mate /meit/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the officer below the master on a commercial ship
• (n.) the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
• (n.) one of a pair

Chinese translation

• n. 配偶, 对手, 助手, (象棋)将死
• vt. 使配对, 使一致, 结伴, (象棋)将死
• vi. 成配偶, 紧密配合

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/meit/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.55 · Rare

Word forms

mated, mating, mates

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