mate的意思

基本释义

• n 助手，大副；配偶；同事；配对物

  someone you work with, do an activity with, or share something with

• v 使配对；使一致；结伴

  if animals mate, they have sex to produce babies

例句

1. He has found his ideal mate.

   他已经找到了理想的配偶。

2. Her mates are waiting for her by the gate.

   她的同事在门口等她。

3. He is a mate of mine.

   他是我的一个伙伴。

4. The male hunts for food while his mate guards the nest.

   雌性动物守护巢穴时,雄性动物猎食。

5. She has been a faithful mate to him.

   她一直是他忠实的配偶。

6. The mate is one rank below the captain.

   大副是低于船长的一个头衔。“

短语

• soul mate 情人；性情相投的人；心心相印的伙伴
• running mate （美）竞选伙伴
• mate with 使紧密配合
• chief mate 大副（等于chief officer）

近义词

英英释义

noun 1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king Synonym: check mate 2. an exact duplicate e.g. 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) e.g. he loved the mare and all her mates camels hate leaving their mates 7. a person's partner in marriage Synonym: spousepartnermarried personbetter half 8. a fellow member of a team e.g. it was his first start against his former teammates Synonym: team mate 9. South American holly leaves used in making a drink like tea Synonym: Paraguay teaIlex paraguariensis 10. one of a pair e.g. he lost the mate to his shoe one eye was blue but its fellow was brown Synonym: fellow mate的近义词 verb 1. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game e.g. Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves Synonym: check mate 2. bring two objects

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