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; 性伴侣
He has found his ideal mate. 他已经找到了理想的配偶。
2. N-COUNT An animal's mate is its sexual partner. 交配对象
The males guard their mates zealously. 雄性动物热情地守护它们的交配对象。
3. N-COUNT a friend, usually of the same sex: often used between males in direct address (同性称呼语，常用于男性间)哥们; 老兄; 老弟; 朋友[英国英语] [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. 这可以使这一对正常交配同时也阻止雌禽待在窝里。
They want the males to mate with wild females. 他们想让这些雄性动物和野生的雌性动物交配。
6. V-T to pair (a male and female animal) or (of animals) to pair for reproduction 使成为配偶; 使交配
7. →see also classmate , roommate , running mate