n.[C]

1. （可用作称呼）朋友，友人
   He is a close friend of mine.

   他是我的挚友。

2. 赞助者；支持者[（+of/to）]
   That rich lady is a friend of the arts.

   那位富婆是艺术的赞助者。

3. 同胞；同伴
4. （经常遇见的）陌生人

vt.

1. 与……为友；帮助

n.

1. a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.
   ▸used in polite address to an acquaintance or stranger.
2. a familiar or helpful thing.
3. a person who supports a particular cause or organization:
   the Friends of the Welsh National Opera.
4. (in battle) an ally.
5. (Friend) a member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker.

v.