n.伴侣牌，伙伴；好朋友
n.(Mates)人名；(捷)马特斯；(英)梅茨
maties───adj.平易近人的，友好的；亲密的（等于matey）；n.朋友，伙伴（通常用作呼语）；n.(Maty)（美、墨、法、以色列）马蒂（人名）
maters───n.母亲（等于mother）；n.(Mater)人名；(阿拉伯)马塔尔；(德)马特；(英)梅特
mateys───n.广州美迪斯（公司名）
mattes───n.[冶]锍；地中海硬土浅滩；无光粗糙面（matte的复数）；v.熔炼为锍；配衬边；使无光（matte的三单形式）
Bates───贝茨
Fates───n.命运三女神
Gates───n.[建]大门；关口（gate的复数形式）；v.（英）禁止外出；给…安装门（gate的第三人称单数）；n.(Gates)人名；(英)盖茨
Oates───n.奥兹（姓氏名）
ates───abbr.含水层储能系统（aquiferthermalenergystorage）
Fireflies use their light for attracting mates.───萤火虫用它们的光来吸引配偶。
If you're a busy person, looking to meet several potential mates at the same event, speed dating could be for you.───如果你是个忙人，想在同一场合与几位可能成为自己伴侣的人见面，那么快速交友也许会适合你。
Many women whose fathers left home unconsciously expect to be betrayed by their own mates.───许多父亲弃家出走的妇女会在无意中料想她们会被自己的配偶所背叛。
I was once in the midst of a heated battle when one of my team mates let out a huge fart, causing me to burst out into rapturous laughter.───曾经在比赛中与对手打的难分难舍，队友放了个很大声的屁，让我当场笑场。
And given that most online daters look for partners who live no more than 25-30 miles away, the real pool of potential mates is often tiny.───而且因为大多数的网上约会者找的是居住在附近25到30英里内的伴侣，实际的潜在配偶通常数量很少。
Songbirds sing to entice mates, and the timing of those songs is often regulated by sunlight.───鸣鸟会通过唱歌吸引伴侣，而唱歌的时间是随着阳光调整的。
If my performances have been good I owe a lot of it to my team mates, who put me in the best possible conditions to do well.───如果说我的表现非常出色，我的队友们也在其中发挥了重要的作用，他们让我有最好的条件发挥水平。
She was a great favorite with her mates, being good-tempered and possessing the happy art of pleasing without effort.───她的好脾气以及有着天生的开朗性格，让她在同学中很受喜欢。
One of them was a member of the crew, with two or three of his mates just standing there watching.───其中一位是渡轮上的船员，他的两三个同事则站在一旁观望。
They've been good mates ever since they were at school together.