mate
noun
verb
meɪt
noun
1
SB YOU DO STH WITH
同伴; 同事
someone
you
work
with,
do
an
activity
with,
or
share
something
with
同事; 同伴
C
class/team/work
etc
mate
Dad’s
office
mates
are
throwing
a
party
for
him.
爸爸的同事要为他搞个晚会。
house/flat/room
mate
2
FRIEND
朋友
a.
a
friend
b.
used
as
a
friendly
way
to
address
a
man
老兄〔对男人友好的称呼〕
C | BrE informal
I’m
going
out
with
my
mates
tonight.
今天晚上我要跟朋友们出去。
good/best
mate
He’s
good
mates
with
John.
他是约翰的好朋友。
Most
of
my
school
mates
are
black.
我的大多数同学都是黑人。
What’s
the
time,
mate?
几点了，老兄？
3
ANIMAL
动物
the
sexual
partner
of
an
animal
〔动物的〕配偶
C
4
HUSBAND/WIFE
夫/妻
a
husband
or
wife
–
used
especially
in
magazines
[美] 丈夫; 妻子; 配偶〔尤用于杂志中〕;
C | AmE
How
do
women
choose
their
mates?
女性如何择偶？
5
SAILOR
海员
a
ship’s
officer
who
is
one
rank
below
the
captain
〔船上的〕大副
C
6
NAVY OFFICER
海军军官
a
US
Navy
PETTY
OFFICER
〔美国海军的〕军士
C
7
builder’s/plumber’s/electrician’s etc mate
someone
who
works
with
and
helps
a
skilled
worker
[英] 建筑工/管子工/电工等的助手
BrE
8
GAME
比赛
CHECKMATE
in
the
game
of
CHESS
〔国际象棋比赛中的〕将死
C,U
verb
9
if
animals
mate,
they
have
sex
to
produce
babies
〔动物〕交配
I
[+
with
]
It’s
quite
common
for
male
birds
to
mate
with
several
females.
雄性鸟和多只雌性鸟交配很正常。
10
to
put
animals
together
so
that
they
will
have
sex
and
produce
babies
使〔动物〕交配
T
Rabbits
can
be
mated
as
early
as
six
months
old.
兔子在六个月大时就可以交配了。
11
to
achieve
the
CHECKMATE
of
your
opponent
in
CHESS
〔国际象棋中把对方〕将死
T