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• 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

来自低地德语gemate,同桌吃饭的人，餐桌伙伴，来自Proto-Germanic*ga-maton,一起吃饭，来自*ga-,一起，词源同com-,*maton,食物，词源同meat.引申词义伙伴，伴侣，以及动物交配等。

来自波斯语mat,死掉的，杀死，词源同matador,checkmate.

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

mate

mate: [14] Mate ‘friend’ and mate the chess term are two distinct words. The former was borrowed from Middle Low German mate or gemate ‘companion’ (source also of Dutch maat), which goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic *gamaton. This was formed from the collective prefix *ga- and *mat- ‘measure’, which was also the source of English meat; so etymologically mate (like companion) is ‘someone you eat with or share your food with’.

The chess term mate comes from Old French mat ‘dead’. This was short for eschec mat (source of English checkmate), which comes from Persian shāh māt ‘the king is dead’. Persian māt ‘dead’ also contributed the verb matar ‘kill’ to Spanish, from which was derived matador [17], literally ‘killer’.
=> meat; mat, matador, matte

mate (n.1)

"associate, fellow, comrade," mid-14c., also "companion" (late 14c.), from Middle Low German mate, gemate "one eating at the same table, messmate," from Proto-Germanic *ga-maton "having food (*matiz) together (*ga-)," which is etymologically identical with companion. Cognate with Danish and Swedish mat, German Maat "mate," Dutch maat, from German. Meaning "one of a wedded pair" is attested from 1540s. Used as a form of address by sailors, laborers, etc., since at least mid-15c. Meaning "officer on a merchant vessel is from late 15c.

mate (v.1)

c. 1500, "to equal, rival," 1590s as "to match, couple, marry, join in marriage," from mate (n.1). Also, of animals, "to pair for the purpose of breeding." Related: Mated; mating.

mate (v.2)

"checkmate," c. 1300, from Old French mater "to checkmate, defeat, overcome," from mat "checkmated" (see checkmate (v.)).

mate (n.2)

in chess, "a condition of checkmate," c. 1300, mat, from Middle French mat, from Old French mater (see mate (v.2)).

friend, mate, acquaintance, pal

这些名词都有"朋友"之意。

friend： 一般用词，指某人喜爱并乐意与之相交往的人。

mate： 最普通用词，既可指好友、同事，又可指合伙人，还可指配偶的一方。

acquaintance： 指彼此相识，但交往不甚密切，相互间没有深厚情感的人。

pal： 口语用词，指十分要好的朋友。

Not all your business partners are your soul mates.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Evolutionarily speaking, people in this age group are at a stage in which they can prepare to find a mate and start their own family while separating from parents and striking out on their own.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

It's common to have a "cubicle mate" or special confidant in a work setting.

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

They've been best mates since school.

他们从上学时期以来就是最要好的朋友。

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I was with a mate.

我和一个朋友在一起。

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Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.

对不起，伙计，你得等着。

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All right, mate?

行吗，哥儿们？

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workmates/teammates/playmates/classmates

工友；队友；游戏伙伴；同学

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my room-mate/flatmate

我的室友；和我同住一套公寓的人

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A male bird sings to attract a mate.

雄鸟鸣唱以吸引雌鸟。

牛津词典

a builder's/plumber's mate

建筑工的 / 管子工的助手

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Do foxes ever mate with dogs?

狐狸会和狗交配吗？

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He's off drinking with his mates...

他跟哥儿们出去喝酒了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

A mate of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.

我的一个朋友在利物浦队踢过球。

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Come on mate, things aren't that bad.

别灰心，兄弟，事情没那么糟。

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He has found his ideal mate.

他找到了理想的伴侣。

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...as women do become as powerful in the marketplace as their mates.

随着女人在商界的确变得和男人一样强大

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The males guard their mates zealously.

雄性动物死死地守护着他们的配偶。

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This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen staying in the nest-box...

这样可以使这对公鸡和母鸡正常交配，让母鸡不再呆在鸡窝里。

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They want the males to mate with wild females...

他们希望这些雄性动物可以和野生的雌性动物交配。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the mate of a fishing trawler.

拖网渔船上的大副

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I can't tell the difference between margarine and butter , ie can't identify them by their tastes.

我不出人造黄油和黄油有什麽区别.

辞典例句

Where is the mate to this glove?

这副手套的另一只在哪儿?

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The first mate was studying to become a master.

大副正在学习准备当船长.

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The mate is one rank below the captain.

大副是仅低于船长的头衔.

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The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow's whims.

那位伙伴很遗憾地说他不能说出那年轻人产生怪念头的原因.

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It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.

常常很难使被关的动物交配.

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Many birds mate in the springtime.

许多鸟在春天交配.

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I will not mate with him.

我不要和他做朋友.

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The queen bee is likely to mate with two or three drones.

后蜂可能会与两三只雄蜂交配.

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Birds mate in the spring.

鸟在春天交配.

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