mate in the springtime.
许多鸟在春天交配.
《简明英汉词典》
I will not mate with him.
我不要和他做朋友.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
The queen bee is likely to mate with two or three drones.
后蜂可能会与两三只雄蜂交配.
《简明英汉词典》
Birds mate in the spring.
鸟在春天交配.
《简明英汉词典》
真题例句
Not all your business partners are your soul mates.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文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月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section BIt's common to have a "cubicle mate" or special confidant in a work setting.
2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ英英释义
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
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"
同义词辨析
friend, mate, acquaintance, pal
这些名词都有"朋友"之意。
- friend： 一般用词，指某人喜爱并乐意与之相交往的人。
- 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。
- 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。