搜尋結果
mate
- IPA[māt]
美式
- each of a pair of birds or other animals;a person's husband, wife, or other sexual partner
- (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate;bring (animals or birds) together for breeding
verb: mate, 3rd person present: mates, gerund or present participle: mating, past tense: mated, past participle: mated
noun: mate, plural noun: mates
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. each of a pair of birds or other animals a male bird sings to court a mate
- ▪ informal a person's husband, wife, or other sexual partner he couldn't satisfy his frisky young mate 同義詞
- ▪ informal one of a matched pair a sock without its mate 同義詞
- 2. a fellow member or joint occupant of a specified thing his tablemates 同義詞
- 3. British informal a friend or companion my best mate Steve I was with a mate 同義詞
- ▪ used as a friendly form of address between men or boys “See you then, mate.” 同義詞
- 4. British an assistant to a skilled worker a plumber's mate 同義詞
- ▪ a deck officer on a merchant ship subordinate to the master.
動詞
- 1. (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate successful males may mate with many females 同義詞
- ▪ bring (animals or birds) together for breeding a male is mated to several females 同義詞
- 2. connect or be connected mechanically a four-cylinder engine mated to a five-speed gearbox
片語