| 单词 | friend |
| 释义 | friend —friend /frend/ noun [C] (PERSON GIVING MONEY) ► F0 someone who gives money to an arts organization or charity in order to support it: » The Friends of the Royal Academy raised £10,000 towards the cost of the exhibition.Thesaurus+: ↑Charity organizations , ↑Generous and charitableWord partners for friend• ♯have/♯find/♯make friends• ♯be/♯become friends ♯with sb• sb's ♯best/♯closest/♯oldest friendWord Builder:–Nouns: friend, friendliness–Adjectives: friendly, unfriendly–Verbs: befriendnoun [C] (PERSON YOU LIKE) A1 a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family: » She's my best/oldest/closest friend - we've known each other since we were five.» He's a family friend/friend of the family.» This restaurant was recommended to me by a friend of mine.» We've been friends for years.» José and Pilar are (good) friends of ours.» We're (good) friends with José and Pilar.» She said that she and Peter were just (good) friends (= they were not having a sexual relationship).» I've made a lot of friends in this job.» He finds it difficult to make friends.→ SEE ALSO BEFRIEND(Cf. ↑befriend)Thesaurus+: ↑Friends, acquaintances and contemporariesF0 someone who is not an enemy and who you can trust: » You don't have to pretend any more - you're among friends now.Thesaurus+: ↑Friends, acquaintances and contemporariesWord partners for friend• ♯have/♯find/♯make friends• ♯be/♯become friends ♯with sb• sb's ♯best/♯closest/♯oldest friendWord Builder:–Nouns: friend, friendliness–Adjectives: friendly, unfriendly–Verbs: befriendCollocations:–Adjectives-lu. a best/close/dear/good/trusted friend» A small ceremony was held for close friends and family.-lu. a lifelong/longtime/old friend» They met at school and remained lifelong friends.-lu. a family/mutual/school friend» He bumped into an old school friend on holiday.–Verbs-lu. become/have/make friends» He found it difficult to make friends in his new job.–Nouns-lu. friends and family/neighbours/relatives» She invited all her friends and neighbours round for a drink.-lu. a circle/group of friends» She had a wide circle of friends at university.–Prepositions-lu. a friend of sb» I'd like you to meet a friend of mine.• • • Extra Examples:» Is he a friend of yours ?» Come and meet my friend Laura.» Is it okay if I bring a friend to the party?» I got a call from an old college friend last night.» He's not my boyfriend - we're just good friends!Common mistake: friend! Warning: Choose the correct verb!! To talk about starting a friendly relationship with someone, don't say 'meet/find/get friends', say make friends:✗ If you don't speak English, it's hard to meet friends.» If you don't speak English, it's hard to make friends.verb [T] INFORMAL ► F0 to invite someone to be your friend on a social networking website: » I friended her and sent her a message. |
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