单词：mate
vt. 使配对, 使一致, 结伴, (象棋)将死
vi. 成配偶, 紧密配合
n. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
n. one of a pair
n. South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
考试类型：[四级/六级/考研/托福/GRE]
mate的用法和样例：
例句
- I thought she was an ideal mate.我认为她是我的理想配偶。
- The eagle mourned for his dead mate.那只鹰为它死去的配偶伤心。
- He is my soul mate.他和我性情相投。
- Who is your best mate at Liverpool?谁是你在利物浦最好的伙伴?
- I'd come with my office mate.我和同事一起来。
- It's high time to mate the doves.现在正是鸽子配对的好时候。
- He mated words with deeds.他言行一致。
- Many animals mate in the spring.许多动物在春天交配。
常见句型
- Her mates are waiting for her by the gate.她的同事在门口等她。
- He is a mate of mine.他是我的一个伙伴。
- The male hunts for food while his mate guards the nest.雌性动物守护巢穴时,雄性动物猎食。
- She has been a faithful mate to him.她一直是他忠实的配偶。
- The mate is one rank below the captain.大副是低于船长的一个头衔。
- “What time is it, mate?”“老兄,几点了?”
- Birds mate in the spring.鸟在春天交配。
- The zoo camels have not mated this year.动物园里的骆驼今年还没有交配。
- It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.常常很难使被关的动物交配。
- I don't want to mate such a person.我并不想与这样的人为友。
- They mate the Zoo's pandas.他们使动物园的熊猫交配繁殖。
常用短语
- (使); 与…交配 (especially of animals) to (cause to) be joined in sexual unionmate with sb/sth
They don't mate with each other.
它们彼此不交配。
Dogs do not mate with cats.
狗和猫不交配。
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。
mate sth with sthThey mated a horse with a donkey.
他们使一匹马和一头驴交配。
Farmers keep trying to produce better cattle by mating their strongest bulls with their healthiest cows.
农民们一直在想让最壮的公牛和最健康的母牛交配以生产更好的牛。
词汇搭配
- abandon〔choose〕 one's mate抛弃〔选择〕配偶
- look for a mate找对象
- faithful〔lifelong〕 mate忠实〔终身〕的伴侣
- running mate同组的马,〈美〉竞选伙伴,亲密的伙伴
- the first〔second, third〕 mate大〔二,三〕副
- the fit mates适合的配偶
- the mate of〔to〕 sth与某物相配对的东西
- mate a donkey使驴交配
- mate well啮合紧密
- mate with与…交配
经典引文
She expected to see two of his mates but no, the men were strangers.
出自：P. BarkerI was with my mate, John's brother.ssplaymatess, ssrunning matess, ssschoolmatess, etc.
出自：New SocietyIt was like trying to make a move at chess when you were already mated.
出自：G. OrwellIn speed His galley mates the flying steed.
出自：Sir W. Scott
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