| 单词 | mate |
| 释义 | mate 1. n. & v. --n 1. a friend or fellow worker. 2. colloq. a general form of address, esp. to another man. 3. a each of a pair, esp. of birds. b colloq. a partner in marriage. c (in comb.) a fellow member or joint occupant of (team-mate; room-mate). 4. Naut. an officer on a merchant ship subordinate to the master. 5. an assistant to a skilled worker (plumber's mate). --v (often foll. by with) 1. a tr. bring (animals or birds) together for breeding. b intr. (of animals or birds) come together for breeding. 2. a tr. join (persons) in marriage. b intr. (of persons) be joined in marriage. 3. intr. Mech. fit well. Derivatives mateless adj. Etymology: ME f. MLG mate f. gemate messmate f. WG, rel. to MEAT 2. n. & v.tr. Chess = CHECKMATE. Phrases and idioms fool's mate a series of moves in which the first player is mated at the second player's second move. scholar's mate a series of moves in which the second player is mated at the first player's fourth move. Etymology: ME f. F mat(er): see CHECKMATE |
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