Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2241
friendly
友谊赛；热身赛
核心释义
A game played that has no effect on rankings or betting
- 1.
对排名、赌博等没有影响的比赛。
A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting, etc.
- 2.
属于或与己方军事力量结盟的部队
troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- 3.
冲突中与己方同侧的人或实体。
A person or entity on the same side as one's own in a conflict.
友军；同盟者；自己人；对排名、赌博等没有影响的比赛。；属于或与己方军事力量结盟的部队；冲突中与己方同侧的人或实体。
用法In use
The pilot was rescued by friendlies after being shot down behind enemy lines.
用法提示：此处friendlies作为名词复数，指己方部队。
We need to confirm that the approaching soldiers are friendlies before we open fire.
用法提示：friendlies作为名词，表示友方军事人员。
The general ordered a ceasefire to avoid hitting friendlies during the night operation.
用法提示：friendlies是friendly的复数形式，指己方军人。
friendlies came to their rescue
a friendly against [opponent]
friendly 用作名词时指不计入排名的比赛；against 后接对手。
England played a friendly against Brazil.
英格兰队与巴西队踢了一场友谊赛。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pre-season friendly
- 季前友谊赛
- The club announced two pre-season friendlies against European teams.俱乐部宣布了与欧洲球队的两场季前友谊赛。
- international friendly
- 国际友谊赛
- The national team lost an international friendly at home.国家队在主场输掉了一场国际友谊赛。
- charity friendly
- 慈善友谊赛
- A charity friendly was held to support the flood relief.为支持水灾救援举办了一场慈善友谊赛。
- play a friendly
- 打一场友谊赛
- We played a friendly against the visiting side and drew 1–1.我们与客队打了一场友谊赛，1比1战平。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 friendly 想成 friend + ly：朋友之间的比赛不计较输赢，所以是‘友谊赛’；友军、自己人也是‘朋友这一边的’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports events、news reports、casual conversation 通常用于体育赛事，指不计入排名或赌博结果的比赛，多用于体育报道或日常口语中。
语法说明Grammar Note
常以复数形式 friendlies 使用，指己方军队
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
friend, trend, and end match the stressed sound /ɛnd/ in friendly. likely, quickly, and weekly share the -ly spelling but have different vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme with friendly.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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