com·pan·ion /kəmˈpænjən/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 WITHsomeone you spend a lot of time with, especially a friend 伴侣,同伴 For ten years he had been her constant companion. 十年来他一直陪伴她左右。
His dog became his closest companion. 他的狗成了他最亲密的伙伴。
a travelling companion 旅伴
dinner/drinking companion 饭友/酒友
► see thesaurus at friend 2 WITHone of a pair of things that go together or can be used together 成对物品中的一件companion to This book is a companion to Professor Farrer’s first work. 这本书是法勒教授第一部作品的姊妹篇。
companion volume/piece etc The ‘Encyclopedia of Gardening’ is a companion volume to the ‘Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers’. 《园艺百科》和《植物花卉百科》是姊妹篇。
3 TCNused in the titles of books about a particular subject 手册,指南〔用于书名〕 ‘A Companion to Japanese Literature’ 《日本文学指南》
4. WITHsomeone, especially a woman, who is paid to live or travel with an older person 陪护〔指受雇陪老人一起生活或旅行的人,尤为女子〕 n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa constant/inseparable companion (=someone you spend most or all of the time with)The two boys became constant companions.
a close companionAt school, we were close companions for several years.
a travelling companion British EnglishBrE, a traveling companion American EnglishAmE (=someone you travel somewhere with)I knew that Dave would be a good travelling companion.
a dinner/dining companion (=someone you have dinner with)We saw him in the restaurant with a very attractive dinner companion.
a female/male companionDo you know who his female companion was?
a good/perfect/wonderful companionFor older people a pet cat can be a very good companion.
a drinking companion (=someone you go out with to drink alcohol)George was out again with his drinking companions.
a lifelong companion (=someone who lives or spends time with someone throughout their life)Lucinda was her best friend and lifelong companion.
a boon companion literary (=a very close friend)Charles arrived at the house, together with his boon companion Herbert.