mate

noun

朋友 friend

1. 朋友；伙伴
   a friend
   1. They've been best mates since school.
      他们从上学时期以来就是最要好的朋友。
   2. I was with a mate.
      我和一个朋友在一起。

友好的称呼 friendly name

2. （男人之间常用）哥儿们，伙计，老兄
   used as a friendly way of addressing sb, especially between men
   1. Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.
      对不起，伙计，你得等着。
   2. All right, mate?
      行吗，哥儿们？

伙伴 sb you share with

3. 同伴；同事；一同居住的人
   a person you share an activity or accommodation with
   1. workmates/teammates/playmates/classmates
      工友；队友；游戏伙伴；同学
   2. my room-mate/flatmate
      我的室友；和我同住一套公寓的人

鸟；动物 bird/animal

4. 偶；伴侣
   either of a pair of birds or animals
   1. A male bird sings to attract a mate.
      雄鸟鸣唱以吸引雌鸟。

性伴侣 sexual partner

5. 配偶；性伴侣
   a husband, wife or other sexual partner

职业 job

6. （熟练工人的）助手，下手
   a person whose job is to help a skilled worker
   1. a builder's/plumber's mate
      建筑工的 / 管子工的助手

船舶 on ship

7. （商船的）大副
   an officer in a commercial ship below the rank of captain or master

国际象棋 in chess

国际象棋 in chess

verb

动物；鸟 animals/birds

1. 交配；交尾
   to have sex in order to produce young
   1. Do foxes ever mate with dogs?
      狐狸会和狗交配吗？
2. 使交配
   to put animals or birds together so that they will have sex and produce young

国际象棋 in chess

国际象棋 in chess

1. N-COUNT 伙伴，朋友(尤指男性之间)
   You can refer to someone's friends as their mates, especially when you are talking about a man and his male friends.
   1. He's off drinking with his mates...
      他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。
   2. A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.
      我的一个朋友在利物浦队踢过球。
2. N-VOC (用于男性之间的称呼)老兄，老弟
   Some men use mate as a way of addressing other men when they are talking to them.
   1. Come on mate, things aren't that bad.
      别灰心，兄弟，事情没那么糟。
3. N-COUNT 配偶;性伙伴
   Someone's wife, husband, or sexual partner can be referred to as their mate .
   1. He has found his ideal mate.
      他找到了理想的伴侣。
   2. ...as women do become as powerful in the marketplace as their mates.
      随着女人在商界的确变得和男人一样强大
4. N-COUNT (动物的)配偶，交配对象
   An animal's mate is its sexual partner.
   1. The males guard their mates zealously.
      雄性动物死死地守护着他们的配偶。
5. V-RECIP 交配;交尾
   When animals mate, a male and a female have sex in order to produce young.
   1. This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box...
      这样可以使这对公鸡和母鸡正常交配，让母鸡不再呆在鸡窝里。
   2. They want the males to mate with wild females...
      他们希望这些雄性动物可以和野生的雌性动物交配。
   3. It is easy to tell when a female is ready to mate.
      雌性动物何时准备交配一目了然。
   4. ...the mating season.
      交配季节
6. N-COUNT (商船上的)大副；（亦指）船员
   On a commercial ship, the mate or the first mate is the most important officer except for the captain. Officers of lower rank are also called mates .
   1. ...the mate of a fishing trawler.
      拖网渔船上的大副
7. (美国海军的)军士
   In the United States Navy, a mate is a petty officer who has a particular set of skills and who assists a warrant officer.
8. (象棋中) 同 checkmate
   In chess, mate is the same as checkmate .
9. See also: cellmate classmate flatmate playmate roommate running mate schoolmate shipmate soul mate

1. 'How are you, mate?' — 'Not bad, mate, how's yourself?'
   “最近怎么样，老兄？”——“还不错，你呢？”
2. If someone tried to bash my best mate they would have to bash me as well
   如果谁想揍我最好的朋友，那我就跟他拼了。
3. My mate dived headfirst through a window and I ran down the hallway.
   我的同伴从窗口一头扎了下去，而我则沿着走廊跑。
4. Kathy is a great mate, we are like sisters
   凯茜是个很好的伙伴，我们亲如姐妹。
5. Well, hard luck, mate.
   唉，真不走运，哥儿们。
6. He's off drinking with his mates
   他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。
7. A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.
   我的一个朋友在利物浦队踢过球。
8. Come on mate, things aren't that bad.
   别灰心，兄弟，事情没那么糟。
9. He has found his ideal mate.
   他找到了理想的伴侣。
10. The males guard their mates zealously.
    雄性动物死死地守护着他们的配偶。
11. This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box
    这样可以使这对公鸡和母鸡正常交配，让母鸡不再呆在鸡窝里。
12. They want the males to mate with wild females
    他们希望这些雄性动物可以和野生的雌性动物交配。
13. It is easy to tell when a female is ready to mate.
    雌性动物何时准备交配一目了然。
14. The assistant carried on talking to his mate, name-dropping all the famous riders he knew
    那位助手继续对同伴讲个不停，搬出他认识的所有知名自行车赛手。
15. Last Saturday, I was out on the town with my mate
    上个星期六我和老友晚上去闹市玩乐了。
16. You want to look where you're going, mate.
    伙计，你应当看看你要去哪里。
17. He worked as a bricklayer's mate
    他给瓦工打下手。
18. The first mate sighted a herd of whales ahead to the left of the boat.
    大副发现船的左前方有鲸鱼群。
19. The mate is one rank below the captain.
    大副是低于船长的一个头衔。
20. They don't mate with each other.
    它们彼此不交配。
21. The boy said that he would stand by his mate to the death.
    那孩子说他将至死支持他的伙伴。
22. If you find your soul mate, you should cherish him ( her).
    如果你找到了和你心心相印的人，你应该珍惜他（她）。
23. I was with a mate.
    我和一个朋友在一起。
24. I was given this guitar by a mate of mine.
    我的一个朋友给了我这把吉他。
25. Hi, if you are busy with your mate, I got to leave.
    嗨，你有伴了，我不陪你了。
26. I will not mate with him.
    我不要和他做朋友。
27. But in truth, it implies "I don't want to mate with you".
    但事实上，这意味著“我不想和你交往了”。
28. Your mate's gone to look for him.
    你的伙伴出去找他去了。
29. I am looking for my soul mate to share my life and dreams with.
    我在寻找我的心灵伴侣来和我一起分享我的生活，我的梦想。

noun

1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

   Synonym:    checkmate

2. an exact duplicate
   1. when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook

   Synonym:    match

3. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

4. the officer below the master on a commercial ship

   Synonym:    first mate

5. informal term for a friend of the same sex

6. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
   1. he loved the mare and all her mates
   2. camels hate leaving their mates

7. a person's partner in marriage

   Synonym:    spousepartnermarried personbetter half

8. a fellow member of a team
   1. it was his first start against his former teammates

   Synonym:    teammate

9. South American holly

   Synonym:    Paraguay teaIlex paraguariensis

10. one of a pair
    1. he lost the mate to his shoe
    2. one eye was blue but its fellow was brown

    Synonym:    fellow

verb

1. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
   1. Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves

   Synonym:    checkmate

2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together
   1. This fact is coupled to the other one
   2. Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
   3. The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project

   Synonym:    matchcouplepairtwin

3. engage in sexual intercourse
   1. Birds mate in the Spring

   Synonym:    copulatepaircouple