新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

mateIELTS重点词汇

英 [meɪt]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

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。

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