girlfriend
noun[C]
uk/ˈɡɜːl.frend/us/ˈɡɝːl.frend/A2
a woman orgirlwho apersonis having aromanticorsexualrelationshipwith:
女朋友，女情人I've nevermethis girlfriend.我从没见过他的女友。
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boyfriendnoun
A2
thefemalefriendof a woman:
（女子的）同性朋友，女友，女伴Susan was going out tolunchwith her girlfriends.苏珊要和她的女伴们一起出去吃午饭。
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.
slangoftenhumorous
used, usually by a woman, whentalkingto a woman:
（在对话时，一名女性称呼另一名女性）闺蜜You'dbetterlistento me, girlfriend.你最好听我的，闺蜜。
- Billarrivedat thepartywith his new girlfriend on hisarm.
- You'vemetBen's new girlfriend, haven't you? What's she like?
- Ever since his girlfriendlefthim he hasfeltnumb.
- He gets reallyjealousif his girlfriendstrikesup afriendshipwith another man.
- His girlfriend's veryyoung.
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
- intimate
- neighbour
- pal
- peeps
- peer group
- pen pal
- penfriend