n.[C]

1. 同伴，伙伴
   He found himself separated from his mates.

   他发现自己与伙伴们分开了。

2. （用作称呼）老兄，老弟
3. 配偶（夫或妻）；动物的配偶
   The widow mourned for her dead mate.

   那寡妇为她已故的丈夫服丧。

4. 配对物[（+to/of）]
   Where is the mate to this sock?

   与这只袜子配对的另一只在哪里？

5. （商船的）大副；助手
6. （美国海军）军士

vt.

1. 使成配偶；使配对；使交配[（+with）]
   They mated a horse with a donkey.

   他们把一匹马同一匹驴交配。

vi.

1. 成配偶，成伙伴[（+with）]
2. （鸟，兽）交配
   Many animals mate in the spring.

   许多动物在春天交配。

3. 紧密配合，啮合

n.

1. Brit. informal a friend or companion.
2. [in combination] a fellow member or joint occupant:
   his table-mates.
3. the sexual partner of a bird or other animal.
4. chiefly Brit. an assistant or deputy in some trades:
   a plumber's mate.
5. an officer on a merchant ship subordinate to the master. See also first mate.

v.

1. (with reference to animals or birds) come or bring together for breeding; copulate.
2. join or connect mechanically.

n.

v.