mate

名词 mate:

1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship
   同义词：first mate
2. a fellow member of a team
   同义词：teammate
3. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
4. a person's partner in marriage
   同义词：spouse, partner, married person, better half
5. an exact duplicate
   同义词：match
6. South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
   同义词：Paraguay tea, Ilex paraguariensis
7. informal term for a friend of the same sex
8. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
9. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
   同义词：checkmate

动词 mate:

1. make love
   同义词：copulate, pair, couple
2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together
   同义词：match, couple, pair, twin
3. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
   同义词：checkmate

1. He is looking for a wife but he hasn't found his ideal mate.
   他正在寻找未来的妻子，但还没有找到理想人选。
2. The male hunts for food while his mate guards the nest.
   雌性动物守巢时，雄性动物猎食。

mate

n.（名词）
One of a matched pair:
相匹配的一对中的一个：
例句：
the mate to this glove.
这支手套的另一支

A spouse.
配偶

Either of a pair of animals or birds that associate in order to propagate.
一方：鸟或兽的为了繁殖的配偶中的一只
Either of a pair of animals brought together for breeding.
配对：为繁殖而配到一起的鸟、兽的一只

A person with whom one is in close association; an associate.
伙伴，同事：与一个人有密切关系的人；同伴
A good friend or companion.
好朋友或同伴
A deck officer on a merchant ship ranking below the master.
大副：商船上低于船长的甲板上的官员
A U.S. Navy petty officer who is an assistant to a warrant officer.
下士：美国海军作四级准尉助手的小官
v.（动词）
mat.ed,mat.ing,mates
v.tr.（及物动词）
To join closely; pair.
使密切结合；使配对
To unite in marriage.
使成夫妇
To pair (animals) for breeding.
使（动物）交配
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become joined in marriage.
成配偶

To be paired for reproducing; breed.
为了繁殖而配对的；繁殖
To copulate.
交媾

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Middle Low German m3te, gemate [messmate]
源自 中古低地德语 m3te, gemate [同伴]

mate
mate 2

n.（名词）
A checkmate.
将死王棋
v.tr.intr.（及物动词和不及物动词）
mat.ed,mat.ing,mates
To checkmate or achieve a checkmate.
将死或使彻底失败

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French mat [checkmated]
源自 古法语 mat [被将死的]
from Arabic m3t [dead] * see checkmate
源自 阿拉伯语 m3t [死的] *参见 checkmate