Word · Frequency #15648
workmates
同事
workmates is the plural of workmate.
核心释义
a person you work with; a coworker.
- 1.
一起工作的人；同事。
Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.
一起工作的人；同事。；共同工作者
用法In use
My workmate helped me finish the report before the deadline.
用法提示：workmate 作名词，表示‘同事’，在句中作主语。
I usually have lunch with my workmates in the company cafeteria.
用法提示：workmates 是 workmate 的复数形式，作介词 with 的宾语。
She invited a few workmates to her birthday party on Saturday.
用法提示：workmate 作名词，表示‘同事’，在句中作宾语。
be workmates with sb
英式英语常用这个结构，workmate 用复数形式表示“与某人是同事”。
She is workmates with my brother.
她和我哥哥是同事。
a workmate of mine
这是双重所有格，强调“我的同事之一”，比 my workmate 更自然。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- old workmate
- 老同事；以前的同事
- I ran into an old workmate at the supermarket.我在超市偶遇了一位老同事。
- close workmate
- 关系密切的同事
- She was my closest workmate at the company.她是我在公司里关系最亲密的同事。
- workmate of mine
- 我的一个同事
- A workmate of mine recommended this restaurant.我的一个同事推荐了这家餐厅。
- trusted workmate
- 值得信赖的同事
- He is a trusted workmate who always helps others.他是一位值得信赖、总是帮助别人的同事。
- become workmates
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
work（工作）+ mate（伙伴）——一起工作的伙伴，就是同事。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：英式英语日常对话、同事间闲聊 workmate 多用于英式英语的非正式口语，指一起工作的人；美式英语更常用 coworker，正式场合可考虑 colleague。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words end in -mate, pronounced /meɪt/, so they rhyme with workmate. Be careful with lookalikes such as workman (/ˈwɜːrkmən/), which shares work- but has a different sound and does not rhyme.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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