friend 英 [frend]   美 [frɛnd]

friend

friend  英 [frend] 美 [frɛnd]

n. 朋友 

名词复数:friends 

dog is our friend. 狗狗是我们的好友。
a close/good friend 密友;好友

  • A friend is your buddy, your pal, your amigo, your comrade. You know, someone you trust and like enough to hang out with on a regular basis.
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  • n. 朋友
  • 1. dog is our friend.

    狗狗是我们的好友。

  • 2. a close/good friend

    密友;好友

  • 3. This is my friend Tom.

    这是我的朋友汤姆。

  • 4. I enjoy a chat with a friend.

    我喜欢与朋友在一起聊天儿。

  • 5. She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time).

    她是我的老朋友。

  • friend (n.) Old English freond "one attached to another by feelings of personal regard and preference," from Proto-Germanic *frijand- "lover, friend" (source also of Old Norse frændi, Old Danish frynt, Old Frisian friund, Dutch vriend, Middle High German friunt, German Freund, Gothic frijonds "friend"), from PIE *priy-ont-, "loving," present-participle form of root *pri- "to love."
  • friend (v.) in the Facebook sense, attested from 2005, from the noun. Friend occasionally has been used as a verb in English since c. 1200 ("to be friends"), though the more usual verb for "join in friendship, act as a friend" is befriend. Related: Friended; friending. Old English had freonsped "an abundance of friends" (see speed (n.)); freondleast "want of friends;" freondspedig "rich in friends."
friend / frend ; NAmE frend / noun person you like 喜欢的人 1 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。 a close/good friend 密友;好友 a childhood/family/lifelong friend 儿时╱家庭╱终生朋友 I heard about it through a friend of a friend. 我通过朋友的朋友听到这事的。 She has a wide circle of friends. 她交游很广。 see also befriend , boyfriend , fair-weather , false friend  (1 ) , girlfriend , penfriend , school friend supporter 支持者 2 a person who supports an organization, a charity, etc, especially by giving or raising money; a person who supports a particular idea, etc. 赞助者;支持者 the Friends of St Martin's Hospital 圣马丁医院的赞助者 a friend of democracy 维护民主的人 not enemy 不是敌人 3 a person who has the same interests and opinions as yourself, and will help and support you 自己人;同志;同伙;同盟者 You're among friends here—you can speak freely. 这儿都是自己人,有话直说吧。 silly/annoying person 愚蠢的╱讨厌的人 4 ( ironic) used to talk about sb you do not know who has done sth silly or annoying (指做傻事或烦人的事而说话者不认识的人) I wish our friend at the next table would shut up. 但愿我们邻桌那位仁兄闭嘴。 in parliament/court 议会;法庭 5 (in Britain 英国 ) used by a member of parliament to refer to another member of parliament or by a lawyer to refer to another lawyer in a court of law (议员间或律师间的一种称呼)朋友,阁下,同仁 my honourable friend,the member for Henley (= in the House of Commons) 我尊敬的朋友亨利区议员(下院用语) my noble friend (= in the House of Lords) 我尊贵的朋友(上院用语) my learned friend (= in a court of law) 我博学的同仁(法庭用语) in religion 宗教 6 Friend a member of the Society of Friends (新教)公谊会成员 SYN Quaker IDIOMS be/make ˈfriends (with sb) to be/become a friend of sb 是╱成为(某人的)朋友 We've been friends for years. 我们是多年的朋友了。 They had a quarrel, but they're friends again now. 他们吵过架,不过现在又和好了。 Simon finds it hard to make friends with other children. 西蒙感到难以和其他孩子交朋友。 be (just) good ˈfriends used to say that two friends are not having a romantic relationship with each other (无恋爱关系)(只)是好朋友 a ˌfriend in ˈneed (is a ˌfriend inˈdeed) ( saying) a friend who gives you help when you need it (is a true friend) 患难的朋友(才是真正的朋友);患难之交(见真情) have ˌfriends in high ˈplaces to know important people who can help you 有位高权重的朋友;有贵人相助 more at man n. friend friends friended friending friend / frend ; NAmE frend /
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