companion
美音:
[kəm´pænjən
]英音:
[kəm´pænjən
]n.同伴,共事者
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词形变化:
动词过去式:companioned 过去分词:companioned 现在分词:companioning 第三人称单数:companions
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pan=bread(面包)
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companion
/kəm'pænɪən; kəm`pænjən/
n
1 (a) person or animal that goes with, or spends much time with, another (相伴的)人或动物; 同伴; 伙伴
*my companions on the journey 我的旅伴
* A dog is a faithful companion. 狗是忠实的伙伴.
* (fig 比喻) Fear was the hostage's constant companion. 恐惧的心情始终缠绕着人质.
(b) person who shares in the work, pleasures, misfortunes, etc of another 与另一人共事、同甘共苦等的人
*companions in arms, ie fellow soldiers 战友
* companions in misfortune, ie people suffering together 共患难的人.
(c) person with similar tastes, interests, etc 有共同兴趣、爱好等的人
*She's an excellent companion. 她是个好伴侣.
* They're `drinking companions. 他们是酒友.
* His brother is not much of a companion for him. 他哥哥和他志趣不大相投.
2 person employed to live with another (esp sb old or ill) as a friend 受雇的陪伴人(如朋友般与雇主, 尤指老人或病人, 一起生活者)
*to take a post as a ,paid com`panion 受雇作陪伴人.
3 one of a matching pair or set of things (成双、成对或成套的)物品之一
*[attrib 作定语] The companion volume will soon be published. 这卷书的姊妹篇即将问世.
4 (used in book titles 用于书的题目) handbook; reference book 手册; 参考书
*the ,Gardener's Com`panion 《园艺指南》.
5 Companion member of certain distinguished orders (order1 10a) 有某等勋位的人
*Com,panion of `Honour 勋爵.
6 (idm 习语) a boon companion => boon2.
companion
n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: compagnon, from Late Latin companio, from Latin com- ( COM-) + panis 'bread, food']
someone you spend a lot of time with, especially a friend
For ten years he had been her constant companion .
His dog became his closest companion .
a travelling companion
dinner/drinking companion
one of a pair of things that go together or can be used together
companion to
This book is a companion to Professor Farrer's first work.
companion volume/piece etc
The Encyclopedia of Gardening is a companion volume to the Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers.
used in the titles of books about a particular subject
A Companion to Japanese Literature
someone, especially a woman, who is paid to live or travel with an older person
1. That evening my Chinese companion and I climbed into a chartered van to go to dinner and a show, 当天晚上我和这位中国伙伴一起坐上了旅游包车去吃晚饭、看表演。
2. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water- skiing for the last fifteen minutes. 他拼命向他的同伴挥手,这个同伴在刚才十五分钟里一直在水上滑水撬。
3. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes. 他绝望地向他的伙伴挥手,他的伙伴在过去的15分钟里一直在滑水。
4. A dog is a faithful companion. 狗是忠实的伙伴.
5. At such times he was a most delightful companion, full of wit and humour, with a laugh that came straight from the heart. 在这种时候,他是一位最令人愉快的同伴,睿智而具有幽默感,带着发自内心的笑。
6. (A companion study showed girls' popularity with their peers was also related to the popularity of their names — although the connection was less clear for boys.) (一个与之配套的研究表明:女孩受同龄人欢迎的程度也与她们的名字受欢迎的程度有关系。虽然对男孩来说这种关系不太明显。)
7. Upon returning, I told my companion, "You've been invited backstage." 我一回来就告诉我的伙伴:"有人请你到后台去。"
8. Leonov and his companion, Beliaiev, began making preparations for the historic walk shortly after their flight began. 列昂诺夫和他的同伴别利亚耶夫在起飞之后不久, 就开始为这次历史性的漫步进行工作了.
9. Listen to him: “I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” 听听他是这么说的:"我发现没有任何同伴比独处更好。"
10. I had just noticed the place and had turned to my companion, saying, "I've never seen this store. Let's go in." 那时我刚注意到这个地方并转向我的同伴,对她说:"我从未见过这家商店。咱们进去吧。"
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