名詞 mate:

1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship
   同義詞：first mate
2. a fellow member of a team
   同義詞：teammate
3. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
4. a person's partner in marriage
   同義詞：spouse, partner, married person, better half
5. an exact duplicate
   同義詞：match
6. South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
   同義詞：Paraguay tea, Ilex paraguariensis
7. informal term for a friend of the same sex
8. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
9. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
   同義詞：checkmate

動(dòng)詞 mate:

1. make love
   同義詞：copulate, pair, couple
2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together
   同義詞：match, couple, pair, twin
3. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
   同義詞：checkmate

1. He is looking for a wife but he hasn't found his ideal mate.
   他正在尋找未來(lái)的妻子，但還沒(méi)有找到理想人選。
2. The male hunts for food while his mate guards the nest.
   雌性動(dòng)物守巢時(shí)，雄性動(dòng)物獵食。

mate

n.（名詞）
One of a matched pair:
相匹配的一對(duì)中的一個(gè)：
例句：
the mate to this glove.
這支手套的另一支

A spouse.
配偶

Either of a pair of animals or birds that associate in order to propagate.
一方：鳥(niǎo)或獸的為了繁殖的配偶中的一只
Either of a pair of animals brought together for breeding.
配對(duì)：為繁殖而配到一起的鳥(niǎo)、獸的一只

A person with whom one is in close association; an associate.
伙伴，同事：與一個(gè)人有密切關(guān)系的人；同伴
A good friend or companion.
好朋友或同伴
A deck officer on a merchant ship ranking below the master.
大副：商船上低于船長(zhǎng)的甲板上的官員
A U.S. Navy petty officer who is an assistant to a warrant officer.
下士：美國(guó)海軍作四級(jí)準(zhǔn)尉助手的小官
v.（動(dòng)詞）
mat.ed,mat.ing,mates
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To join closely; pair.
使密切結(jié)合；使配對(duì)
To unite in marriage.
使成夫婦
To pair (animals) for breeding.
使（動(dòng)物）交配
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To become joined in marriage.
成配偶

To be paired for reproducing; breed.
為了繁殖而配對(duì)的；繁殖
To copulate.
交媾

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Middle Low German m3te, gemate [messmate]
源自 中古低地德語(yǔ) m3te, gemate [同伴]

mate
mate 2

n.（名詞）
A checkmate.
將死王棋
v.tr.intr.（及物動(dòng)詞和不及物動(dòng)詞）
mat.ed,mat.ing,mates
To checkmate or achieve a checkmate.
將死或使徹底失敗

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French mat [checkmated]
源自 古法語(yǔ) mat [被將死的]
from Arabic m3t [dead] * see checkmate
源自 阿拉伯語(yǔ) m3t [死的] *參見(jiàn) checkmate