| 释义 | 
		Noun: mating  meyting- The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
 "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"  - coupling, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union  Verb: mate  meyt- Engage in sexual intercourse
 "Birds mate in the Spring"  - copulate, pair, couple  - Bring two objects, ideas, or people together
  - match, couple, pair, twin  - Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
  - checkmate 
 Derived forms: matings Type of: beat, beat out, bring together, conjoin, crush, join, sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, shell, trounce, vanquish Encyclopedia: Mate  Mating |