friend
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/frend/ A1 noun a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family: She's my best/oldest/closest friend - we've known each other since we were five. 她是我最要好／交情最久／最親密的朋友——我們五歲的時候就認識了。
mate
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/meɪt/ B1 noun UK informal a friend: We've been mates since our school days. 我們從學生時代起就是朋友。
amigo
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/əˈmiː.ɡoʊ/ noun a friend; used especially by or of a Spanish-speaking person: Sports and love of country are old amigos here in Mexico. 在墨西哥這裡，體育和愛國是一對老朋友。
associate
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/əˈsoʊ.ʃi.ət/ noun someone who is closely connected to another person as a companion, friend, or business partner: A close associate of the author denied reports that she had cancer. 作者的一個密友否認了她患癌症的報導。
buddy
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/ˈbʌd.i/ noun informal a friend: Bob and I have been buddies for years. 我和鮑勃是多年的好友。
butty
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/ˈbʌt̬.i/ noun Welsh English informal a man's male friend, or a man he works with
chum
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/tʃʌm/ noun old-fashioned informal a friend: They were old school/college chums. 他們是老校友／大學校友。
cobber
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/ˈkɑː.bɚ/ noun Australian English old-fashioned informal (used especially by a man speaking to or about another man) a friend
compadre
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/kɑːm.ˈpɑː.dreɪ/ noun informal a friend or someone you trust, for example because they work with you or come from the same place as you; used especially by or of a Spanish-speaking person: He referred to the Mexican president as a compadre. 他把墨西哥總統稱為「哥們」。
mucker
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/ˈmʌk.ɚ/ noun UK informal a friend: Look, there's my old mucker Charlie. 看，那是我的老夥計查理。
oppo
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/ˈɑː.poʊ/ noun UK informal a friend, someone you work with, or someone who does the same job as you in a different company, political party, etc. The soldier was asked by his oppo what was up. 這個士兵的一個同伴問他是怎麼回事。
pal
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/pæl/ noun informal a friend: You're my best pal. 你是我最好的朋友。
wingman
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/ˈwɪŋ.mən/ noun a friend who supports you, especially a man who supports another man when trying to meet or talk to possible partners: In these kinds of situations it always helps to have a good wingman. 在這種情況下，有一個好的朋友提供支持總是有幫助的。
amigo
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/əˈmiː.ɡoʊ/ noun used when talking to a man, especially by or to a Spanish speaker: "Hello, amigo!" he said encouragingly. 「你好，夥計！」他用令人鼓舞的口吻說道。
bro
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/broʊ/ noun mainly US informal used when talking to a male friend: Hey, bro, what's up? 嗨，伙計，什麼事？
dawg
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/dɔːɡ/ noun mainly US informal used when talking to a male friend: What's up, dawg? 怎麼啦，哥們？
m8
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/meɪt/ noun UK informal abbreviation for mate: used, for example in text messages and on social media, to refer to a friend
man
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/mæn/ noun mainly US informal used when talking to someone, especially a man: Hey, man, how are you doing? 嘿，老兄，你好嗎？
matey
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/ˈmeɪ.t̬i/ noun UK informal used as an informal form of address: Are you all right, matey? 你沒事吧，朋友？
comrade
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/ˈkɑːm.ræd/ noun old-fashioned a friend, especially one who you have been involved in difficult or dangerous, usually military, activities with: Many of his comrades were killed in the battle. 他的許多戰友死在戰場上。
Assoc.
written abbreviation for or
成為朋友
click
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/klɪk/ C2 verb informal to become friendly or popular: Liz and I really clicked the first time we met. 莉茲和我一見如故。
chum up
phrase UK old-fashioned informal to become friends: She chummed up with some girls from Bristol on holiday. 她假期裡跟幾個從布裡斯托來的女孩成了好朋友。
朋友們
peeps
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/piːps/ noun informal people or friends: He's gone out with his peeps. 他和朋友們一起外出了。
朋友情誼
comradeship
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/ˈkɑːm.reɪd.ʃɪp/ noun the feeling of friendship between people who live or work together, especially in a difficult situation
親戚朋友
kith and kin
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/ˌkɪθ ən ˈkɪn/ noun old-fashioned people you are connected with, especially by family relationships
同性朋友
girlfriend
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/ˈgɝːl.frend/ A2 noun the female friend of a woman: Susan was going out to lunch with her girlfriends. 蘇珊要和她的女伴們一起出去吃午飯。
知心朋友
confidant
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/ˈkɑːn.fə.dænt/ noun a person you trust and share your feelings and secrets with: a close confidant 親密知己
不能共患難的朋友
fair-weather friend
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/ˌfer.weð.ɚ ˈfrend/ noun disapproving someone who is a good friend when it is easy to be one and who stops being one when you are having problems
出賣朋友的人
Judas
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/ˈdʒuː.dəs/ noun a person who is not loyal to a friend and helps the friend's enemies
處於朋友區
friendzone
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/ˈfrend.zoʊn/ noun informal the state of being friends with someone when you would prefer a romantic or sexual relationship with them: You know you're in the friendzone when she asks you for relationship advice. 當她向你詢問有關友誼的建議時，你就知道她不過是把你當朋友。
跟不過是朋友
friendzone
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/ˈfrend.zoʊn/ noun informal the state of being friends with someone when you would prefer a romantic or sexual relationship with them: You know you're in the friendzone when she asks you for relationship advice. 當她向你詢問有關友誼的建議時，你就知道她不過是把你當朋友。
共同的朋友
mutual friend
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/ˌmjuː.tʃu.əl ˈfrend/ C1 noun a person who is the friend of two people who may or may not know each other: Lynn and Phil met through a mutual friend. 林恩和菲爾是透過他們共同的朋友認識的。
和朋友結伴逛商場的年輕人
mall rat
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/ˈmɑːl ˌræt/ noun US slang a young person who goes to shopping malls to spend time with their friends
患難之交才是真朋友
a friend in need is a friend indeed
phrase saying This means that a friend who helps you when you really need help is a true friend.
假裝是朋友
frenemy
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/ˈfren.ə.mi/ noun informal a person who pretends to be your friend but is in fact an enemy: Her only friends are a trio of catty frenemies she hasn't seen in months. 她僅有的朋友是三位好幾個月都沒見著的出言惡毒的假朋友真敵人。
毛茸茸的朋友
furry friend
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/ˌfɝː.i ˈfrend/ noun informal a pet that has hair or fur: Many pet owners have health insurance to cover their furry friends' medical bills. 許多寵物主人都買了健康保險來支付他們毛茸茸的朋友的醫療費用。
某些南亞人對朋友或兒童的稱謂
baba
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/ˈbæb.ə/ noun Indian English used by some South Asians when talking to a friend or a child, especially a man or boy
男性朋友們
the boys
B2 phrase a group of male friends: He used to like spending Friday nights with the boys. 他以前週五晚上喜歡與哥們兒在一起。
你永遠的朋友
yours ever
phrase UK formal used at the end of a letter as a way of saying goodbye to someone you know well: Yours ever, Yvonne. 你永遠的朋友，伊芳。
朋友般的
comradely
adjective like a comrade: He gave me a comradely slap on the back. 他友好地拍拍我的背。
讓明白你不過只想做朋友
friendzone
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/ˈfrend.zoʊn/ verb informal to make someone understand that you want to be their friend, but not to have a romantic or sexual relationship with them: I can't believe she friendzoned me. 我真不能相信她跟我說只想做朋友。
無朋友的
friendless
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/ˈfrend.ləs/ adjective without friends: Friendless and jobless, he wondered how he would survive the year. 沒有朋友又沒有工作，他不知道如何熬過這一年。
一幫朋友
crowd
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/kraʊd/ noun informal a group of friends or a group of people with similar interests: She goes around with a friendly crowd. 她常和一群朋友結伴外出。
一群朋友
gang
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/gæŋ/ C2 noun informal a group of friends: I've made friends at my new school, but I miss the old gang. 我在新學校交了新朋友，但是非常想念以前的夥伴們。
有身居高位的朋友
have friends in high places
phrase to know important people who can help you get what you want
與朋友比較
keep up with the Joneses
phrase disapproving to always want to own the same expensive objects and do the same things as your friends or neighbours, because you are worried about seeming less important socially than they are
在社交媒體上邀請別人成為朋友
friend
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/frend/ verb informal to invite someone to be your friend on a social networking website: I friended her and sent her a message. 我要求成為她的朋友並給她發了短信。
最好的朋友
bestie
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/ˈbes.ti/ noun informal someone's best friend: One of my besties bought me this hat. 這頂帽子是我最好的一個朋友買給我的。
bezzie
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/ˈbez.i/ noun UK informal someone's best friend: Don't tell anyone, not even your bezzie. 不要告訴任何人，連你最好的朋友也別說。
BFF
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/ˌbiː.efˈef/ noun informal abbreviation for best friend forever, a way of referring to a person's best friend: I fell in love with my BFF's brother. 我愛上了自己最好朋友的兄弟。