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TOEFL BNC: 3060 COCA: 4061

mate

1 mate /ˈmeɪt/ noun
plural mates
1 mate
/ˈmeɪt/
noun
plural mates
Learner's definition of MATE
[count] : a person who lives with you, works in the same place as you, etc.同伴;同事usually used in combination with another noun通常与另一名词组合构成合成词使用
see also classmate, flatmate, housemate, playmate, roommate, running mate, schoolmate, seatmate, shipmate, soul mate, stablemate, tablemate, teammate, workmate
[count] : either one of a pair of animals that are breeding(动物的)配偶,伴侣
[count] chiefly US : a person's husband, wife, or romantic or sexual partner(人的)配偶,性伴侣
[count] chiefly US, informal : either one of a pair of objects配对物;一对中的一个
[count] : an officer on a ship who has a rank below the captain(商船上的)大副
[count] chiefly British, informal : a friend朋友;伙伴;伙计
often used as a friendly way for one man to address another man常用于一个男人友好地称呼另一个男人
[count] chiefly British : an assistant or helper助手;帮手
[noncount] : checkmate
2 mate /ˈmeɪt/ verb
mates; mated; mating
2 mate
/ˈmeɪt/
verb
mates; mated; mating
Learner's definition of MATE
[no object] of animals : to have sexual activity in order to produce young(动物)交配,交尾
[+ object] : to bring (animals) together so that they will breed and produce young使交配
[+ object] : to join or connect (things) together连接;结合
TOEFL BNC: 3060 COCA: 4061

mate

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verb (1)

mated; mating

mate

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noun (1)

mate

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noun (2)

1
(2)
chiefly British : an assistant to a more skilled worker : helper
(3)
chiefly British : friend, buddy
often used as a familiar form of address
b
archaic : match, peer
2
: a deck officer on a merchant ship ranking below the captain
3
: one of a pair: such as
a
: either member of a couple and especially a married couple
b
: either member of a breeding pair of animals
c
: either of two matched objects

mate

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verb (2)

mated; mating

transitive verb

1
archaic : equal, match
2
: to join or fit together : couple
3
a
: to join together as mates
b
: to provide a mate for

intransitive verb

1
: to become mated
gears that mate well
2

maté

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noun (3)

ma·​té ˈmä-ˌtā How to pronounce maté (audio)
variants or mate
1
: a tealike beverage drunk especially in South America
2
: a South American shrub or tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of the holly family whose leaves and shoots are used in making maté
also : these leaves and shoots

Synonyms

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French mater, from mat, noun, checkmate, ultimately from Arabic māt (in shāh māt)

Noun (2)

Middle English, probably from Middle Low German māt; akin to Old English gemetta guest at one's table, mete food — more at meat

Noun (3)

French & American Spanish; French maté, from American Spanish mate maté, vessel for drinking it, from Quechua mati vessel

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb (2)

1509, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (3)

1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mate was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 3060 COCA: 4061
mate

noun¹

1sexual partner性伴侶ADJECTIVE | VERB + MATE ADJECTIVEpotential, prospective潛在的/未來的伴侶Many matchmaking sites compile lists of potential mates using basic information.許多婚介網站會利用基本信息編製潛在婚配對象名單。ideal, suitable理想的/適合的伴侶He's a cheat and a gambler; hardly an ideal mate.他是個騙子兼賭徒,不可能是理想的伴侶。VERB + MATEattract, find吸引/找到配偶These birds have bright plumage to attract a mate.這些鳥以鮮豔的羽毛吸引配偶。choose, select選擇/挑選性伴侶
mate

noun²

2 (BrE, informal) friend朋友ADJECTIVE | VERB + MATE ADJECTIVEbest, good最好的朋友;好夥伴They've been good mates ever since they were at school together.從學生時代起他們就是好朋友。VERB + MATEhave有朋友He's got loads of mates at school.他在學校裏有很多朋友。

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