mate
noun[C]
uk/meɪt/us/meɪt/matenoun[C](SEXUAL PARTNER)
an animal'ssexualpartner:
（动物的）配偶Peacocks usetheirbeautifultailstoattractmates.孔雀用美丽的尾巴来吸引配偶。
Animal reproduction
- androgen
- anti-oestrogen
- asexuality
- asexually
- barrenness
- calf
- embryology
- fertilize
- fetal
- incubate
- infertile
- procreation
- procreative
- propagation
- rebreed
- remate
- reproductive
- semen
- spawn
- spawning ground
matenoun[C](FRIEND)
B1UKinformal
afriend:
朋友，伙伴We've been mates sinceourschooldays.我们从学生时代起就是朋友。
I usually go out with some of my mates from theofficeonSaturdays.她是我最好的朋友。
She's mybestmate.（尤用作男人间的友善称呼）老兄，老弟，伙计
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.
[as form of address]UKinformal
used as afriendlyway oftalkingto someone,especiallya man:
老兄，你知道几点了吗？Have you got thetime, mate?助手，帮手
- "I'veboughtyou adrink." "Cheers, mate."
- "How wasyourparty?" "Top, mate."
- I'mmeetingmy mates at seven.
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
matenoun[C](HELPER)
UK
apersonwho isemployedtohelpaskilledworker:
木工／管道工的助手a carpenter's/plumber's mate（商船上的）大副
Employees & colleagues
- anti-incumbent
- appointee
- career woman
- claque
- co-worker
- compatriot
- hire
- incumbent
- lifer
- new blood
- new broom
- nominee
- non-employee
- operative
- payroll
- peon
- self-starter
- skip-level
- staff
- staffer
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Helpers and accomplices
matenoun[C](SHIP)
atypeofofficeron atradingshipratherthan amilitaryship:
他当了10年的大副。He hadworkedas a ship's mate for tenyears.（使）交配
Ship's officers
- boatswain
- bosun
- captain
- captaincy
- first mate
- first officer
- master
- privateer
- purser
- sea captain
- skipper
mate
verb[IorT]
uk/meɪt/us/meɪt/to havesexandproduceyoung, or to makeanimalsdo this:
老虎在几天里多次交配。Tigers materepeatedlyover aperiodof severaldays.马和驴交配后生出骡子。
Mating ahorsewith adonkeyproducesamule.…同伴
Animal reproduction
- androgen
- anti-oestrogen
- asexuality
- asexually
- barrenness
- calf
- embryology
- fertilize
- fetal
- incubate
- infertile
- procreation
- procreative
- propagation
- rebreed
- remate
- reproductive
- semen
- spawn
- spawning ground
Idiom
mate for life