mate

[meit]

n.配偶, 伙伴, 同事
vt.使 ... 配对, 使 ... 一致
vi.交配
n.[棋]将死
vt.[棋]把 ... 将死

n.[C]

1. 同伴, 伙伴

He found himself separated from his mates.

他发现自己与伙伴们分开了。

2. (用作称呼)老兄, 老弟

3. 配偶(夫或妻); 动物的配偶

The widow mourned for her dead mate.

那寡妇为她已故的丈夫服丧。

4. 配对物[(+to/of)]

Where is the mate to this sock?

与这只袜子配对的另一只在哪里?

5. (商船的)大副; 助手

6. (美国海军)军士

vt.

使成配偶; 使配对; 使交配[(+with)]

They mated a horse with a donkey.

他们把一匹马同一匹驴交配。

vi.

1. 成配偶, 成伙伴[(+with)]

2. (鸟, 兽)交配

Many animals mate in the spring.

许多动物在春天交配。

3. 紧密配合, 啮合

词形变化

动词过去式: mated | 动词过去分词: mated | 动词现在分词: mating | 动词第三人称单数: mates |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使成对

pair  couple  team  

同义参见:

correspondent  bride  coordinate  husband  unite  twin  consort  half  spouse  friend  sailor  fellow  chum  partner  match  marry  cross  lover  brother  

英英释义

名词 mate:

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

同义词：first mate

a fellow member of a team

同义词：teammate

the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)

a person's partner in marriage

同义词：spouse, partner, married person, better half

an exact duplicate

同义词：match

South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

同义词：Paraguay tea, Ilex paraguariensis

informal term for a friend of the same sex

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

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

同义词：checkmate

动词 mate:

make love

同义词：copulate, pair, couple

bring two objects, ideas, or people together

同义词：match, couple, pair, twin

place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

同义词：checkmate

短语词组

go mates with

1. 成为……的伙伴

She said she would go mates with Bill.

她说她将成为比尔的伙伴。

补充

matemate英:[meit] 美:[met]n.1.伙伴, 同事Her mates are waiting for her by the gate.她的同事们在门口等她。2.配偶, 伴侣She has been a faithful mate to him.她一直是他忠实的配偶。3.(商船上的)大副The mate is one rank below the captain.大副是仅低于船长的头衔。vt. & vi.1.(使)成为配偶, (使)交配Birds mate in the spring.鸟在春天交配。

例句

1. He's off drinking with his mates.他去和朋友喝酒了。 2. On Friday night I go out with my mates.周五晚上我和朋友们一起出去。 3. A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.我的一个朋友曾效力于利物浦足球队。 4. All right, mate? How's Mick?还好吧, 老兄？米克怎么样？ 5. Come on mate, things aren't that bad.别这样, 老兄, 事情没有那么糟糕。 6. No worries, mate!别担心, 哥们！ 7. He has found his ideal mate.他已经找到自己理想的伴侣。 8. The website is for singles who are looking for a mate.这个网站专门针对寻找伴侣的单身人士。 9. Women become as powerful in the marketplace as their mates.在商界女性变得和她们的另一半一样强大。 10. Camels hate leaving their mates.骆驼不愿离开自己的配偶。 11. The males guard their mates zealously.雄性动物死死地守护着它们的配偶。 12. the mate of a fishing trawler拖网渔船上的大副 13. I had found one shoe; now I just needed to find its mate.我已经找到了一只鞋子, 现在我只要再找到另一只就行了。 14. He got a job as a plumber's mate.他找了一份给管道工打下手的工作。 15. mates for kings国王的同伴 16. The majority of amphibians mate in water.大部分两栖动物在水里交配。 17. They want the males to mate with wild females.他们想让雄性动物与野生雌性动物交配。 18. It is easy to tell when a female is ready to mate.很容易辨别雌性动物何时准备交配。 19. Kelpie was unable to conceive when we tried mating her with another dog in Norwich.我们用诺里奇的另一条狗给开尔比犬配种, 结果它没能受孕。 20. She was mated with this man.她与这名男子成为了夫妻。 21. Carroll Shelby had the original idea of mating Ford mechanics to an AC Ace to create the Cobra.卡罗尔•谢尔比最初想到在AC公司的Ace跑车上采用福特的机械部件, 从而组装出了眼镜蛇汽车。 22. I was with a mate.我和一个同伴在一起。 23. my best mate Steve.我最好的朋友史蒂夫。 24. ‘See you then, mate.’.“再见，老弟。”。 25. his table-mates.与他同桌吃饭的人。 26. a male bird sings to court a mate.雄鸟通过鸣唱来求偶。 27. a plumber's mate.管子工的下手。 28. successful males may mate with many females.获胜的雄性可以同许多雌性交配。 29. [as noun mating]ovulation occurs only if mating has taken place.只有在已交配的情况下才会排卵。 30. people tend to mate with others in their own social class.人们倾向于和同社交阶层的人成婚。 31. a four-cylinder enginemated toa five-speed gearbox.配有5速齿轮箱的4缸发动机。 32. He's an old mate of mine.他是我的老朋友。 33. a flatmate/classmate/team-mate/playmate同住一公寓者；同学；队友；玩伴 34. Can you give me a hand, mate?老兄，帮我一把，好吗？ 35. The female sits on the eggs while her mate hunts for food.雌性的孵卵，其配偶则出外觅食。 36. Pandas rarely mate in zoos.熊猫很少在动物园内交配。 37. We have been office mates for 10 years. [=we have worked together in the same office for 10 years]我们在同一个办公室工作了10年。 38. One bird remains at the nest while its mate hunts for food.一只鸟留在鸟巢时，它的配偶外出觅食。 39. He was finding it difficult to find a mate.他发现找老婆是件很难的事。 40. an ideal mate理想的配偶 41. I can't find the mate to this glove.我找不到另一只手套了。 42. a first/second/third mate大副；二副；三副 43. Me and a couple of mates of mine went round to the pub.我和几个朋友一起去酒吧了。 44. She and I have been best mates for ages.她和我老早就是最好的朋友了。 45. "Got a light, mate?"有打火机吗，老兄？ 46. a plumber's mate管子工的助手 47. an electrician's mate电工的助手 48. This species of bird mates in early spring.这种鸟每年开春时交尾。 49. The male mated with the female. = The male and the female mated.雄雌动物交配。 50. a mating call/ritual交尾的鸣叫声/仪式 51. the mating season [=the time of year when an animal mates]动物交配季节 52. These birds mate for life. [=they form pairs and stay together throughout their lives]这些鸟一旦交尾终身相伴。 53. Researchers mated two different kinds of mice.研究人员使两种不同种类的老鼠交配。 54. mating a male dog to/with a female使公狗和母狗交配 55. The stereo sounds best when it is mated to/with high-quality speakers.立体声设备与高音质扬声器连接时，音效最好。