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collocation与……交配
Lions may mate with several females.
狮子可能会与多只雌性交配。
交配；交尾
mates — third person singular of mate
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交配；交尾
to have sex (used especially of animals)
The zookeepers hope that the pandas will mate this spring.
动物园管理员希望这对熊猫今年春天能交配。
匹配,紧密结合
To match, fit together without space between.
交配
To copulate.
配对以繁殖后代
To pair in order to raise offspring.
成对排列
To arrange in matched pairs.
mate
Base
原形
mates
3rd person
第三人称单数
mating
-ing
现在分词
mated
Past
过去式
mated
Past participle
过去分词
The male mates with the female to produce offspring.
雄性为了繁殖后代与雌性交配。
The animals are mating in the wild.
这些动物正在野外交配。
They mated last spring.
它们去年春天交配了。
The chess player mated his opponent in just ten moves.
那位棋手仅用十步就将死了对手。
In the lab, scientists are mating different strains of bacteria to create a new variety.
在实验室里，科学家们正在将不同的菌株杂交以培育新品种。
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与……交配
Lions may mate with several females.
狮子可能会与多只雌性交配。
终身配对
Swans usually mate for life.
天鹅通常会终身配对。
吻合；接合
The two pieces mate together perfectly.
这两块部件完美吻合。
在圈养条件下交配
These birds rarely mate in captivity.
这些鸟很少在圈养状态下交配。
终生配对；一生相伴
Swans are known to mate for life.
天鹅以终生配对而闻名。
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把 mate 想成 match 的亲兄弟：match 是“匹配”，mate 是“使配对”——动物交配、零件吻合都用它。
语域：mixed 常见场景：Animal breeding and biology、Mechanical fitting and technical manuals 动词 mate 的用法随语境变化：表示动物交配时多为正式或科学用语，表示物体吻合/接合时多见于技术文档；日常口语中不常用，通常用 breed、fit 等表达。
既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词；表示'配对'时常用介词with。
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