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单词 companion
释义
companioncom‧pan‧ion /kəmˈpænjən/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcompanion
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French compagnon, from Late Latin companio, from Latin com- ( ➔ COM-) + panis ‘bread, food’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Ed is a great travelling companion - funny and sensible at the same time.
  • He left the major part of his £60 million fortune to his close friend and companion, Jerry Edwards.
  • McCarthy and three companions were the first to arrive.
  • Mum and Dad didn't seem to approve much of my new companions.
  • the Fisherman's Companion
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Alice had been her friend, companion, listening wall and lover.
  • But I had a friend in Radio 3: so thanks, ghostly and absent companion.
  • Hazel and his companions had been on the jump for nearly two days.
  • However, the August fishing became so appalling that my companion and I decided to try a week in May.
  • Our electronic companions tend to become obsolete as soon as we've become comfortable.
  • Rex, his watch companion, was still in the cockpit attending to the helm.
  • Yet Menard stayed with the work until one day he and a companion were parted in Wisconsin.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with: · Dad, this is my friend Steve.· She’s going to Palm Springs with some friends.· I got a letter from a friend from college.· Amy’s a close friend of mine.· John was a really good friend to me when I had all those problems last year.
someone who you know and see sometimes, but who is not one of your close friends: · We borrowed the money from one of Paul’s business acquaintances.
British English informal a friend – used especially about boys or men: · He always goes to the pub with his mates on Friday night.· Terry’s an old mate of mine.
American English informal a friend – used especially about men or young people: · He’s out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.
informal a friend – pal sounds rather old-fashioned: · They met at school and have remained close pals.
[usually plural] disapproving a friend – used about powerful people who will help each other even if it is slightly dishonest: · He’s one of the president’s cronies.
written someone who spends time with you, doing the same things as you – used about animals as well as people: · travelling companions· His dog was his constant companion.· the perfect companion
informal a woman’s female friends: · We’re having a girls’ night out.
British English informal a man’s male friends: · a night out with the lads
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who does something with someone else
someone who takes part in a sport or game, or a business or social activity with you: · Have you got a partner for the dance on Saturday?· The firm was so successful that she took on a partner.· We called a meeting with Russco, our partners in the construction project.a business/trading partner: · Manson and I were business partners, but not friends.a marriage/sexual partner: · People who have many sexual partners are more at risk from AIDS.be partners: · Let's have a game of cards -- you and Frank can be partners.
: fellow passenger/worker/student etc someone who is travelling, working, studying etc with you: · The accident happened when Roland was walking home with fellow student Karl Xavier.· Toni's views on the Kyoto Treaty were echoed by her fellow workers.
someone that you spend a lot of time with, especially someone that provides friendship or conversation while you are doing something, for example travelling: · Mum and Dad didn't seem to approve much of my new companions.· He left the major part of his £60 million fortune to his close friend and companion, Jerry Edwards.a drinking/travelling etc companion: · Ed is a great travelling companion - funny and sensible at the same time.
informal someone who spends a lot of time with another person, and is usually less important or powerful than them: · Tom and his sidekick Larry sauntered into the bar, plainly looking for a fight.· Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr Watson
someone who helps another person to commit a crime: · After the robbery, the men escaped in a stolen car driven by an accomplice.accomplice in: · Two other boys were accused of being accomplices in the attack.
WORD SETS
abstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
(=someone you spend most or all of the time with)· The two boys became constant companions.
· At school, we were close companions for several years.
British English, a traveling companion American English (=someone you travel somewhere with)· I knew that Dave would be a good travelling companion.
(=someone you have dinner with)· We saw him in the restaurant with a very attractive dinner companion.
· Do you know who his female companion was?
· For older people a pet cat can be a very good companion.
(=someone you go out with to drink alcohol)· George was out again with his drinking companions.
(=someone who lives or spends time with someone throughout their life)· Lucinda was her best friend and lifelong companion.
literary (=a very close friend)· Charles arrived at the house, together with his boon companion Herbert.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· This was the man whom Anselm chose as his closest companion on the strength of a meeting thirteen years earlier.· Ingrid, her close friend and companion, knew that was only the outward achievement.· Second, his indifference to business proficiency as a qualification for his closest companions.· Take comfort in close companions who are really supportive and ready to listen.· He had lost another close companion, another friend, one who had helped and guided him and given him such pleasure.· This month, a close companion will try to push you into something unappealing.· Therefore, in spite of arguments from certain relatives, partners or close companions, you must go where fortune beckons.· But the Jaguthin who became my close companions were summoned at night, during the full moon.
· Lets hope Community Care will be a constant companion and source of support to Thompson in the future.· He was always in charge of the evening, and Mike became his most constant drinking companion.· His responsibilities and favours escalated and he was soon her personal attendant and constant companion.· Make soap and hot water your constant kitchen companions.· Poor, beautiful Johnny ... As the next day or two dragged by, fear became Cassie's almost constant companion.· I hardly ever see a fish so large anymore, which were my constant companions when I began diving.· They became constant companions and Corbett often found them playing cat's-cradle in some comer or window embrasure.· Adolescent Egocentrism Egocentrism is a constant companion of cognitive development.
· Men could and did eat sandwiches while their female companions ate nothing.· None the less, park officials are giving some thought to providing a female companion for the albino alligator, Boyer said.· First, the male - female bonding is weakened owing to the low frequency of male interactions with most of his female companions.· All the passengers, except for myself and my female companion were sick.· One little anthology in 1950 of wise, witty and tender sayings from the female companions of the great.· With him still carefully shielding his female companion with a large umbrella, they moved off toward the hotel entrance.· Hughes had a constant supply of glamorous female companions.· At other seasons the male may entirely lack sexually active female companions.
· She had at the back of her mind the thought that some new male companion might figure in it.· Finally he committed himself to a sanitarium, and after several months was sent home with a male companion.· The helicopter involved in the search later found an injured woman with two male companions.
· But wherever they had gone, she had been the perfect companion: enthusiastic, amusing and loving.· Parsley is also the perfect herb companion for garlic, which is an important ingredient in this bread.· Arthur, who had followed so much of Jack's inner journey, was the perfect companion during those strange days.· The two-bedroom rented stone house had been a perfect companion: quiet, comfortable and cozy.
· Indeed, I worship the little devil, but only as a travelling companion.· Her travelling companions had quietened, as if some one in authority had arrived.· Blake sighed, and ran to catch up with his travelling companion.· In the back of the taxi, our two temporary travelling companions sit as far apart as possible.· Thesiger invited him and his travelling companion to spend the night with his caravan.· Wilfred Thesiger with travelling companions in southern Arabia.· People who feel sorry for my old bridesmaid and travelling companion are barking up the wrong tree.
NOUN
· Close friend James Hewitt was the princess's dinner companion.· A dieting dinner companion ordered two appetizers and no entree one time and was extremely happy.· No doubt, too, he was dreaming pleasant dreams of his dinner companion of last night!· Both were wonderful dinner companions and I thoroughly enjoyed my evening.· Former flames James Gilbey and James Hewitt became dinner companions.
· The nose is mutilated; the bust was apparently deliberately buried in late antiquity with a companion piece of slightly later date.· Successful use of this approach may require major organization-wide education programs as a companion piece.
· Although Roche-lobe overflow from the companion star seems the most likely source of this material, there is a problem.· Astrometry can also detect small wobbles in the motions of stars that may reveal unseen companion stars or large planets.· Antares has a greenish companion star which is a radio source, but it is not visible with binoculars.· The alleged solar companion star was named Nemesis by its advocates.· There is no evidence for any eclipse of the pulsar by the companion star, showing that it is compact.
· Loaded into a laptop computer, they can make terrific travel companions.
· The Society now wishes to produce another companion volume in the form of illustrations of labelled and name-stamped London furniture.· Perhaps a companion volume on dynamic headspace is in the offing?· Along with its companion volume this book can be recommended to newcomers, and to more experienced workers.· A companion volume to the Handy album, and very nearly as good.
VERB
· She became Elizabeth's companion, rather than servant, to their mutual surprise.· At this point I am getting that sense of logical vertigo that will become my companion throughout this journey.· They became constant companions and Corbett often found them playing cat's-cradle in some comer or window embrasure.· The interview format of the script gives an active role to the audience; they become companions in the act of discovery.· For single middle-class women without dowries there was only the prospect of becoming a governess or companion.· The people we met during the day became our table companions in the evening.· More to the purpose at this moment, what has become of your companions, Master James?· We bomb what we hate and the pieces of torn flesh become our constant companions.
· They occur far more through personal experience and the give-and-take of discussion with friends, neighbours, drinking companions and colleagues.· He was always in charge of the evening, and Mike became his most constant drinking companion.· Eventually I delivered my health to chance and drank whatever my companions drank.
· Compared to my traveling companions, I had burdened myself with an almost impossible goal for our week-long journey in the Sierra.· Also check on whether you can buy a coupon booklet for a traveling companion under the age of 62.· Is your portable computer your favorite traveling companion?· His traveling companion is a mysterious and quiet fellow called Sam.· Spring sauntered north, but he had to run like hell to keep it as his traveling companion.· But my traveling companion, more wary and savvy than I, smelled scam.· What my traveling companion remembered from the mid 1970s as a lonely, windswept point has become a bustling little town.
· She turned back to her companions with a sniff.· She was ready to do whatever he asked and she turned his companions at once back into men again.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • A lot has to do with one's travelling companion.
  • Blake sighed, and ran to catch up with his travelling companion.
  • Her travelling companions had quietened, as if some one in authority had arrived.
  • In the back of the taxi, our two temporary travelling companions sit as far apart as possible.
  • Indeed, I worship the little devil, but only as a travelling companion.
  • My other travelling companion, John Lawrence, would describe himself first and foremost as a writer.
  • Sad for the bulk of his travelling companions; glad that his own destiny was different.
  • Thesiger invited him and his travelling companion to spend the night with his caravan.
1someone you spend a lot of time with, especially a friend:  For ten years he had been her constant companion. His dog became his closest companion. a travelling companiondinner/drinking companion► see thesaurus at friend2one of a pair of things that go together or can be used togethercompanion to This book is a companion to Professor Farrer’s first work.companion volume/piece etc The ‘Encyclopedia of Gardening’ is a companion volume to the ‘Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers’.3used in the titles of books about a particular subject:  ‘A Companion to Japanese Literature’4someone, especially a woman, who is paid to live or travel with an older personCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa constant/inseparable companion (=someone you spend most or all of the time with)· The two boys became constant companions.a close companion· At school, we were close companions for several years.a travelling companion British English, a traveling companion American English (=someone you travel somewhere with)· I knew that Dave would be a good travelling companion.a dinner/dining companion (=someone you have dinner with)· We saw him in the restaurant with a very attractive dinner companion.a female/male companion· Do you know who his female companion was?a good/perfect/wonderful companion· For older people a pet cat can be a very good companion.a drinking companion (=someone you go out with to drink alcohol)· George was out again with his drinking companions.a lifelong companion (=someone who lives or spends time with someone throughout their life)· Lucinda was her best friend and lifelong companion.a boon companion literary (=a very close friend)· Charles arrived at the house, together with his boon companion Herbert.
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