mates

英 [meɪts]

美 [meɪts]

n.  朋友; 伙伴; (男人之间常用)哥儿们，伙计，老兄; 同伴; 同事; 一同居住的人
v.  交配; 交尾; 使交配
mate的第三人称单数和复数

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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 伙伴，朋友(尤指男性之间)
  You can refer to someone's friends as theirmates, especially when you are talking about a man and his male friends.
  1. He's off drinking with his mates...
     他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。
  2. A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.
     我的一个朋友在利物浦队踢过球。
• N-VOC (用于男性之间的称呼)老兄，老弟
  Some men usemateas a way of addressing other men when they are talking to them.
  1. Come on mate, things aren't that bad.
     别灰心，兄弟，事情没那么糟。
• N-COUNT 配偶;性伙伴
  Someone's wife, husband, or sexual partner can be referred to as theirmate.
  1. He has found his ideal mate.
     他找到了理想的伴侣。
  2. ...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
• N-COUNT (动物的)配偶，交配对象
  An animal'smateis its sexual partner.
  1. The males guard their mates zealously.
     雄性动物死死地守护着他们的配偶。
• V-RECIP 交配;交尾
  When animalsmate, a male and a female have sex in order to produce young.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. It is easy to tell when a female is ready to mate.
     雌性动物何时准备交配一目了然。
  4. ...the mating season.
     交配季节
• N-COUNT (商船上的)大副；（亦指）船员
  On a commercial ship,the mateorthe first mateis the most important officer except for the captain. Officers of lower rank are also calledmates.
  1. ...the mate of a fishing trawler.
     拖网渔船上的大副
• (美国海军的)军士
  In the United States Navy, amateis a petty officer who has a particular set of skills and who assists a warrant officer.
• (象棋中) 同 checkmate
  In chess,mateis the same ascheckmate.
• See also:cellmateclassmateflatmateplaymateroommaterunning mateschoolmateshipmatesoul mate

英英释义

noun

• a pair of people who live together
  1. a married couple from Chicago
  Synonym:couplematch

双语例句

• Camels hate leaving their mates.
  骆驼最不喜欢和配偶分开。
• Many kinds of insect find their mates by scent.
  许多昆虫通过气味找到交配对象。
• He and his mates were out picking mangoes.
  他和同伴外出摘芒果去了。
• The males guard their mates zealously.
  雄性动物死死地守护着他们的配偶。
• At first I couldn't believe it. I thought it was a wind-up by one of my mates.
  一开始我不相信，以为是哪个同伴在故意逗我。
• Her mates are waiting for her by the gate.
  她的同事在门口等她。
• We are all looking for soul mates.
  我们都在寻找心灵上的伴侣。
• If you're a busy person, looking to meet several potential mates at the same event, speed dating could be for you.
  如果你是个忙人，想在同一场合和几位可能成为自己伴侣的人见面，那么快速交友可能就适合你。
• He's off drinking with his mates
  他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。
• Susan and I are convinced that we are true soul mates.
  苏珊和我都确信我们是真正的心心相印。