新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

mate

英  [meɪt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • mates

    1[C 可数名词] 配偶 , 性伴侣

    Someone's wife, husband, or sexual partner can be referred to as their mate.

    近义词

    partner

    双语例句

    例:

    He has found his ideal mate.

    他已经找到了理想的伴侣。

    2[C 可数名词] 交配对象

    An animal's mate is its sexual partner.

    双语例句

    例:

    The males guard their mates zealously.

    雄性动物热情地守护它们的交配对象。

    例:

    Male nightingales sing to attract a mate and establish their territory.

    雄性夜莺鸣唱以吸引配偶并建立它们的领地。

    VERB. 动词
  • mates , mating , mated

    1[RECIP 相互动词] 交配

    When animals mate, a male and a female have sex in order to produce young.

    双语例句

    例:

    This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen from staying in the nest.

    这可以使它们正常交配,同时也阻止雌禽待在窝里。

    例:

    They want the males to mate with wild females.

    他们想让这些雄性动物和野生的雌性动物交配。

    例:

    It is easy to tell when a female is ready to mate.

    很容易辨别雌性何时乐于交配。

    例:

    the mating season.

    交配季节。