英语词汇“friend”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

首页英汉汉英英英词组用法例句同义词写作俚语缩写词源词根法汉德汉日汉俄汉韩汉西汉意汉泰汉越汉

单词	friend
释义	friend I. \ˈfrend\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English frend, from Old English frēond; akin to Old High German friunt friend, relative, Old Norse frændi blood relative, friend, Gothic frijonds friend; all from the present participle of a Germanic verb represented by Old English frēogan, frēon to love, Old Saxon friohan, friehan, Old Norse frjā, Gothic frijon; akin to Old English frēo free — more at free 1. a. : one that seeks the society or welfare of another whom he holds in affection, respect, or esteem or whose companionship and personality are pleasurable : an intimate associate especially when other than a lover or relative — often used as a form of address b. : acquaintance 2. a. : one not hostile or not an enemy b. : one that is of the same nation, party, or other group and whose friendly feelings are assumed or from whom sympathy or cooperation is expected 3. : one that gives assistance or that favors or promotes something (as a cause, institution, or project) < friends of divorce and birth control, or critics of denominational education — Paul Blanshard > < the inexhaustible friend of all good causes — Van Wyck Brooks > < this trend has alarmed friends of the liberal arts — Raymond Walters b. 1885 > < nature is still the painter's nearest friend — F.J.Mather > 4. now chiefly Scotland : kinsman 5. a. obsolete : paramour b. : a favored date : a boyfriend or girlfriend : sweetheart 6. capitalized : one of a religious group of Christians that lay special stress on the guidance of the Holy Spirit, that reject outward rites and an ordained ministry, that practice simplicity of dress and speech, and that have a long tradition of actively working for peace and opposing war — called also Quaker 7. : a troublesome acquaintance : one causing or likely to cause annoyance < has your friend been up bothering you lately > Synonyms: acquaintance, intimate, confidant: friend applies to a person one has regarded with liking and a degree of respect and has known for a time in a pleasurable relationship neither notably intimate nor dependent wholly on business or professional ties < a friend is one who knows all about us, but is loyal to us just the same — C.A.Dial > < a companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves the man himself — James Boswell > acquaintance is likely to indicate one known, usually not unfavorably, with less familiarity, closeness, fellowship, and well-wishing than friend < you understand that I am not their friend. I am only a holiday acquaintance — Joseph Conrad > intimate implies a closeness precluding reserve or reservation < a few intimates in whose critical judgment he had confidence — Allen Johnson > confidant (applicable to persons of either sex, although the feminine form confidante is still used) indicates a person in whom one confides secrets, usually but not necessarily an intimate < the same detective and his friend and confidant, Dr. Watson — A.C.Ward > < could she make a confidant of such a man? Something in her yearned to unburden itself in a torrent of pitiful words — J.C.Powys > • - be friends with - make friends with II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English frenden, from frend, n. 1. obsolete : to make friends of : join as friends 2. : to act as the friend of : befriend, aid, serve < and I will friend you, if I may, in the dark and cloudy day — A.E.Housman >
随便看	resurrector resurrects resurrender resurvey resuscitable resuscitably resuscitate resuscitation resuscitation resuscitative resuscitator resveratrol reswear resymbolization resymbolize resynthesis resynthesize ret ret retable retablo retail retail retail credit retailer

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。