mate¹/met; meɪt/ n 1 [C] BrE informal a friend 【英,非正式】 朋友; 伙伴: my mate Dave 我的朋友戴夫 I went with some of my mates from work. 我和几个同事一起去。 2BrE and AustrE spoken used as a friendly way to talk to someone else, especially a man 【英和澳,口】老兄; 伙计〔尤用于男子的友好称呼〕: How are you, mate? 你好吗,老兄? 3 [C] the sexual PARTNER of an animal 〔动物的〕配偶,伴侣 4 an officer on a ship 〔船上的〕大副 → see also 另见 CLASSMATE, ROOMMATE