2N-PLURAL (与…互为)朋友 If you are friendswith someone, you are their friend and they are yours. (与…互为)朋友
I still wanted to be friends with Alison. [+ with]
我还是想和艾莉森做朋友。
We remained good friends.
我们一直是好朋友。
Sally and I became friends.
萨莉和我成了朋友。
3N-PLURAL; N-IN-NAMES 支持者;拥护者;赞助者 The friendsof a country, cause, organization, or a famous politician are the people and organizations who help and support them. 支持者;拥护者;赞助者
4N-COUNT 盟友;友国;友邦 If one country refers to another as a friend, they mean that the other country is not an enemy of theirs. 盟友;友国;友邦
The president said that Japan is now a friend and international partner.
总统说日本现在是盟友和国际合作伙伴。
5PHR-RECIP (与…)交朋友;(和…)建立友谊 If you make friendswith someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends . (与…)交朋友;(和…)建立友谊
He has made friends with the kids on the street.
他和流浪街头的孩子交上了朋友。
Dennis made friends easily.
丹尼斯很容易就能交到朋友。
He had made a friend of both girls.
他和两个女孩都成了朋友。
Quotations
A friend should bear his friend's infirmitiesWilliam ShakespeareJulius Caesar
The belongings of friends are commonAristotle
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sakeAristotleNicomachean Ethics
Friends are born, not madeHenry AdamsThe Education of Henry Adams
I count myself nothing else so happy As in a soul remembering my good friendsWilliam ShakespeareRichard II
True happiness Consists not in the multitude of friends, But in the worth and choiceBen JonsonCynthia's Revels
Friends are God's apology for relativesHugh Kingsmill
Old friends are the best. King James used to call for his old shoes; for they were easiest for his feetJohn SeldonTable Talk
Old friends are the blessing of one's later years - half a word conveys one's meaningHorace Walpole
The only way to have a friend is to be oneRalph Waldo EmersonEssays: First Series
When your friend holds you affectionately by both hands you are safe, for you can watch both hisAmbrose Bierce
Of two close friends, one is always the slave of the otherMikhail LermontovA Hero of Our Time
Word Partnership
Word Partnership
Use friend with:
ADJ.
best friend, close friend, dear friend, faithful friend, former friend, good friend, loyal friend, mutual friend, old friend, personal friend, trusted friend1
N.
childhood friend, friend of the family, friend or relative1
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FRIEND | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤best, bosom, close, dear, fast, good, great, intimate, real, special最好的朋友;知心朋友;密友;親愛的朋友;可靠的朋友;好朋友;了不起的朋友;摯友;真正的朋友;特別的朋友◇Her best friend at school was called Anna.她在學校最好的朋友叫安娜。◇I'm inviting only my closest friends to the party.我只會邀請我最親密的朋友來參加這次聚會。➤faithful, loyal, real, true, trusted忠誠的/忠實的/真正的/真心的/可信賴的朋友▸➤lifelong, long-standing, long-time, old終身好友;老朋友◇It was so relaxing to be among old friends.和老朋友在一起真放鬆。➤long-lost久違的朋友➤new, new-found新朋友;新結交的朋友▸➤female, guy (NAmE, informal) , male, woman女性朋友;男性朋友◇He was last seen leaving a restaurant with a female friend.最後一次有人看見他是和一個女性朋友一起離開餐館。➤gay, straight同性戀人;異性朋友➤single單身的朋友◇Does your sister have any single friends?你姐姐有單身朋友嗎?➤fair-weather只可共安樂的朋友◇People he had trusted turned out to be only fair-weather friends.他所信任的人最終證明都是不能共患難的朋友。➤so-called, supposed所謂的朋友;被認為是朋友的人◇My so-called friends are making fun of me because of my weight.我那些所謂的朋友因為我太重而取笑我。➤mutual共同的朋友◇We met each other through a mutual friend.我們是通過一個共同的朋友而認識的。➤family, personal家族/私人朋友▸➤childhood, college, school兒時的/大學時的/上學時的朋友◇Do you keep in touch with any school friends?你和上學時的朋友還有聯繫嗎?➤imaginary假想的朋友➤online網友VERB + FRIEND➤become成為朋友◇They became friends after meeting at college.他們上大學時相遇後就成了朋友。➤remain, stay保持友誼◇We stayed friends even after we grew up and left home.即便長大離家後,我們仍然是朋友。➤find, make交朋友◇He finds it difficult to make friends.他發現交朋友很難。◇She's made friends with the little girl who lives next door.她和隔壁的小女孩交上了朋友。➤win贏得朋友◇He won't win any friends if he carries on talking like that.如果他繼續那樣說話,就不會有什麼朋友。➤have有朋友◇She doesn't have many good friends.她好朋友不多。➤lose失去朋友PREPOSITION➤friend from⋯時結識的朋友◇a friend from high school中學時結交的朋友PHRASES➤a circle of friends, a group of friends朋友圈;朋友群◇He introduced me to his circle of friends.他把我介紹給他的那群朋友認識。➤a friend of a friend朋友的朋友➤a friend of mine, yours, etc.我的、你的等一個朋友◇I was given this necklace by a good friend of mine.這條項鏈是我的一個好朋友送的。➤be just friends (with sb)(= not having a romantic relationship with someone)(與某人)只是一般朋友關係➤be more than just friends (with sb)(= be having a romantic relationship with someone)(與某人)不僅僅是普通朋友關係➤friends and family, friends and neighbours/neighbors朋友與家人;朋友與鄰居➤make friends (with sb)(與某人)交朋友➤need a friend需要朋友◇If you need a friend, just call me.如果你需要朋友,就給我打電話。➤sb's only friend某人唯一的朋友➤sb's own friends某人自己的朋友◇Even his own friends don't believe him.連他自己的朋友都不相信他。
➡ See also the entry for partner1另见partner条第1义friend ♦︎ companion ♦︎ mate ♦︎ buddy ♦︎ pal ♦︎ acquaintance ♦︎ the girls ♦︎ confidant ♦︎ the boys ♦︎ cronyThese are all words for sb that you know well and enjoy spending time with.这些词均表示朋友、伙伴。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a friend / mate / buddy / pal of mine / yours / his / hers / ours / theirs / my mother's / Diana's, etc.◆an old friend / mate / buddy / pal / acquaintance◆a / sb's close friend / companion / pal / acquaintance◆a / sb's good friend / companion / mate / buddy / pal◆a / sb's loyal friend / companion / mate / pal◆sb's best friend / mate / buddy / pal◆a real / true friend / mate / pal◆a drinking companion / buddy / pal◆to become friends / mates / buddies / pals◆to have friends / mates / buddies / pals / acquaintances◆a night out with the girls / boys◆sb's friend and companion / confidant■friend [countable] a person you know well and like, and who is not usually a member of your family朋友;友人◆This is my friend Tom.这是我的朋友汤姆。◆Is he a friend of yours?他是你的朋友吗?◆She's an old friend(= I have known her a long time).她是我的老朋友。◆He's one of my best friends.他是我最要好的朋友之一。◆I heard about it through a friend of a friend.我通过朋友的朋友得知了这事。◆She has a wide circle of friends.她交游很广。◆He finds it difficult to make friends.他感到很难交到朋友。◆a childhood / family / lifelong friend儿时/家庭/终生朋友 see also friendship ⇨ friendship■companion kəmˈpæniən [countable] a person who has similar tastes and interests to your own and whose company you enjoy; a person or animal that travels with you or spends a lot of time with you(爱好、志趣相投的)伙伴,同伴;旅伴;伴侣◆His younger brother is not much of a companion for him.他的弟弟和他志趣不太相投。◆He was an entertaining travelling companion.他是个令人愉快的旅伴。◆Jeff was my companion on the journey.杰夫是我的旅伴。 see also companionship ⇨ friendship■mate [countable] (BrE, informal) a friend朋友;伙伴◆They've been best mates ever since they were at school together.他们从一起上学时起就是最要好的朋友。◆I was with a mate.我当时和一个朋友在一起。■buddy [countable] (informal, NAmE) a friend朋友;伙伴◆I'd like you to meet an old college buddy of mine.我想介绍你认识我的一个大学好友。◆Howard and Mick were drinking buddies(= they went out drinking together).霍华德和米克是酒友。■pal [countable] (informal, old-fashioned) a friend朋友;伙伴;哥们儿◆We've been pals for years.我们是多年的哥们儿了。◆Thanks-you're a real pal.谢了,你真够哥们儿。NOTE辨析 Mate, buddy or pal?Mate is used in informal British English and buddy in informal American English. They are both also used by men as an informal friendly way of addressing another man. * mate用于非正式英式英语,buddy用于非正式美式英语。这两个词又都是男人之间友好随便的称呼语◆Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.对不起,老兄,你得等会儿。◆'Where to, buddy?' the driver asked.“去哪儿,朋友?”司机问道。Pal is both British and American English but is now old-fashioned except when used as a form of address; however, when pal is used in this way, it is unfriendly. * pal在英式和美式英语中均可使用,但现在除了用作称呼外已属过时的用法。不过用pal称呼人是不友好的◆If I were you, pal, I'd stay away from her!我要是你呀,小子,我就离她远远的!■acquaintance əˈkweɪntəns [countable] a person that you know but who is not a close friend认识的人;泛泛之交;熟人◆Claire has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.克莱尔交游很广。◆I don't know him socially, he's just a business acquaintance.我和他没有私交,他只是我业务上认识的人。◆I bumped into an old acquaintance on the train.我在火车上碰见一个老熟人。 see also acquaintance ⇨ friendship, make sb's acquaintance ⇨ meet3■the girls [plural] a woman's female friends(女子的)女伴,女友◆I'm having a night out with the girls.我今晚要和女友们外出。■confidantˈkɒnfɪdænt, ˌkɒnfɪˈdɑːnt; NAmEˈkɑːnfɪdænt [countable] a person that you trust and who you talk to about private or secret things(可吐露秘密的)知己,密友◆He was a trusted confidant of the President.他是总统的亲信。ⓘ A confidant can be male or female. If a confidant is female you can also spell it confidante. Both words are used and pronounced in the same way. * confidant指男女均可。若是女性,亦可拼作confidante。两个词的用法和读音均相同。■the boys [plural] (informal) a group of male friends who often go out together(常一起外出消遣的)一帮哥们儿◆Are you free tomorrow? How about a night out with the boys?你明天有空吗?和兄弟们出去玩上一晚怎么样?■cronyˈkrəʊni; NAmEˈkroʊni [countable, usually plural] (oftendisapproving) a person that sb spends a lot of time with好友;酒肉朋友◆He was playing cards with his cronies.他当时正与他那些狐朋狗友玩牌。ⓘ Crony is used to talk in a disapproving or humorous way about other people's friends, not your own. * crony指别人而非自己的朋友,含贬义,或属幽默用法。