n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)配偶He is my mate from school days
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)交配Eagle pairs mate for life and raise their chicks together
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)搭檔The lioness was looking for her mate, the head lion
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)配偶Once I find my mate I will marry her
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)使配對If we mate the two pipes they won’t leak water
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)配對物I have my left shoe, now, where is its mate?
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)(商船的)助手Go and ask the mate, he knows where the captain is