mate /meit/ I. n. ［c］ 1.伙伴，同事：Where are you going mate? 老兄，上哪儿去? 2.配偶，伴侣：a life-long mate 终身伴侣；the mate for him 他的配偶 ‖II. vt.& vi. 成为配偶；(使)交配：mate a woman with a man 使一男一女结成夫妻 I will not mate with him. 我不愿与他为友。The animals were mated last spring. 去年春天这些动物交配过了。