mating

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT Someone's wife, husband, or sexual partner can be referred to as their mate. 配偶; 性伴侶
He has found his ideal mate. 他已經找到了理想的配偶。
2. N-COUNT An animal's mate is its sexual partner. 交配對象
The males guard their mates zealously. 雄性動物熱情地守護它們的交配對象。
3. N-COUNT a friend, usually of the same sex: often used between males in direct address (同性稱呼語，常用於男性間)哥們; 老兄; 老弟; 朋友[英國英語] [非正式]
4. N-COUNT an associate, colleague, fellow sharer, etc 同事; 工友
a classmate
a flatmate
5. V-RECIP When animals mate, a male and a female have sex in order to produce young. 交配
This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen from staying in the nest. 這可以使這一對正常交配同時也阻止雌禽待在窩裡。
They want the males to mate with wild females. 他們想讓這些雄性動物和野生的雌性動物交配。
6. V-T to pair (a male and female animal) or (of animals) to pair for reproduction 使成爲配偶; 使交配
7. →see also classmate , roommate , running mate