pal

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pal1 /pæl/ noun [countable]  1  informalFRIEND a close friend 密友，好友 → mate We’ve been pals since we were at school. 我们上学的时候就是好朋友。 an old pal (=a friend you have had for a long time) 老朋友► see thesaurus at friend2  spokenUNFRIENDLY used to speak to a man in an unfriendly way 老兄，小子〔对男性不友好的称呼〕 Look, pal, I don’t want you hanging around. 喂，小子，我不许你在这儿闲逛。

Examples from the Corpus

pal• Nicholas was a pal of William's at school.• They'd been pals since childhood.• Oh, but pal - you're wrong.• Listen, pal, I know what I'm talking about, okay?• Eddie turned out to be a pretty absent-minded pal of the road.• The mystery pal held Sporty Spice's hand in a show of support as they left London's Kabaret club.• But his 11-year-old pal panicked because he was frightened of getting into trouble, it was revealed yesterday.• Were all his posse pals going to diss him once word got out?• Thanks for helping us out, Frankie. You're a real pal.• Da Lench Mob are Ice Cube's pals.old pal• See you again, old pal.• Clark preferred the old boy network, and settled on an old pal from the Ministry of Information, Robert Fraser.• There certainly was an old pal to visit, but General Kent did not choose to discuss it.• Who really stands to lose from the hydrogen engine, old pal?• If they lost he'd be out of a job, along with his old pal Frank here.• Hey Matt, old pal, old buddy, this stuff got stolen from us, it was moving, interstate commerce.• She took up with old pals like Carolyn Pride and Kate Menzies.pal2 verb (palled, palling)  1 pal around phrasal verb American EnglishFRIEND if you pal around with someone, you do things together as friends 〔与某人〕结伴〔做某事〕 with It was nice having someone to pal around with. 有人做伴真好。2 pal up phrasal verb British EnglishFRIEND to become someone’s friend 〔与某人〕结成朋友 with She palled up with Neil while travelling round Europe. 在欧洲旅游的时候她和尼尔成了朋友。→ See Verb tableOrigin pal1 (1600-1700) Romany phral, phal “brother, friend”, from Sanskrit bhratr “brother”

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pal¹ /pæl/ noun [countable]1. informal a close friend ⇨ mate:
    We’ve been pals since we were at school.
    an old pal (=a friend you have had for a long time)
2. spoken used to speak to a man in an unfriendly way:
    Look, pal, I don’t want you hanging around.
     

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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pal² verb (past tense and past participle palled, present participle palling)
     
pal around phrasal verb
  American English if you pal around with someone, you do things together as friends
    pal around with
    It was nice having someone to pal around with.
pal up phrasal verb
  British English to become someone’s friend
    pal up with
    She palled up with Neil while travelling round Europe.

PALBrE /pæl/ 🔊NAmE /pæl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a television broadcasting system that is used in most of Europe * PAL 制（欧洲大部分地区使用的电视广播系统）  ➡  compare NTSC