[ 过去式 mated 过去分词 mated 现在分词 mating ]
同义词：first mate
a fellow member of a team"it was his first start against his former teammates"
同义词：teammate
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)"he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"
a person's partner in marriage同义词：spousepartnermarried personbetter half
an exact duplicate同义词：match
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea同义词：Paraguay teaIlex paraguariensis
informal term for a friend of the same sexSouth American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called matea chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king同义词：checkmate
v.make love"Birds mate in the Spring"
同义词：copulatepaircouple
bring two objects, ideas, or people together同义词：matchcouplepairtwin
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game"Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
同义词：checkmate
BABY MATE 宝贝伴侣 ; 宝宝伴侣
coffee mate 奶精 ; 奶粗 ; 义大利冒险 ; 咖啡朋友
Mate Šestan马丁
to mate 西红柿 ; 番茄 ; 配对 ; 将死
mate killer接合致死者
dorm mate 室友 ; 合租一间宿舍的人
Mate Types 配对类型 ; 共同类型
mate with 紧密配合 ; 使紧密配合 ; 翻译
body mate 抑或身体伴侣 ; 身体的伴侣 ; 机构性伴侣 ; 身体队友
更多收起网络短语soul mate情人；性情相投的人；心心相印的伙伴
running mate（美）竞选伙伴
mate with使紧密配合
chief mate 大副（等于chief officer）
这组词都有“朋友”的意思，其区别是：
acquaintance指彼此相识，但交往不甚密切，相互间没有深厚情感的人。
pal口语用词，指十分要好的朋友。
mate最普通用词，既可指好友、同事，又可指合伙人，还可指配偶的一方。
friend一般用词，指某人喜爱并乐意与之相交往的人。
A donkeymatewitha mare.
驴和母马交配。
《21世纪大英汉词典》
However,todoso,it mustfindanunoccupiedterritoryand a member of theoppositesexwithwhich tomate.
然而，要想成为领头狼，必须找到一块未被占领的领地和一头能够与之交配的异性狼。
Ithasnot twobutsevensexes, and eachonecanmatewithany of the others,whichopens up the field considerably.
它远不止有两种性别，而是七种，每个个体可以和任何其他个体交配，这就大大地打开了求偶的场面。