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单词 mate
释义 mate

mate /meɪt/

noun [C] (FRIEND)
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B1 UK INFORMAL a friend:
» We've been mates since our school days.» I usually play football with some of my mates from the office on Saturdays.» She's my best mate.Thesaurus+: ↑Friends, acquaintances and contemporaries
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F0 [as form of address] UK INFORMAL used as a friendly way of talking to someone, especially a man:
» Have you got the time, mate?Thesaurus+: ↑Friendly and unfriendly terms of address
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Extra Examples:» "I've bought you a drink." "Cheers, mate."» "How was your party?" "Top, mate."» I'm meeting my mates at seven.
noun [C] (SEXUAL PARTNER)
F0 an animal's sexual partner: » Peacocks use their beautiful tails to attract mates.Thesaurus+: ↑Animal reproduction
noun [C] (SHIP)
F0 a type of officer on a trading ship rather than a military ship: » He had worked as a ship's mate for ten years.Thesaurus+: ↑Ship's officers
noun [C] UK (HELPER)
F0 a person who is employed to help a skilled worker: » a carpenter's/plumber's mateThesaurus+: ↑Employees and colleaguesThesaurus+: ↑Helpers and accomplices , ↑People who help or serve people professionally
verb [I or T] ↑Verb Endings for mate
F0 to have sex and produce young, or to make animals do this: » Tigers mate repeatedly over a period of several days.» Mating a horse with a donkey produces a mule.Thesaurus+: ↑Animal reproduction
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