mate
英 [meɪt]
美[met]
- n. 助手，大副；配偶；同事；配对物
- vt. 使配对；使一致；结伴
- vi. 交配；成配偶；紧密配合
- n. (Mate)人名；(日)蛏(姓)；(西、意、塞)马特；(波黑)马特；(罗、俄)马泰
英英释意
- 1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship
- 2. a fellow member of a team;
- "it was his first start against his former teammates"
- 3. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner);
- "he loved the mare and all her mates"
- "camels hate leaving their mates"
- 4. a person's partner in marriage
- 5. an exact duplicate;
- "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
- 6. South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
- 7. informal term for a friend of the same sex
- 8. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
- 9. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king