/meɪt; met/
n
1 (a) (infml 口) (male) friend, companion or fellow-worker （男的）朋友, 夥伴, 同事
*He's an old mate of mine. 他是我的老夥伴.
* I'm off for a drink with my mates. 我要和同事出去喝一杯.
(b) (Brit sl 俚) (used as a form of address to a man 用作对男子的称呼)
*Where are you off to, mate? 老兄, 你上哪儿去?
(c) (in compounds 用以构成复合词) person participating in the same named activity, organization, etc or sharing the same accommodation 参与同一活动、组织等或同享食宿的人
*my room-mate/flat-mate 与我同住一室[一单元]的人
* her team-mates, class-mates, playmates 她的队友、同学、夥伴.
2 (in job names 用于工作名称中) assistant of a skilled workman 熟练工的助手
*a plumber's mate 铅管工的助手.
3 (in the merchant navy) ship's officer below the rank of captain （商船中）级别低于船长的职员
*the chief mate, ie ranking just below the captain 大副
* the first/second/third mate 大[二/三]副.
4 (a) either of a pair of birds or animals 一对鸟或兽之一
*The blackbird sat on the nest waiting for the return of her mate. 黑鹂在巢中等候其雄鸟归来.
(b) (infml 口) husband or wife 丈夫; 妻子.

/meɪt; met/
v [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (with sth) (of birds or animals) (cause to) come together to have sexual intercourse and produce young （指鸟或兽）（使）交配
*Pandas rarely mate (with each other) in captivity. 猫熊在豢养环境中很少（彼此）交配.
* Our bitch should produce a fine litter. We mated her with John's dog. 我们那条母狗应能生一窝很好的小狗. 我们让约翰的狗给她配了种.

/meɪt; met/
n = checkmate.