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mate1 /meɪt/ ●●○ S3 noun  1  FRIENDSB you do STH with 同伴; 同事 [countable] someone you work with, do an activity with, or share something with 同事；同伴class/team/work etc mate Dad’s office mates are throwing a party for him. 爸爸的同事要为他办个聚会。house/flat/room mate (=someone you share a house, room etc with) 室友2  friend 朋友 [countable] British English informal a) FRIENDa friend 朋友，伙伴 I’m going out with my mates tonight. 今天晚上我要跟朋友们出去。good/best mate He’s good mates with John. 他和约翰是好朋友。 Most of my school mates are black. 我的大多数同学都是黑人。 b) MANused as a friendly way to address a man 老兄〔对男人友好的称呼〕 What’s the time, mate? 几点了，老兄？► see thesaurus at friend3. animal 动物 [countable]HBASY the sexual partner of an animal 〔动物的〕配偶4  husband/wife 夫/妻 [countable] American EnglishMARRY a husband or wife – used especially in magazines 丈夫，妻子，配偶〔尤用于杂志中〕 SYN partner How do women choose their mates? 女性如何择偶？5. sailor 海员 [countable]PMN a ship’s officer who is one rank below the captain 〔船上的〕大副6. navy officer 海军军官 [countable]PMN a US Navy petty officer 〔美国海军的〕军士7. builder’s/plumber’s/electrician’s etc mate British EnglishTBCBO someone who works with and helps a skilled worker 建筑工/管子工/电工等的助手8. game 比赛 [uncountable]DGB checkmate in the game of chess 〔国际象棋比赛中的〕将死

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mate• Sometimes these two-survival and acquiring a mate are conflicting goals.• Don't share with anyone - not even your best mate or your partner.• the first mate• The young females tend to fly off and look for mates elsewhere.• Ed and his mates just bobbing along.• He always goes to the pub with his mates on Friday night.• Terry's an old mate of mine.• The running mates don't really matter, so the candidates can improvise more.• What happened to this sock's mate?• I mean, you've heard all his New Age stuff about them being soul mates destined for each other.• After a couple of intense, passionate but ultimately destructive relationships, I craved a gentle, understanding mate.• Would you trade your mate for a million bucks?house/flat/room mate• That's how it is between flat mates.• His room mate, who was considerably older, was due to preach a sermon at St Paul's Cathedral but fell ill.• Oh Fiona what do you think of our new flat mate Tony then, not bad looking eh Fiona.• A spare room with no room mate was available, thank goodness, at the Loch Leven Hotel.• My neighbor, or my, uh, house mates and then we have a pretty big grill.school mates• Most of my school mates were black, though I had a few white ones.

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mate2 ●○○ verb  1  [intransitive]HBASY if animals mate, they have sex to produce babies 〔动物〕交配mate with It’s quite common for male birds to mate with several females. 雄性鸟和多只雌性鸟交配很正常。2  [transitive]HBASY to put animals together so that they will have sex and produce babies 使〔动物〕交配 Rabbits can be mated as early as six months old. 兔子在六个月大时就可以交配了。3. [transitive]DGB to achieve the checkmate of your opponent in chess 〔国际象棋中〕把〔对方〕将死→ See Verb table

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mate• In other words, some males are extraordinarily successful while others may never mate.• With one Joey outside the pouch, she looks to mate again with available males.• Nevertheless, they mate and produce Leech and Foam island, two beings considered failures.• Two pigeons performed an elaborate and very noisy mating dance.• A young woman does not mate faithfully with a wealthy tycoon.• The birds mate in April and the eggs are hatched by June.• They will mate in vials and breed in a couple of weeks.• During the mating season, foxes become much more vocal.• Any male who chose not to mate with certain kinds of females would mate less than his non-discriminatory competitors.Origin mate1 (1300-1400) Middle Low German mat mate2 1. (1500-1600) → MATE12. (1200-1300) Old French mater, from mat “checkmate”, from Arabic

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mate¹ S2 /meɪt/ noun1.  SOMEBODY YOU DO SOMETHING WITH  [countable] someone you work with, do an activity with, or share something with
    class/team/work etc mate
    Dad’s office mates are throwing a party for him.
    house/flat/room mate (=someone you share a house, room etc with)
2.  FRIEND  [countable] British English informal
  a. a friend:
    I’m going out with my mates tonight.
    good/best mate
    He’s good mates with John.
    Most of my school mates are black.
  b. used as a friendly way to address a man:
    What’s the time, mate?
3.  ANIMAL  [countable] the sexual partner of an animal
4.  HUSBAND/WIFE  [countable] American English a husband or wife – used especially in magazines
   SYN  partner:
    How do women choose their mates?
5.  SAILOR  [countable] a ship’s officer who is one rank below the captain
6.  NAVY OFFICER  [countable] a US Navy petty officer
7. builder’s/plumber’s/electrician’s etc mate British English someone who works with and helps a skilled worker
8.  GAME  [uncountable] checkmate in the game of chess
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ friend someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with: Dad, this is my friend Steve. | She’s going to Palm Springs with some friends. | I got a letter from a friend from college. | Amy’s a close friend of mine. | John was a really good friend to me when I had all those problems last year.
   ▪ acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ someone who you know and see sometimes, but who is not one of your close friends: We borrowed the money from one of Paul’s business acquaintances.
   ▪ mate British English informal a friend – used especially about boys or men: He always goes to the pub with his mates on Friday night. | Terry’s an old mate of mine.
   ▪ buddy American English informal a friend – used especially about men or young people: He’s out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.
   ▪ pal informal a friend – pal sounds rather old-fashioned: They met at school and have remained close pals.
   ▪ crony [usually plural] disapproving a friend – used about powerful people who will help each other even if it is slightly dishonest: He’s one of the President’s cronies.
   ▪ companion written someone who spends time with you, doing the same things as you – used about animals as well as people: travelling companions | His dog was his constant companion. | the perfect companion
   ▪ the girls informal a woman’s female friends: We’re having a girls’ night out.
   ▪ the lads British English informal a man’s male friends: a night out with the lads

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mate² verb1. [intransitive] if animals mate, they have sex to produce babies
    mate with
    It’s quite common for male birds to mate with several females.
2. [transitive] to put animals together so that they will have sex and produce babies:
    Rabbits can be mated as early as six months old.
3. [transitive] to achieve the checkmate of your opponent in chess