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单词 matey
释义
matey
adjective
UKinformal
uk
/ˈmeɪ.ti/us
/ˈmeɪ.t̬i/
matier|matiest
friendly:
友好的
They've been very matey since theystartedworkingtogether.他们从开始共事起就一直相处得很好。
Synonyms
amicable
chummyinformal
friendly
pallyinformal
Compare
amicable
Opposite
unfriendly
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
behaving in a kind and pleasant way
  • friendlyI like his sister - she's so friendly.
  • niceHer boyfriend is really nice.
  • amiableShe was perfectly amiable.
  • genialOur genial host led us to our room.
  • congenialHe's very congenial and so quite likeable.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Friendly
  • affability
  • affable
  • affably
  • affiliative
  • agreeableness
  • conviviality
  • convivially
  • cordial
  • cordiality
  • cordially
  • hospitality
  • inseparable
  • intimacy
  • intimately
  • the human touch
  • togetherness
  • twinkly
  • warmly
  • warmth
  • welcoming
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Related word

mateyness
matey
noun[C]
UKinformal
uk
/ˈmeɪ.ti/us
/ˈmeɪ.t̬i/
used as aninformalformofaddress:
（用作非正式称呼语）朋友
Are you allright, matey?你没事吧，朋友？
(Definition ofmateyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmatey

matey
You are now onmateyterms with everyone from ministers to waiters.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Finally, with regard to formal variation, only few examples are recorded in the corpus: the diminutive form "matey", the possessive form "my" "mate", and the more intimate form "old mate".
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Certainly one of the big problems of introducing outside contractors into the dockyards is that the mateys are working alongside the artisans and skilled men from private enterprise.
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I presume that thematey, horseshoe structure is designed to get us to agree.
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One of my most treasured ship's company photographs is of myself surrounded by a dockyardmateyship's company of 500 people.
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Dalton, one might say, in his "matey" style, his condescending style.
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The first letter is usually couched inmateylanguage, slightly patronising, perhaps, but friendly.
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Indeed, when he began to examine the legislation he started his memorandum by saying that he was on the side of the dockyardmatey.
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I am anxious tonight to bematey.
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How did thismateyparty occur?
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