companion
noun
kəmˈpænjən
noun
1
someone
you
spend
a
lot
of
time
with,
especially
a
friend
伴侣，同伴; 旅伴
For
ten
years
he
had
been
her
constant
companion
.
十年来他一直陪伴她左右。
His
dog
became
his
closest
companion
.
他的狗成了他最亲密的伙伴。
a
travelling
companion
旅伴
dinner/drinking
companion
2
one
of
a
pair
of
things
that
go
together
or
can
be
used
together
成对物品中的一件
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This
book
is
a
companion
to
Professor
Farrer’s
first
work.
这本书是法勒教授第一部作品的姊妹篇。
companion
volume/piece
etc
The
Encyclopedia
of
Gardening
is
a
companion
volume
to
the
Encyclopedia
of
Plants
and
Flowers.
《园艺百科》和《植物花卉百科》是一套的。
3
used
in
the
titles
of
books
about
a
particular
subject
手册，指南〔用于书名〕
A
Companion
to
Japanese
Literature
《日本文学指南》
4
someone,
especially
a
woman,
who
is
paid
to
live
or
travel
with
an
older
person
陪护〔指受雇陪一位老人一起生活或旅行的人，尤为女子〕