1 (informal 非正式) a friend or sb you live, work or do an activity with 朋友;同住者;同事;伙伴:
He's an old mate of mine.他是我的老朋友。a flatmate/classmate/team-mate/playmate同住一公寓者;同学;队友;玩伴
2 (Brit 英) (slang 俚语) used when speaking to a man (用于称呼男子)老兄:
Can you give me a hand, mate?老兄,帮我一把,好吗?
3 one of a male and female pair of animals, birds, etc (鸟兽等的)配偶:
The female sits on the eggs while her mate hunts for food.雌性的孵卵,其配偶则出外觅食。
4 an officer on a ship (轮船的)大副,副手
mate²
/meɪt ||; met/verb
1 [I] (used about animals and birds) to have sex and produce young (指动物及鸟类)交配:
Pandas rarely mate in zoos.熊猫很少在动物园内交配。
2 [T] to bring two animals together so that they can mate 使动物交配
[SYN] breed 同义词为breed