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[/meɪt; met/] n 用法:
1 (a) (infml) (male) friend, companion or fellow-worker （男的）朋友, 夥伴, 同事:
He's an old mate of mine. 他是我的老夥伴. *
I'm off for a drink with my mates. 我要和同事出去喝一杯.
(b) (Brit sl 俚) (used as a form of address to a man 用作对男子的称呼):
Where are you off to, mate? 老兄, 你上哪儿去?
(C) (in compounds 用以构成复合词) person participating in the same named activity, organization, etc or sharing the same accommodation 参与同一活动、 组织等或同享食宿的人:
my room-mate/flat-mate 与我同住一室[一单元]的人 *
her team-mates, class-mates, playmates 她的队友、 同学、 夥伴. 用法:
2 (in job names 用於工作名称中) assistant of a skilled workman 熟练工的助手:
a plumber's mate 铅管工的助手. 用法:
3 (in the merchant navy) ship's officer below the rank of captain （商船中）级别低於船长的职员:
the chief mate, ie ranking just below the captain 大副 *
the first/second/third mate 大[二/三]副. 用法:
4 (a) either of a pair of birds or animals 一对鸟或兽之一:
The blackbird sat on the nest waiting for the return of her mate. 黑鹂在巢中等候其雄鸟归来.
(b) (infml) husband or wife 丈夫; 妻子. mate 2
[/meɪt; met/] v [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (with sth) (of birds or animals) (cause to) come together to have sexual intercourse and produce young （指鸟或兽）（使）交配:
Pandas rarely mate (with each other) in captivity. 猫熊在豢养环境中很少（彼此）交配. *
Our bitch should produce a fine litter. We mated her with John's dog. 我们那条母狗应能生一窝很好的小狗. 我们让约翰的狗给她配了种. mate 3
[/meɪt; met/] n = checkmate. |