I could always rely on Gary for friendship and support.
我总是可以依靠加里的友情和支持。
The Indians have extended the hand of friendship (=shown that they want to be friends with another country).
印度人伸出了友谊之手。
nCOLLOCATIONS
verbs
start a friendship
Their friendship started after they met at a conference.
strike up a friendship
He and Matthew struck up a friendship.
form a friendship
The two girls soon formed a friendship.
a friendship develops
Friendship often develops on the basis of shared interests.
renew a friendship (=become friends again)
They renewed their friendship after the war.
destroy/spoil a friendship
Their friendship was spoilt after a fierce argument.
adjectives
a close friendship
Ron had formed a close relationship with Andrea.
a firm friendship (=one that is strong and not likely to change)
I established a firm friendship with Terence.
a lasting friendship
This began a lasting friendship between the two women.
a long-standing friendship (=one that has existed for a long time)
There is a long-standing friendship between the two countries.
a lifelong friendship
The two men formed a lifelong friendship.
phrases
bonds/ties of friendship (=things that connect friends)
They were united by deep bonds of friendship.
a gesture of friendship (=an action which shows that someone is a friend)
He invited us to his house as a gesture of friendship.
an offer of friendship
He turned down the King's offer of friendship.
offer/extend the hand of friendship (=officially say that you want a friendly relationship)
America extended the hand of friendship, but it was rejected.
Examples from the Corpus
friendship• Bernstein's visit to Copland's studio led to a friendship between the two composers.• The atmosphere is relaxed and convivial and friendships are often forged after dinner in the lounge.• I had no close friendships with other boys at school.• Now the woman is hoping to raise over £100,000 by sellingsouvenirs of her friendship.• However, I feel sure she values her friendship with me enough to play it our way.• Right from childhood, he had recognized that these great beasts had potential for almost limitlessfriendship and loyalty.• In his speech, Irving talked about the importance of friendship and loyalty.• Through it all, the ties of friendshipprove stronger than wildly variedpersonalagendas and abjectstupidity.• Our marriage is based on friendship, love, and trust.• We didn't see each other much during that time, but our friendship remained strong.• Our friendship developed quickly over the weeks that followed.• Strong friendship takes time to build.• On the other hand, did he need their friendship enough to risk his safety?
close friendship• Rosen has worked politically for Kennedy since his 1980 presidentialprimary run and developed a close friendship with the senator.• But now Joe was more presentable, and he formed a close friendship with both Katharine and Phil Graham.• Moses, 24, has a close friendship with Keim, 17, who won her first nationaltitle.• It is evident that many Volunteers enjoyclose friendships with some of their students in and outside the classroom.• Learning to play with other children and to form close friendships with some of them is a vital part of growing up.• Likewise, close friendships sometimes alter when one friendretires - and not the other.• Diana's close friendship with the bachelor was revealed in sensational tapes published this summer.• Eline envied the close friendship the two so obviously enjoyed.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FRIENDSHIP | FRIENDSHIP + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, firm, good, great, strong深厚的/牢固的/良好的/偉大的/堅固的友誼◇Their quarrel meant the end of a beautiful friendship.他們的爭吵意味着一段美好友情的結束。◇They formed a close friendship at college.他們在大學時建立了親密的友誼。➤close, intimate親密的友情➤beautiful, warm美好的友情;真誠的友誼➤real, true真正的/名副其實的友情▸➤innocent, platonic純潔的/柏拉圖式的友情◇Their affair had started out as an innocent friendship.他們的私情開始於純潔的友情。➤eternal, lasting, lifelong, long, long-standing永恆的友誼;持久的友誼;終身友誼;老交情◇They made vows of eternal friendship to each other.他們發誓做一輩子朋友。◇It was a period of her life when she made some lifelong friendships.生命中的那段時期,她結交了幾個一輩子的朋友。➤new, old新友情;老交情➤personal私人友誼VERB + FRIENDSHIP➤build, develop, establish, forge, form, make, start up, strike up建立/發展/建立起/締結/形成/產生/開始/產生出友誼◇He finds it difficult to make lasting friendships.他覺得持久的友誼很難求。◇Jo struck up a friendship with a girl in her class.喬和她課上的一個女孩開始了一段友誼。➤maintain維持友誼▸➤cement鞏固友誼◇We cemented our friendship with a beer.我們一起喝了一杯啤酒,鞏固了友情。➤cultivate培養友情◇He's trying to cultivate his friendship with the Edwards family.他正設法和愛德華茲一家搞好關係。➤promote增進友誼◇The aim of the festival is to promote friendship between the two countries.該節日旨在增進兩國之間的友誼。➤rekindle, renew再次燃起友情之火;恢復友誼◇It will be a pleasure to renew our friendship.我們重歸於好會是件令人高興的事。➤destroy, ruin, spoil, wreck破壞/毀掉/傷害/摧毀友情◇How can you let such a silly incident ruin your friendship?你怎麼能讓這樣一件愚蠢的小事破壞你們的友情?➤end結束友情➤lose失去友誼➤risk拿友情冒險▸➤betray背叛友情◇He betrayed our friendship by revealing my secret to his cousin.他把我的秘密告訴他的堂兄,出賣了我們的友情。➤value珍惜友情FRIENDSHIP + VERB➤develop, grow友誼發展◇Friendships need time to develop.友誼需要時間來發展。➤begin, start友誼開始➤end友情結束PREPOSITION➤friendship between⋯之間的友情◇He was jealous of the friendship between his wife and daughters.他很嫉妒他妻子和女兒之間的友好感情。➤friendship with和⋯的友誼◇Her mother did not approve of her friendship with Ahmed.她媽媽不贊同她和艾哈邁德交朋友。PHRASES➤bonds of friendship, ties of friendship朋友的紐帶◇The ties of friendship between us will never be broken.我們之間的友誼將永存。➤the hand of friendship友誼之手◇He extended the hand of friendship towards / toward his former enemy.他向以前的敵人伸出了友誼之手。➤a gesture of friendship友好的表示◇In a gesture of friendship she invited them to her wedding.作為友好的表示,她邀請他們參加她的婚禮。➤an offer of friendship示好◇She offended them by turning down their offer of friendship.她拒絕了他們的示好因而得罪了他們。➤a spirit of friendship友誼的精神◇We hope the spirit of friendship between our countries will remain.希望我們兩國之間的友誼能長存。➤a token of your friendship友誼的象徵◇Please accept this gift as a token of our friendship.請接受這份象徵着我們友誼的禮物。
friendship ♦︎ intimacy ♦︎ acquaintance ♦︎ companionship ♦︎ camaraderie ♦︎ fellowship ♦︎ closeness ♦︎ togetherness ♦︎ comradeshipThese are all words for the feeling or state of being friends with sb.这些词均表示友情、友谊、朋友关系。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达交情的深浅程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆friendship / intimacy / acquaintance / companionship / camaraderie / fellowship / closeness / comradeship with sb◆the friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie / fellowship / closeness / comradeship between A and B◆close friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie / fellowship◆great friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie◆real friendship / intimacy / togetherness / comradeship◆true friendship / intimacy / camaraderie / fellowship◆to make a friendship / sb's acquaintance◆to develop a friendship / an intimacy / a camaraderie / a closeness◆to offer friendship / companionship / fellowship / closeness◆friendship / intimacy / camaraderie / closeness / comradeship develops◆a feeling of friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie / togetherness / comradeship■friendship [countable, uncountable] a relationship between friends; the feeling or relationship that friends have; the state of being friends友谊;朋友关系;友情;友好◆Theirs was a lifelong friendship.他们的友谊保持了一生。◆He had already struck up(= begun)a friendship with Jo.他已经和乔交朋友了。◆Your friendship is very important to me.你的友情对我非常重要。◆a conference to promote international friendship促进国际友好的会议 see also friend ⇨ friend■intimacy ˈɪntɪməsi [uncountable, singular] the state of having a close personal relationship with sb亲密;密切;关系密切◆The old intimacy between them had gone for ever.他们之间从前的亲密已经一去不复返了。◆I sensed a close intimacy between them.我感觉他们之间关系很亲密。▸intimate
adjective
◆intimate friends密友◆We're not on intimate terms with our neighbours.我们和邻居甚少来往。NOTE辨析 Friendship or intimacy?Friendship is by far the most frequent and general word in this group. Intimacy has a stronger meaning, and is used to describe the relationship between very good friends, or between people who are connected romantically, for example boyfriend and girlfriend or husband and wife. * friendship是这组词中最常见、最通用的。intimacy语义更强,指很亲密的朋友关系,或指男女之间的爱恋关系,如情侣或夫妻。■acquaintance əˈkweɪntəns [uncountable, countable] (formal) the fact of knowing sb slightly; slight friendship(与某人)认识,略有交情◆I'm delighted to make your acquaintance, Mrs Baker.贝克太太,很高兴认识您。◆No one else of my acquaintance was as rich and successful.我所认识的人当中,如此富有和成功的没有第二个。◆He hoped their acquaintance would develop further.他希望他们的交情会进一步发展。 see also acquaintance ⇨ friend, make sb's acquaintance ⇨ meet3■companionship [uncountable] (ratherformal) the pleasant feeling that you have when you have a friendly relationship with sb and are not alone友情;交谊;友谊◆They meet at the club for companionship and advice.他们在俱乐部相会是为了联谊和寻求建议。◆She has only her cat for companionship.她只有猫儿做伴。 see also companion ⇨ friend■camaraderieˌkæməˈrɑːdəri; NAmEˌkɑːməˈrɑːdəri [uncountable] (especiallywritten) a feeling of friendship and trust among people who work or spend a lot of time together同志情谊;友情◆the wartime spirit of camaraderie战时的同志情谊■fellowship [uncountable] (ratherformal) a feeling of friendship between people who do things together or share an interest伙伴关系;友谊;交情◆The sessions offer students counselling and fellowship.这些课既能给学生指导,又能让他们交到朋友。■closeness [uncountable] the feeling of knowing sb very well and liking them very much亲密;密切◆She couldn't help feeling jealous of the closeness between him and Dylan.他和迪伦之间关系亲密,她不禁感到嫉妒。▸close
adjective
◆Jo is a very close friend.乔是个很亲密的朋友。◆She and her father are very close.她和她父亲很亲。■togetherness [uncountable] the happy feeling that you have when you are with people you like, especially family and friends(尤指家庭或朋友的)和睦相处,亲密无间,团结友爱◆By the end of the week, there was a tremendous feeling of togetherness in the group.到一周结束时,团队成员之间洋溢着一种亲密无间的感情。■comradeshipˈkɒmreɪdʃɪp; NAmEˈkɑːmrædʃɪp [uncountable] a feeling of friendship, especially between people who work together or who fight together during a war(尤指共事或战友之间的)同志情谊◆After a few weeks together, there was a real sense of comradeship between them.共处几个星期后,他们之间有了一种真正的同志情谊。