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单词 friend
释义
friend
noun[C]
uk
/frend/us
/frend/

friendnoun[C](PERSON YOU LIKE)

A1
apersonwho youknowwell and who you like a lot, but who is usually not amemberofyourfamily:
朋友，友人
She's mybest/oldest/closestfriend - we'veknowneach other since we were five.她是我最要好／交情最久／最亲密的朋友——我们5岁的时候就认识了。
He's afamilyfriend/friendof thefamily.他是全家人的朋友。
Thisrestaurantwasrecommendedto me by a friendofmine.这家餐馆是我的一个朋友给我推荐的。
We've been friends foryears.我们已是多年的朋友了。
José and Pilar are(good)friendsofours.何塞和皮拉尔是我们的（好）朋友。
We're(good)friendswithJosé and Pilar.我们和何塞、皮拉尔是（好）朋友。
She said that she and Peter werejust(good)friends(= they were not having asexualrelationship).她说自己和彼得只是（好）朋友而已。
I'vemadea lot of friends in thisjob.我从事这项工作结交了很多朋友。
Hefindsitdifficulttomakefriends.他发现交朋友很难。
Synonyms
buddyinformal
chum(FRIEND)old-fashionedinformal
companion(PERSON)
cronyinformaldisapproving
mate(FRIEND)UKinformal
muckerUKinformal
palinformal
Compare
acquaintance
See also
befriend
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a person you know well and like
  • friendWe've been friends for years.
  • buddyHe's one of my dad's old war buddies.
  • palThe heartthrob was spotted hanging with his Hollywood pals in L.A.
  • mateUKHe's out with his mates.
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someone who is not anenemyand who you cantrust:
自己人；盟友
You don't have topretendany more - you're among friends now.你不用再装了——现在大家都是自己人。
More examples
  • Is he a friend of yours ?
  • Come andmeetmy friend Laura.
  • Is itokayif Ibringa friend to theparty?
  • I got acallfrom anoldcollegefriend lastnight.
  • He's not myboyfriend- we're just good friends!
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
  • a friend in need is a friend indeedidiom
  • acquaintance
  • acquaintanceship
  • acquainted
  • amigo
  • bedmate
  • compatriot
  • comrade
  • crony
  • crowd
  • fair-weather friend
  • fam
  • flatmate
  • neighbour
  • oppo
  • pal
  • peeps
  • peer group
  • pen pal
  • with friends like you, who needs enemies?idiom
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friendnoun[C](PERSON GIVING MONEY)

someone who givesmoneyto anartsorganizationorcharityinordertosupportit:
（剧院等艺术机构或慈善组织的）捐资者，赞助人
The Friends of theRoyalAcademyraised£10,000 towards thecostof theexhibition.皇家艺术学院之友为此次展览筹集了1万英镑。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Organizations - charities
  • aid
  • benevolence
  • benevolent
  • benevolent society
  • button day
  • charitable
  • charity
  • charity begins at homeidiom
  • charity box
  • food pantry
  • foreign aid
  • foundation
  • non-profit
  • non-profit-making
  • not-for-profit
  • Oxfam
  • pearly king
  • the Peace Corps
  • the Red Crescent
  • volunteer
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Idioms

a friend in need is a friend indeed
have friends in high places
what are friends for?
with friends like you, who needs enemies?
friend
verb[T]
informal
uk
/frend/us
/frend/
toinvitesomeone to beyourfriend on asocialnetworkingwebsite:
在社交媒体上邀请别人成为朋友
I friended her andsenther amessage.我要求成为她的朋友并给她发了短信。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Inviting & summoning
  • ask
  • asksomeonein
  • asksomeoneout
  • call (something) out
  • callsomeonein
  • convene
  • convoke
  • invitation
  • invite
  • invitesomeonein
  • invitesomeoneover
  • invitee
  • plus one
  • recall
  • resummon
  • send forsomeone
  • shout
  • shout onsomeone
  • summons
  • uninvited
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Internet terminology
Friend
noun[C]
uk
/frend/us
/frend/
aQuaker
（同 Quaker）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Religious people: followers of religious groups
  • Adventist
  • Anglican
  • animist
  • anti-cult
  • anti-papal
  • evangelist
  • fakir
  • Franciscan
  • fundamentalist
  • fundie
  • Moonie
  • moral majority
  • Mormon
  • Moslem
  • Muslim
  • Seventh-Day Adventist
  • Shia
  • Shiite
  • Sikh
  • sisterhood
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(Definition offriendfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

friend| American Dictionary

friend
noun[C]
us
/frend/
apersonyouknowwell and like a lot, but who is usually not amemberofyourfamily:
Idreamedmyschoolfriends were beingchasedby awhale.
Today I got acallfrom a friend of mine.
Chloë was herbestfriend.
Imovedto California, made friends(=becamefriends withpeople), andstarteddating.
Friend can also be used when you arespeakingto someone:
Well, friends, Ithinkit’stimeto go.
Apersonororganizationthat is a friend to/of agroupororganizationhelpsandsupportsit:
Thepresidenthas been no friend tosmallbusiness.
The Senator was a friend ofbusinessinterests.
(Definition offriendfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffriend

friend
She had returned to her active schedule with friends, and volunteering.
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Their roles in friendships changed too in that they needed to determine how their friends were responding to their illness and adapt to that.
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Enthusiasm, however, can be 'overdone', as one respondent told me who, with his friends, used to laugh at the teacher who was 'trying too hard'!
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When the younger child wants to join in, thefriendtells the older child to exclude the younger sibling from play.
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But one also wants some sort of explanation for why being a non-calculatingfriendor a just man makes one's life better.
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Another possible solution for minimising a person's dependence on family and friends outside the household is to recruit a relative to join the household.
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His friends find his presence there, but he does not recognise himself!
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The book was completed and prepared for publication by some of his friends and colleagues.
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These dimensions included spouse problems, spouse support, relative problems, relative support,friendproblems,friendsupport, confidants and social integration.
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You see her as a fifteen-year-old, and with her female friends they have a club, they play cricket.
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He may compare the pain with that experienced by friends or relatives and have misconceptions about it.
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Spouses, friends and relatives die when a person reaches a very old age.
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Ties with close friends and/or relatives assumed greater importance for those aged 60 and older.
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These items are often referred to with the terms "false friends" or "quasi-homophones across languages".
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Some respondents regarded neighbours as friends and spent a lot of time with them.
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Collocationswithfriend

friend

These are words often used in combination withfriend.

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childhood friend
Here he reconnects with hischildhoodfriend, the head of the local nature reserve.
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close friend
In all cases, adolescents were able to name at least oneclosefriendusing these criteria.
From theCambridge English Corpus
closest friend
This study examines one facet of autonomy development: an adolescents' ability to maintain and successfully advocate for their own viewpoint in a dyadic discussion with theirclosestfriend.
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