| 单词 | mate |
| 释义 | mate mate1 —mateless, adj. /mayt/, n. , v. , mated, mating. n. 1. husband or wife; spouse. 2. one member of a pair of mated animals. 3. one of a pair: I can't find the mate to this glove. 4. a counterpart. 5. an associate; fellow worker; comrade; partner (often used in combination): classmate; roommate. 6. friend; buddy; pal (often used as an informal term of address): Let me give you a hand with that, mate. 7. Naut. a. See first mate. b. any of a number of officers of varying degrees of rank subordinate to the master of a merchant ship. c. an assistant to a warrant officer or other functionary on a ship. 8. an aide or helper, as to an artisan; factotum. 9. a gear, rack, or worm engaging with another gear or worm. 10. Archaic. an equal in reputation; peer; match. v.t. 11. to join as a mate or as mates. 12. to bring (animals) together for breeding purposes. 13. to match or marry. 14. to join, fit, or associate suitably: to mate thought with daring action. 15. to connect or link: a telephone system mated to a computerized information service. 16. to treat as comparable. v.i. 17. to associate as a mate or as mates. 18. (of animals) to copulate. 19. (of animals) to pair for the purpose of breeding. 20. to marry. 21. (of a gear, rack, or worm) to engage with another gear or worm; mesh. 22. Archaic. to consort; keep company. [1350-1400; ME < MLG; r. ME mette, OE gemetta messmate, guest. See MEAT] mate2 /mayt/, n. , v.t. , mated, mating, interj. Chess. checkmate (defs. 1, 3, 5). [1175-1225; ME mat defeated (adj.), defeat (n.) < OF << Pers; see CHECKMATE] mate3 /mah"tay, mat"ay/, n. maté. |
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