friend
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A friend is someone who you know well and like, but who is not related to you. 朋友
I had a long talk about this with my best friend. 我和我最好的朋友就此進行了長談。
She never was a close friend of mine. 她從來就不是我的密友。
2. N-COUNT If one country refers to another as a friend, they mean that the other country is not an enemy of theirs. 盟國
The president said that Japan is now a friend and international partner. 縂統說日本現在是盟國和國際夥伴。
3. N-PLURAL If you are friends with someone, you are their friend and they are yours. (與…是) 朋友
I still wanted to be friends with Alison. 我仍然希望同艾莉森做朋友。
We remained good friends. 我們一直是好朋友。
4. N-PLURAL/N-IN-NAMES The friends of a country, cause, organization, or a famous politician are the people and organizations who help and support them. 支持者
...the friends of Israel. …以色列的支持者。
5. PHRASE If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends. 同…交朋友
He has made friends with the kids on the street. 他同街上的孩子們交上了朋友。
Dennis made friends easily. 丹尼斯容易交上朋友。
返回 friend
friend /frɛnd/ (friends)
剑桥词典
- Is he a friend of yours ?
- Come and meet my friend Laura.
- Is it okay if I bring a friend to the party ?
- I got a call from an old college friend last night .
- He's not my boyfriend - we're just good friends!
friend noun [C] (PERSON YOU LIKE)
a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family朋友，友人
She's my best /oldest /closest friend - we've known each other since we were five. 她是我最要好／交情最久／最親密的朋友——我們5嵗的時候就認識了。
He's a family friend/friend of the family . 他是全家人的朋友。
This restaurant was recommended to me by a friend of mine. 這家餐館是我的一個朋友給我推薦的。
We've been friends for years . 我們已是多年的朋友了。
José and Pilar are (good) friends of ours. 何塞和皮拉爾是我們的（好）朋友。
We're (good) friends with José and Pilar. 我們和何塞、皮拉爾是（好）朋友。
She said that she and Peter were just (good) friends (= they were not having a sexual relationship ). 她說自己和彼得衹是（好）朋友而已。
I've made a lot of friends in this job . 我從事這項工作結交了很多朋友。
He finds it difficult to make friends. 他發現交朋友很難。
也見
befriend
someone who is not an enemy and who you can trust
自己人；盟友
You don't have to pretend any more - you're among friends now. 你不用再裝了——現在大家都是自己人。
例句
friend noun [C] (PERSON GIVING MONEY)
someone who gives money to an arts organization or charity in order to support it
（劇院等藝術機搆或慈善組織的）捐資者，贊助人
The Friends of the Royal Academy raised £10,000 towards the cost of the exhibition . 皇家藝術學院之友爲此次展覽籌集了1萬英鎊。
習語
a friend in need is a friend indeedhave friends in high places
what are friends for?
with friends like you, who needs enemies? 返回 friend