n.[C]
- （可用作称呼）朋友，友人
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He is a close
friend of mine.
他是我的挚友。
- 赞助者；支持者[（+of/to）]
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That rich lady is a
friend of the arts.
那位富婆是艺术的赞助者。
- 同胞；同伴
- （经常遇见的）陌生人
vt.
- 与……为友；帮助
短语
friend at court
- 有权势的朋友
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She has a
friend at court.
她有靠山。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- 患难见真情。
fair-weather friend
- 不能共患难的朋友，酒肉朋友
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He has realized that Bill is a
fair-weather friend.
他已意识到比尔是个不能共患难的朋友。
make friends
- 交朋友
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He
makes friends easily.
他善于结交朋友。
辨析
n.
- 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.
- a familiar or helpful thing.
- a person who supports a particular cause or organization:
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the Friends of the Welsh National Opera.
- (in battle) an ally.
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(Friend)
a member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker.
v.
archaic befriend.
Phrase
- be
(or make)
friends with
be (or become) on friendly terms with. - a friend at court
a person in a position to use their influence on one's behalf.
Derivative
Etymology
OE frēond, of Gmc origin; rel. to free.
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