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1. Oxford Dictionary

   mate

   • IPA[meɪt]

   英式

   • n.
     the sexual partner of a bird or other animal；a person's husband, wife, or other sexual partner
   • v.
     (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate；bring (animals) 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

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the sexual partner of a bird or other animal 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 partner, husband, wife, spouse, lover, ... 更多live-in lover, amour, significant other, inamorato, inamorata, companion, helpmate, helpmeet, consort, informalother half, better half, hubby, missus, missis, old man, old lady, old woman, old dutch, trouble and strife
   • ▪ informal one of a matched pair a sock without its mate 同義詞 match, fellow, twin, companion, pair, ... 更多one of a pair, other half, equivalent, counterpart
   • 2. a fellow member or joint occupant of a specified thing his table-mates 同義詞 partner, husband, wife, spouse, lover, ... 更多live-in lover, amour, significant other, inamorato, inamorata, companion, helpmate, helpmeet, consort, informalother half, better half, hubby, missus, missis, old man, old lady, old woman, old dutch, trouble and strife
   • 3. British informal a friend or companion my best mate Steve 同義詞 friend, companion, boon companion, comrade, intimate, ... 更多familiar, confidant, alter ego, second self, playmate, classmate, schoolmate, workmate, team-mate, flatmate, room-mate, informalpal, chum, buddy, bosom pal, sidekick, cully, spar, crony, main man, china, mucker, butty, oppo, amigo, compadre, paisan, cohort, bro, bunkie, gabba, homeboy, marrow, marrer, marra, archaiccompeer, rarefidus Achates
   • ▪ used as a friendly form of address between men or boys ‘See you then, mate.’ 同義詞 man, my friend, informalpal, chum, cock, ... 更多squire, matey, informal, datedold fellow, old bean, old boy, old chap, old fruit, informalboyo, bud, buster, amigo, Mac, bro, bubba, bo, jack, partner, cobber, digger, bhai, yaar, jong, okie
   • 4. British an assistant or deputy in certain trades a plumber's mate 同義詞 assistant, helper, apprentice, subordinate, collaborator, ... 更多accomplice, aider and abetter, informalsidekick
   • ▪ an officer on a merchant ship subordinate to the master.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate successful males may mate with many females ovulation occurs only if mating has taken place 同義詞 breed, couple, formalcopulate
   • ▪ bring (animals) together for breeding a male is mated to several females 同義詞 couple, pair, join, bring together
   • 2. connect or be connected mechanically the four-cylinder engine is mated to a five-speed gearbox

   片語

   • mates' rates