n. （工人間的）伙伴，同事，老兄，老弟〔工人，水手間的親密稱呼〕;配偶〔男女任何一方〕，動(dòng)物之偶（尤指鳥(niǎo)類），（一對(duì)中的）一只，配對(duì)物;[醫(yī)學(xué)]（軍醫(yī)等的）助手;[航海]（商船的）大副，駕駛員;
vt.& vi. （使）成為配偶;（使）交配;（一對(duì)動(dòng)物或鳥(niǎo)）交配;交尾(~ with sth);
mate
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(a) (infml 口) (male) friend, companion or fellow-worker （男的）朋友, 夥伴, 同事
He's an old mate of mine. 他是我的老夥伴.
I'm off for a drink with my mates. 我要和同事出去喝一杯.
(b) (Brit sl 俚) (used as a form of address to a man 用作對(duì)男子的稱呼)
Where are you off to, mate? 老兄, 你上哪兒去?
(c) (in compounds 用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞) person participating in the same named activity, organization, etc or sharing the same accommodation 參與同一活動(dòng)、 組織等或同享食宿的人
my room-mate/flat-mate 與我同住一室[一單元]的人
her team-mates, class-mates, playmates 她的隊(duì)友、 同學(xué)、 夥伴.
2 (in job names 用於工作名稱中) assistant of a skilled workman 熟練工的助手
a plumber's mate 鉛管工的助手.
3 (in the merchant navy) ship's officer below the rank of captain （商船中）級(jí)別低於船長(zhǎng)的職員
the chief mate, ie ranking just below the captain 大副
the first/second/third mate 大[二/三]副.
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(a) either of a pair of birds or animals 一對(duì)鳥(niǎo)或獸之一
The blackbird sat on the nest waiting for the return of her mate. 黑鸝在巢中等候其雄鳥(niǎo)歸來(lái).
(b) (infml 口) husband or wife 丈夫; 妻子.
mate v [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (with sth) (of birds or animals) (cause to) come together to have sexual intercourse and produce young （指鳥(niǎo)或獸）（使）交配
Pandas rarely mate (with each other) in captivity. 貓熊在豢養(yǎng)環(huán)境中很少（彼此）交配.
Our bitch should produce a fine litter. We mated her with John's dog. 我們那條母狗應(yīng)能生一窩很好的小狗. 我們讓約翰的狗給她配了種.
mate n = checkmate.
?? 考研助記
同席(mat)而坐,在一起吃(ate)飯的人是 伙伴
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[meit]n. 配偶, 對(duì)手, 助手, (象棋)將死vt. 使配對(duì), 使一致, 結(jié)伴, (象棋)將死vi. 成配偶, 緊密配合【醫(yī)】 巴拉圭茶, 冬青茶相關(guān)詞組: mate words with deeds