1person you like 你喜欢的人FRIEND someone who you know and like very much and enjoyspending time with 朋友,友人
Jerry, this is my friend Sue.
杰里,这是我的朋友休。
She’s always out with her friends.
她常同朋友们一起出去。
One of her closest friends died at the weekend.
她的一位密友周末过世了。
I met Jim through a friend.
经一位朋友介绍,我认识了吉姆。
2be friends (with somebody)to be someone’s friend 是(某人的)朋友
I’ve been friends with the Murkets for twenty years.
我和穆尔克特一家是20年的老朋友。
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be friends (with somebody)• Ministers are at ease with the former, they are friendsexploring a situation.• Then they starved together, and now they were friends.• Louisa had lied when she said they were friends.• They were friends of his, real estatedevelopers with no expertise whatsoever in media, much less multimedia.• He asked me to be friends again, but I couldn't forgive him.• We were friends, on Sunday afternoons we went running in the lowermeadows.• He gave the Bookman a big hug and hoped they would be friends for a long, long time.
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a)make friends to become friendly with people 交朋友,建立友好关系
Jenny has always found it easy to make friends at school.
珍妮在学校总是很容易交上朋友。
b)make friends with somebody to become friendly with someone 成为某人的朋友
He made friends with an old fisherman.
他和一位老渔夫交上了朋友。
4be just (good) friendsSEX/HAVE SEX WITHused to say that you are not having a romantic relationship with someone 只是(好)朋友而已
I’m not going out with Nathan – we’re just good friends.
我没有与内森约会——我们只是好朋友。
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be just (good) friends• ""Are you going out with Liam?'' ""No, we're just good friends.''• I'm not going out with Nathan, you know - we're just friends.• Billy and I were just good friends, really good mates.• I keep telling my mother that Peter and I are just friends but she doesn't seem to believe me.• My wife and I are just good friends.• But maybe he and Jane were just friends.• They were just friends, and he was fun to be with.• Maureen and I - we thought we were just friends.
a)my honourable friend used by a member of parliament when speaking about another member of parliament 我尊敬的朋友〔议会议员间的称呼〕
b)my learned friend used by a lawyer when speaking about another lawyer in a court of law 我博学的同仁〔法庭上律师间的称呼〕
9be no friend of somethingAGAINST/OPPOSEto not like or be a supporter of something 反对某事物,不赞成某事物,不支持某事物
I’m no friend of socialism, as you know.
你知道,我不支持社会主义。
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be no friend of something• But a tameaestheticis no friend ofhistoricalmaterialism.• As far as she could remember, she had never seen the man before, he was no friend of Faith's.• He was no friend of hers.• The Goddess of Love was surprised at the visit, for Hera was no friend of hers.• I've never been a friend of Republicans.• Somebody lined him up, and that somebody is no friend ofmine, Mr Millet.• Likud has made it plain it would be no friend of the process, and that would compoundbloodshed with tragedy.
11our/your friendspokenANNOY used humorously to talk about someone you do not know, who is doing something annoying 我们的/你们的那位朋友〔幽默用法,指你不认识的、惹人厌烦的人〕
Our friend with the loud voice is back.
我们的那位大嗓门朋友回来了。
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our/your friend• Our friend with the loudvoice is back.
12.have friends in high placesFRIENDPOWERto know important people who can help you 有大人物帮忙,有贵人相助
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have friends in high places• Bowen had friends in high places, and managed to raise large sums of money from the Carnegie and Rockefeller Foundations.• But Tony and his colleagueshave friends in high places.• The Achym family had friends in high places, including the powerfulLord Burghley, and were allowed to return.• He won't lose his job -- he has plenty of friends in high places.• I just happened to have friends in high places, who could arrange things like meetings with the mayor.• We have friends in high places, they said.
13.a friend in needNEEDsomeone who helps you when you need it 患难之交,真正的朋友
n14.be in the friend zoneinformal to be regarded as a friend by someone for whom you have romantic feelings
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + friend
somebody’s best friend (=the friend you like the most) 某人最好的朋友
Fiona was her best friend.
菲奥娜曾是她最好的朋友。
a good/close friend (=one of the friends you like the most) 好友/密友
She’s a good friend of mine.
她是我的好朋友。
a dear friend (=a friend who is very important to you) 亲爱的朋友
I’d like you to meet a dear friend of mine.
来认识一下我的一位亲爱的朋友。
an old friend (=someone who has been your friend for a long time) 老友
We went to see some old friends who had moved to Harlow.
我们去看望几个搬到哈洛的老朋友。
na lifelong friend (=someone who has been your friend for the whole of your life)
The two men were lifelong friends.
a childhood friend (=someone who was your friend when you were a child) 童年伙伴
nShe had been a childhood friend of Tony Walker.
a school friend 同窗好友
nI met some old school friends for lunch.
a family friend 家庭朋友
nHe’s visiting family friends.
a personal friend 私交
nMr Hutton is a close personal friend of my father.
a mutual friend (=someone who is a friend of both you and someone else) 共同的朋友
nThey went to a mutual friend’s home for dinner.
a firm friend (=a friend you like a lot and intend to keep) 至交
nThey had remained firm friends ever since they first met.
a trusted friend 挚友
nShe told only a few trusted friends.
male/female friends 男性/女性朋友
nMost of my male friends are married now.
verbs
have a friend 有朋友
Suzie has plenty of friends.
苏齐有很多朋友。
become friends 成为朋友
Liz and Vanessa soon became friends.
利兹和瓦妮莎很快成了朋友。
remain friends 一直是朋友
5They have remained friends ever since.
此后他们一直是朋友。
nWe have all remained friends despite some difficult times.
phrases
a friend of mine/yours/Bill’s etc 我的/你的/比尔的等朋友
A friend of mine is going to Tokyo next week.
我的一个朋友下周去东京。
a friend of a friend 朋友的朋友
I managed to get tickets from a friend of a friend.
我从朋友的朋友那里弄到了一些票。
somebody’s circle of friends (=all the friends someone has) 某人的朋友圈
nHer small circle of friends used to play cards together.
THESAURUS
friend someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with 朋友
nDad, this is my friend Steve.
She’s going to Palm Springs with some friends.
她将和几个朋友去棕榈泉。
nI got a letter from a friend from college.
Amy’s a close friend of mine.
埃米是我的一位密友。
nJohn was a really good friend to me when I had all those problems last year.
acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ someone who you know and see sometimes, but who is not one of your close friends 熟人〔非密友〕
We borrowed the money from one of Paul’s business acquaintances.
我们从保罗生意上的一个熟人那里借了一笔钱。
mateBritish EnglishBrE informal a friend – used especially about boys or men 朋友,伙伴〔尤指男孩或男人〕
He always goes to the pub with his mates on Friday night.
周五晚上,他常同朋友一起去小酒馆。
nTerry’s an old mate of mine.
buddyAmerican EnglishAmE informal a friend – used especially about men or young people 朋友,伙伴〔尤指男人或年轻人〕
He’s out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.
他在外面跟几个中学里的朋友打篮球。
pal informal a friend – pal sounds rather old-fashioned 朋友〔听上去相当过时〕
They met at school and have remained close pals.
他们在读书的时候认识,之后一直是亲密的朋友。
crony [usually plural] disapproving a friend – used about powerful people who will help each other even if it is slightly dishonest 朋友〔指会以不诚实手段相互帮忙的权贵〕
He’s one of the president’s cronies.
他是总统的一个亲信。
companion written someone who spends time with you, doing the same things as you – used about animals as well as people 同伴,伴侣〔既可指人,也可指动物〕
travelling companions
旅伴
His dog was his constant companion.
他的狗时时刻刻陪伴着他。
nthe perfect companion
the girls informal a woman’s female friends 〔女子的〕闺蜜,闺中密友
nWe’re having a girls’ night out.
the ladsBritish EnglishBrE informal a man’s male friends 〔男子的〕男性伙伴,哥们儿
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FRIEND | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤best, bosom, close, dear, fast, good, great, intimate, real, special最好的朋友;知心朋友;密友;親愛的朋友;可靠的朋友;好朋友;了不起的朋友;摯友;真正的朋友;特別的朋友◇Her best friend at school was called Anna.她在學校最好的朋友叫安娜。◇I'm inviting only my closest friends to the party.我只會邀請我最親密的朋友來參加這次聚會。➤faithful, loyal, real, true, trusted忠誠的/忠實的/真正的/真心的/可信賴的朋友▸➤lifelong, long-standing, long-time, old終身好友;老朋友◇It was so relaxing to be among old friends.和老朋友在一起真放鬆。➤long-lost久違的朋友➤new, new-found新朋友;新結交的朋友▸➤female, guy (NAmE, informal) , male, woman女性朋友;男性朋友◇He was last seen leaving a restaurant with a female friend.最後一次有人看見他是和一個女性朋友一起離開餐館。➤gay, straight同性戀人;異性朋友➤single單身的朋友◇Does your sister have any single friends?你姐姐有單身朋友嗎?➤fair-weather只可共安樂的朋友◇People he had trusted turned out to be only fair-weather friends.他所信任的人最終證明都是不能共患難的朋友。➤so-called, supposed所謂的朋友;被認為是朋友的人◇My so-called friends are making fun of me because of my weight.我那些所謂的朋友因為我太重而取笑我。➤mutual共同的朋友◇We met each other through a mutual friend.我們是通過一個共同的朋友而認識的。➤family, personal家族/私人朋友▸➤childhood, college, school兒時的/大學時的/上學時的朋友◇Do you keep in touch with any school friends?你和上學時的朋友還有聯繫嗎?➤imaginary假想的朋友➤online網友VERB + FRIEND➤become成為朋友◇They became friends after meeting at college.他們上大學時相遇後就成了朋友。➤remain, stay保持友誼◇We stayed friends even after we grew up and left home.即便長大離家後,我們仍然是朋友。➤find, make交朋友◇He finds it difficult to make friends.他發現交朋友很難。◇She's made friends with the little girl who lives next door.她和隔壁的小女孩交上了朋友。➤win贏得朋友◇He won't win any friends if he carries on talking like that.如果他繼續那樣說話,就不會有什麼朋友。➤have有朋友◇She doesn't have many good friends.她好朋友不多。➤lose失去朋友PREPOSITION➤friend from⋯時結識的朋友◇a friend from high school中學時結交的朋友PHRASES➤a circle of friends, a group of friends朋友圈;朋友群◇He introduced me to his circle of friends.他把我介紹給他的那群朋友認識。➤a friend of a friend朋友的朋友➤a friend of mine, yours, etc.我的、你的等一個朋友◇I was given this necklace by a good friend of mine.這條項鏈是我的一個好朋友送的。➤be just friends (with sb)(= not having a romantic relationship with someone)(與某人)只是一般朋友關係➤be more than just friends (with sb)(= be having a romantic relationship with someone)(與某人)不僅僅是普通朋友關係➤friends and family, friends and neighbours/neighbors朋友與家人;朋友與鄰居➤make friends (with sb)(與某人)交朋友➤need a friend需要朋友◇If you need a friend, just call me.如果你需要朋友,就給我打電話。➤sb's only friend某人唯一的朋友➤sb's own friends某人自己的朋友◇Even his own friends don't believe him.連他自己的朋友都不相信他。
➡ See also the entry for partner1另见partner条第1义friend ♦︎ companion ♦︎ mate ♦︎ buddy ♦︎ pal ♦︎ acquaintance ♦︎ the girls ♦︎ confidant ♦︎ the boys ♦︎ cronyThese are all words for sb that you know well and enjoy spending time with.这些词均表示朋友、伙伴。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a friend / mate / buddy / pal of mine / yours / his / hers / ours / theirs / my mother's / Diana's, etc.◆an old friend / mate / buddy / pal / acquaintance◆a / sb's close friend / companion / pal / acquaintance◆a / sb's good friend / companion / mate / buddy / pal◆a / sb's loyal friend / companion / mate / pal◆sb's best friend / mate / buddy / pal◆a real / true friend / mate / pal◆a drinking companion / buddy / pal◆to become friends / mates / buddies / pals◆to have friends / mates / buddies / pals / acquaintances◆a night out with the girls / boys◆sb's friend and companion / confidant■friend [countable] a person you know well and like, and who is not usually a member of your family朋友;友人◆This is my friend Tom.这是我的朋友汤姆。◆Is he a friend of yours?他是你的朋友吗?◆She's an old friend(= I have known her a long time).她是我的老朋友。◆He's one of my best friends.他是我最要好的朋友之一。◆I heard about it through a friend of a friend.我通过朋友的朋友得知了这事。◆She has a wide circle of friends.她交游很广。◆He finds it difficult to make friends.他感到很难交到朋友。◆a childhood / family / lifelong friend儿时/家庭/终生朋友 see also friendship ⇨ friendship■companion kəmˈpæniən [countable] a person who has similar tastes and interests to your own and whose company you enjoy; a person or animal that travels with you or spends a lot of time with you(爱好、志趣相投的)伙伴,同伴;旅伴;伴侣◆His younger brother is not much of a companion for him.他的弟弟和他志趣不太相投。◆He was an entertaining travelling companion.他是个令人愉快的旅伴。◆Jeff was my companion on the journey.杰夫是我的旅伴。 see also companionship ⇨ friendship■mate [countable] (BrE, informal) a friend朋友;伙伴◆They've been best mates ever since they were at school together.他们从一起上学时起就是最要好的朋友。◆I was with a mate.我当时和一个朋友在一起。■buddy [countable] (informal, NAmE) a friend朋友;伙伴◆I'd like you to meet an old college buddy of mine.我想介绍你认识我的一个大学好友。◆Howard and Mick were drinking buddies(= they went out drinking together).霍华德和米克是酒友。■pal [countable] (informal, old-fashioned) a friend朋友;伙伴;哥们儿◆We've been pals for years.我们是多年的哥们儿了。◆Thanks-you're a real pal.谢了,你真够哥们儿。NOTE辨析 Mate, buddy or pal?Mate is used in informal British English and buddy in informal American English. They are both also used by men as an informal friendly way of addressing another man. * mate用于非正式英式英语,buddy用于非正式美式英语。这两个词又都是男人之间友好随便的称呼语◆Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.对不起,老兄,你得等会儿。◆'Where to, buddy?' the driver asked.“去哪儿,朋友?”司机问道。Pal is both British and American English but is now old-fashioned except when used as a form of address; however, when pal is used in this way, it is unfriendly. * pal在英式和美式英语中均可使用,但现在除了用作称呼外已属过时的用法。不过用pal称呼人是不友好的◆If I were you, pal, I'd stay away from her!我要是你呀,小子,我就离她远远的!■acquaintance əˈkweɪntəns [countable] a person that you know but who is not a close friend认识的人;泛泛之交;熟人◆Claire has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.克莱尔交游很广。◆I don't know him socially, he's just a business acquaintance.我和他没有私交,他只是我业务上认识的人。◆I bumped into an old acquaintance on the train.我在火车上碰见一个老熟人。 see also acquaintance ⇨ friendship, make sb's acquaintance ⇨ meet3■the girls [plural] a woman's female friends(女子的)女伴,女友◆I'm having a night out with the girls.我今晚要和女友们外出。■confidantˈkɒnfɪdænt, ˌkɒnfɪˈdɑːnt; NAmEˈkɑːnfɪdænt [countable] a person that you trust and who you talk to about private or secret things(可吐露秘密的)知己,密友◆He was a trusted confidant of the President.他是总统的亲信。ⓘ A confidant can be male or female. If a confidant is female you can also spell it confidante. Both words are used and pronounced in the same way. * confidant指男女均可。若是女性,亦可拼作confidante。两个词的用法和读音均相同。■the boys [plural] (informal) a group of male friends who often go out together(常一起外出消遣的)一帮哥们儿◆Are you free tomorrow? How about a night out with the boys?你明天有空吗?和兄弟们出去玩上一晚怎么样?■cronyˈkrəʊni; NAmEˈkroʊni [countable, usually plural] (oftendisapproving) a person that sb spends a lot of time with好友;酒肉朋友◆He was playing cards with his cronies.他当时正与他那些狐朋狗友玩牌。ⓘ Crony is used to talk in a disapproving or humorous way about other people's friends, not your own. * crony指别人而非自己的朋友,含贬义,或属幽默用法。