buddy

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bud·dy /ˈbʌdi/ noun (plural buddies) [countableC]

1 informalFRIENDLY a friend 朋友，伙伴

We’re good buddies.

我们是好朋友。

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2 TALK TO somebodyMAN American EnglishAmE spoken used to talk to a man or boy, especially one you do not know 老兄〔尤用于称呼不认识的男子〕

Hey, buddy! This your car?

喂，老兄！这是你的车吗？

Examples from the Corpus

buddy• Monnett and a buddy, Jack Smith, of Sidney, Ohio, strolled to an upper-deck to watch the sea.• And taking on the computer-generated demons with a buddy was more fun than playing alone.• Timothy McVeigh and two army buddies are charged.• It's all hands across the waters and let's be buddies.• There was less arguing after that, but the two actors never became bosom buddies and never worked together again.• Hey, buddy! Is this your car?• But get right on it, buddy.• He's one of Mike's buddies.• He's out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.• It doesn't matter to me what you think, buddy boy.• You can blast your buddies and taunt them verbally at the same time.• The casual wink from you, the cheery salute from your buddy, the you-rascal-you smiles of recognition from your workmates.

Origin buddy

(1800-1900) Probably from brother

bud·dy noun

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