a friend
He's my best mate from school.
他是我在學校裡最好的朋友。
a friendly way to address someone
Hey mate, can you help me?
嘿,朋友,你能幫我一下嗎?
someone you live or do things with
My flatmate is a good mate.
我的室友是個好朋友。
an animal's partner for having babies
The bird found a mate for life.
這隻鳥找到了終身伴侶。
a husband, wife, or partner
She found her perfect mate online.
她在網上找到了完美的伴侶。
a helper for a skilled worker
The plumber's mate passed him the tools.
水管工的助手把工具遞給了他。
a ship officer below captain
The mate helped navigate the ship.
大副幫助導航船隻。
winning move in chess
Checkmate is the final move to win.
將死是獲勝的最後一步。
complete defeat
It was mate for the losing team.
這對輸掉的隊伍來說是徹底失敗。
to have sex to make babies
Birds mate in the spring.
鳥類在春天交配。
to put animals together to breed
They mate the horses carefully.
他們小心地讓馬匹交配。
to win in chess
He mated his opponent in three moves.
他在三步之內將死了對手。
to defeat completely
Our team mated theirs easily.
我們隊輕鬆擊敗了他們隊。