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单词 companion
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companion

noun
 
/kəmˈpænjən/
/kəmˈpænjən/
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  1.  
    a person or an animal that travels with you or spends a lot of time with you
    • travelling companions
    • Geoff was my companion on the journey.
    • (figurative) Fear was the hostages' constant companion.
    see also animal companion, stable companionTopics Family and relationshipsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • agreeable
    • boon
    • charming
    companion + noun
    • animal
    preposition
    • companion for
    • companion to
    See full entry
  2.  
    a person who shares your experiences, especially when these are particularly pleasant or unpleasant
    • She was a charming dinner companion.
    • His younger brother is not much of a companion for him.
    • They're drinking companions (= they go out drinking together).
    • We became companions in misfortune.
    • He was an entertaining dinner companion.
    see also boon companion
    Wordfinder
    • acquaintance
    • bond
    • buddy
    • companion
    • comrade
    • friend
    • mate
    • neighbour
    • platonic
    • playmate
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • agreeable
    • boon
    • charming
    companion + noun
    • animal
    preposition
    • companion for
    • companion to
    See full entry
  3. a person, usually a woman, employed to live with and help somebody, especially somebody old or ill
    • She lived in the house as a companion to our grandmother.
  4. one of a pair of things that go together or can be used together
    • A companion volume is soon to be published.
  5. used in book titles to describe a book giving useful facts and information on a particular subject
    • A Companion to French Literature
  6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French compaignon, literally ‘one who breaks bread with another’, based on Latin com- ‘together with’ + panis ‘bread’.
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