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M0148500 (māt)n.1. One of a matched pair: the mate to this glove.2. A spouse or romantic partner.3. a. Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate.b. Either of a pair of animals brought together for breeding.c. Either of a pair of plants, fungi, or other organisms that engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation with each other.4. a. A person with whom one is in close association; an associate.b. Chiefly British A good friend or companion.c. A person with whom one shares living quarters. Often used in combination: advertised for a new flatmate.5. A deck officer on a merchant ship ranking next below the master.6. A US Navy petty officer who is an assistant to a warrant officer.v. mat·ed, mat·ing, mates v.tr.1. To join closely or combine: an engine that is mated to a four-speed transmission.2. To cause to be united in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.3. To cause (organisms) to breed or bring (organisms) into close proximity for breeding.v.intr.1. To become joined in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.2. a. To be paired for reproducing; breed.b. To engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation.

[Middle English, from Middle Low German gemate, mate, messmate.]

mate²

M0148500 (māt)n. A checkmate.tr. & intr.v. mat·ed, mat·ing, mates To checkmate or achieve a checkmate.

[Middle English, from Old French mat, checkmated, from Arabic māt, he has died; see checkmate.]

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ma·te³

M0148700 (mä′tā) also ma·té (mä-tĕ′)n.1. An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of South America, widely cultivated for its leaves, which are used to prepare a tealike beverage.2. A tealike beverage, popular in South America, made from the dried leaves of this plant. Also called Paraguay tea, yerba mate.3. An oval or rounded container or cup, traditionally made from a hollow calabash, in which this tea is prepared and served.

[American Spanish, from Quechua mati, calabash container.]

mate

(meɪt) n1. (Zoology) the sexual partner of an animal2. a marriage partner3. a. informal chiefly Brit and Austral and NZ a friend, usually of the same sex: often used between males in direct addressb. (in combination) an associate, colleague, fellow sharer, etc: a classmate; a flatmate. 4. one of a pair of matching items5. (Nautical Terms) nautical a. short for first mateb. any officer below the master on a commercial shipc. a warrant officer's assistant on a ship6. (in some trades) an assistant: a plumber's mate. 7. archaic a suitable associatevb8. (Zoology) to pair (a male and female animal) or (of animals) to pair for reproduction9. to marry or join in marriage10. (tr) to join as a pair; match[C14: from Middle Low German; related to Old English gemetta table-guest, from mete meat] ˈmateless adj

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(meɪt) n, vb (Chess & Draughts) chess See checkmate

maté

(ˈmɑːteɪ; ˈmæteɪ) or

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n1. (Plants) an evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, cultivated in South America for its leaves, which contain caffeine: family Aquifoliaceae2. (Plants) a stimulating milky beverage made from the dried leaves of this tree Modern Greek name: Paraguay tea, yerba or yerba maté [C18: from American Spanish (originally referring to the vessel in which the drink was brewed), from Quechua máti gourd]

mate¹

(meɪt)

n., v. mat•ed, mat•ing. n. 1. a husband or wife; spouse. 2. one member of a pair of mated animals. 3. one of a pair: a mate of a glove. 4. counterpart. 5. an associate or companion. 6. a. first mate. b. an assistant to a warrant officer or other functionary on a ship. 7. an aide, as to a skilled worker. 8. Archaic. peer; match. v.t. 9. to join as mates. 10. to bring (animals) together for breeding. 11. to join or associate suitably; couple. 12. to treat as comparable. v.i. 13. to become mated. 14. to copulate. 15. to marry. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Low German; replacing Middle English mette, Old English gemetta messmate, guest; akin to meat] mate′less, adj.

mate²

(meɪt)

n., v.t. mat•ed, mat•ing,
interj. checkmate (defs. 1, 3, 5). [1175–1225; Middle English mat defeated (adj.), defeat (n.) < Old French « Persian]

ma•té

or ma•te

(ˈmɑ teɪ, ˈmæt eɪ, mɑˈteɪ)

n., pl. -tés or -tes. 1. a South American holly tree, Ilex paraguariensis. 2. the dried leaves of this tree. 3. a tealike South American beverage made from these leaves. Also called yerba maté. [1710–20; < American Spanish mate, orig. the vessel in which the herb is steeped < Quechua mati]

mate

Past participle: mated
Gerund: mating

Imperative
mate
mate

Present
I mate
you mate
he/she/it mates
we mate
you mate
they mate

Preterite
I mated
you mated
he/she/it mated
we mated
you mated
they mated

Present Continuous
I am mating
you are mating
he/she/it is mating
we are mating
you are mating
they are mating

Present Perfect
I have mated
you have mated
he/she/it has mated
we have mated
you have mated
they have mated

Past Continuous
I was mating
you were mating
he/she/it was mating
we were mating
you were mating
they were mating

Past Perfect
I had mated
you had mated
he/she/it had mated
we had mated
you had mated
they had mated

Future
I will mate
you will mate
he/she/it will mate
we will mate
you will mate
they will mate

Future Perfect
I will have mated
you will have mated
he/she/it will have mated
we will have mated
you will have mated
they will have mated

Future Continuous
I will be mating
you will be mating
he/she/it will be mating
we will be mating
you will be mating
they will be mating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mating
you have been mating
he/she/it has been mating
we have been mating
you have been mating
they have been mating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mating
you will have been mating
he/she/it will have been mating
we will have been mating
you will have been mating
they will have been mating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mating
you had been mating
he/she/it had been mating
we had been mating
you had been mating
they had been mating

Conditional
I would mate
you would mate
he/she/it would mate
we would mate
you would mate
they would mate

Past Conditional
I would have mated
you would have mated
he/she/it would have mated
we would have mated
you would have mated
they would have mated

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mate - the officer below the master on a commercial shipfirst mateship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
	2.	mate - a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates"teammateassociate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
	3.	mate - the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
	4.	mate - a person's partner in marriage better half, married person, partner, spouseman and wife, married couple, marriage - two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"bigamist - someone who marries one person while already legally married to anotherconsort - the husband or wife of a reigning monarchdomestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent - a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationshiphelpmate, helpmeet - a helpful partnerhubby, husband, married man - a married man; a woman's partner in marriagerelative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"monogamist, monogynist - someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)honeymooner, newlywed - someone recently marriedpolygamist - someone who is married to two or more people at the same timemarried woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
	5.	mate - an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"matchduplication, duplicate - a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files"
	6.	mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"fellowsingleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair)couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, twain, twosome, brace, pair, span, yoke, couple - two items of the same kind
	7.	mate - South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like teaIlex paraguariensis, Paraguay teaholly - any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
	8.	mate - informal term for a friend of the same sexAustralia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colonyBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomfriend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
	9.	mate - South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called matebeverage, drinkable, potable, drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
	10.	mate - a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's kingcheckmatechess move - the act of moving a chess piece
Verb	1.	mate - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"copulate, couple, pairnick - mate successfully; of livestockconjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, be intimate, lie with, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, make love, hump, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out, know - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"tread - mate with; "male birds tread the females"service, serve - mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"deflower, ruin - deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"mount, ride - copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"breed, cover - copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"bugger, sodomise, sodomize - practice anal sex uponsodomise, sodomize - copulate with an animal
	2.	mate - 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"couple, pair, twin, matchmatch - give or join in marriagemismate - provide with an unsuitable matemismatch - match badly; match two objects or people that do not go togetherbring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
	3.	mate - 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"checkmatechess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's kingbeat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

mate

noun1. (Informal) friend, pal (informal), companion, buddy (informal), china (Brit. slang), cock (Brit. informal), comrade, chum (informal), mucker (Brit. informal), crony, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal), M8 (S.M.S.) A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.2. partner, lover, companion, spouse, squeeze (informal), consort, significant other (U.S. informal), better half (humorous), helpmeet, husband or wife, bidie-in (Scot.), M8 (S.M.S.) He has found his ideal mate.3. double, match, fellow, twin, counterpart, companion, M8 (S.M.S.) The guest cabin is a mirror image of its mate.4. assistant, subordinate, apprentice, helper, accomplice, sidekick (informal), M8 (S.M.S.) The electrician's mate ignored the red-lettered warning signs.5. colleague, associate, companion, co-worker, fellow-worker, compeer, M8 (S.M.S.) He celebrated with work mates in the pub.verb1. pair, couple, breed, copulate They want the males to mate with wild females.2. marry, match, wed, get married, shack up (informal) Women typically seek older men with which to mate.3. join, match, couple, pair, yoke The film tries very hard to mate modern with old.

mate

noun1. One of a matched pair of things:companion, counterpart, double, duplicate, fellow, match, twin.2. A husband or wife:consort, partner, spouse.Informal: better half.3. One who shares interests or activities with another:associate, chum, companion, comrade, crony, fellow.Informal: buddy, pal.4. A person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts:amigo, brother, chum, confidant, confidante, familiar, friend, intimate, pal.Informal: bud, buddy.Slang: sidekick.verb1. To join or be joined in marriage:espouse, marry, wed.Slang: hitch.Idiom: tie the knot.2. To engage in sexual relations with:bed, copulate, couple, have, sleep with, take.Idioms: go to bed with, make love, make whoopee, roll in the hay.

Translations

伙伴使...交配助手大副将死

mate

(meit) verb1. to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding. The bears have mated and produced a cub. 交配，使...交配 2. (chess) to checkmate (someone). （棋）将军 noun1. an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding. Some birds sing in order to attract a mate. （动物）配偶 2. a husband or wife. 配偶3. a companion or friend. We've been mates for years.伙伴4. a fellow workman or assistant. a carpenter's mate.助手5. a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain. the first mate.大副6. in chess, checkmate. （棋）将军

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helpmate

1. A companion who provides assistance or support, especially a wife or husband. It's only by the support of my lifelong helpmate that I was able to get through the hardship of my father's death.2. Anything or anyone that aids, assists, or is helpful, especially regularly or constantly. We've entered an age where phones are no longer merely tools for communication—they've become helpmates in nearly every facet of life.

she'll be right(, mate)

Everything will be OK; things will get better; don't worry about it. Primarily heard in Australia. Dave: "I'm just really worried that something's going to go wrong at the conference." Jim: "I know she'll be right, with how hard you've worked!" Sarah: "Things have felt really rocky between me and John lately." Janet: "She'll be right, mate. I'm sure it's just the stress of his final exams that's making things hard at the moment."

she'll be apples

Everything will be fine; things will get better; don't worry about it. Primarily heard in Australia. Don't worry about the presentation. She'll be apples, considering how hard you've worked! A: "Things have felt really rocky between me and John lately." B: "She'll be apples, mate. I'm sure it's just the stress of his final exams that's making things hard at the moment."See also: apple

she's right(, mate)

Everything will be OK; things will get better; don't worry about it. Primarily heard in Australia. Dave: "I'm just really worried that something's going to go wrong at the conference." Jim: "She's right. With how hard you've worked, it will be great!" Sarah: "Things have felt really rocky between me and John lately." Janet: "She's right, mate. I'm sure it's just the stress of his final exams that's making things hard at the moment."

she's sweet(, mate)

Everything will be OK; things will get better; don't worry about it. Primarily heard in Australia. Dave: "I'm just really worried that something's going to go wrong at the conference." Jim: "She's sweet. With how hard you've worked, it will be great!" Sarah: "Things have felt really rocky between me and John lately." Janet: "She's sweet, mate. I'm sure it's just the stress of his final exams that's making things hard at the moment."

label mate

Someone who is a recording artist with the same studio label (as another person). I was a little worried to become label mates with a such a controversial artist, but the extra publicity has actually helped spur sales of our albums as well. The two were label mates for nearly 15 years before becoming a couple.See also: label, mate

mate with

1. To copulate so as to produce children or offspring with. The female praying mantis is notorious for eating the head of its male mate after—or sometimes while—mating with him. A: "She's a nice girl and all, but I don't know if she's someone I'd want to mate with." B: "Ugh, can you please not refer to it as mating?"2. To pair an animal with a mate so that the two will copulate and produce offspring. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "mate" and "with." I'm been mating my English bulldog with a number of female dogs around the state.See also: mate

mate someone with someone

and mate an animal with some other animalto pair or breed people or animals. The king sought to mate his daughter with the son of a magician. Harry wanted to mate his guppies with June's guppies.See also: mate

mate with an animal

[for an animal] to copulate with its own kind. The gander mated with the goose in the barnyard. The coyote acted as if it wanted to mate with the dog.See also: animal, mate

mate with someone

to marry with someone, and presumably, to copulate with someone. Did you meet anyone you would like to mate with and spend the rest of your life with?See also: mate

label mate

n. someone who records on the same label (as the speaker). (Record industry.) Frank Duke is my label mate, and we like to get together and gossip about the record industry. See also: label, mate

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noun friend

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noun partner

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noun double

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noun assistant

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noun colleague

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verb pair

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verb marry

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verb join

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noun one of a matched pair of things

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noun a husband or wife

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noun one who shares interests or activities with another

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noun a person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts

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verb to join or be joined in marriage

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verb to engage in sexual relations with

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noun the officer below the master on a commercial ship

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noun a fellow member of a team

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noun the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)

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noun a person's partner in marriage

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