| 单词 | mate |
| 释义 | mate (once / 162 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n Someone's mate is their spouse, partner, boyfriend, or girlfriend. Your grandmother's long-term sweetheart is her mate. Awwww. A husband or wife is one kind of mate, and animals have mates too, chosen for reproduction and sometimes to assist in raising babies. Anything that comes in a pair — like socks, contacts, shoes, or earrings — also has a mate. Your pal or buddy can be called a mate as well. As a verb, to mate means "to breed" or "to reproduce." In Middle Low German, mate means "one eating at the same table." WORD FAMILYmate: mated, mateed, mateless, mater, mates, matey, mating, mismate+/mated: unmated/mater: maters/mating: matings/mismate: mismated, mismates, mismating USAGE EXAMPLESBut he looked deeper and found this lovely move, calculating – despite having just two minutes left on his clock – that mate was inevitable. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) July 12: Trump again attacks the Carrier decision during a campaign rally in suburban Indianapolis, three days before he announces Pence as his running mate. Washington Times(Nov 30, 2016) A tiger mates with a lion in the distance. The Guardian(Nov 30, 2016) 1 1n a person's partner in marriage Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper better half, married person, partner, spouse Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861) Bathsheba(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC) Catherine of Aragonfirst wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) Anne Hathawaywife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623) Marquise de MaintenonFrench consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) Rachel(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin Rebecca(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau Ruththe great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament Sarah(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac bigamist someone who marries one person while already legally married to another consortthe husband or wife of a reigning monarch helpmate, helpmeeta helpful partner hubby, husband, married mana married man; a woman's partner in marriage monogamist, monogynistsomeone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) honeymooner, newlywedsomeone recently married polygamistsomeone who is married to two or more people at the same time married woman, wifea married woman; a man's partner in marriage battle-ax, battle-axea sharp-tongued domineering wife benedick, benedicta newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) bridea woman who has recently been married crown princessthe wife of a crown prince cuckolda man whose wife committed adultery family mana man whose family is of major importance in his life first ladythe wife of a chief executive golf widowa wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf bridegroom, grooma man who has recently been married honest womana wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time) house husband, househusbanda husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income homemaker, housewife, lady of the house, woman of the housea wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income marchionessthe wife or widow of a marquis matrona married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified mayoressthe wife of a mayor missis, missusinformal term of address for someone's wife old ladyyour own wife polyandrista woman with two or more husbands polygynista man with two or more wives prince consorta prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign sheika, sheikhathe wife of a sheik signoraan Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name trophy wifea wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man ux., uxor(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife uxoricidea husband who murders his wife vicereinewife of a viceroy viscountessa wife or widow of a viscount domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship relation, relativea person related by blood or marriage 2n the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) he loved the mare and all her mates camels hate leaving their mates Hyper animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna a living organism characterized by voluntary movement 3n one of a pair he lost the mate to his shoe Syn|Hyper fellow singleton a single object (as distinguished from a pair) 4n an exact duplicate Syn|Hyper match duplicate, duplication a copy that corresponds to an original exactly 5n informal term for a friend of the same sex Hyper friend a person you know well and regard with affection and trust 6n a fellow member of a team Syn|Hyper teammate associate a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor 7n the officer below the master on a commercial ship Syn|Hyper first mate officer, ship's officer a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel 8v engage in sexual intercourse Birds mate in the Spring Hypo|Hyper nick mate successfully; of livestock have intercourse, have sex, love, roll in the hayhave sexual intercourse with treadmate with serve, servicemate with have, takehave sex with; archaic use fornicatehave sex without being married standbe available for stud services conjoin, join make contact or come together 9v bring two objects, ideas, or people together 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper couple, match, pair, twin match give or join in marriage mismate provide with an unsuitable mate mismatchmatch badly; match two objects or people that do not go together bring together, join cause to become joined or linked 1n a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king Syn|Hyper checkmate chess move the act of moving a chess piece 2v place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game 3Syn|Hyper checkmate beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 1n South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea Syn|Hyper Ilex paraguariensis, Paraguay tea holly any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges 2n South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate Hyper beverage, drink, drinkable, potable any liquid suitable for drinking |
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