friend
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A friend is someone who you know well and like, but who is not related to you. 朋友
I had a long talk about this with my best friend. 我和我最好的朋友就此进行了长谈。
She never was a close friend of mine. 她从来就不是我的密友。
2. N-COUNT If one country refers to another as a friend, they mean that the other country is not an enemy of theirs. 盟国
The president said that Japan is now a friend and international partner. 总统说日本现在是盟国和国际伙伴。
3. N-PLURAL If you are friends with someone, you are their friend and they are yours. (与…是) 朋友
I still wanted to be friends with Alison. 我仍然希望同艾莉森做朋友。
We remained good friends. 我们一直是好朋友。
4. N-PLURAL/N-IN-NAMES The friends of a country, cause, organization, or a famous politician are the people and organizations who help and support them. 支持者
...the friends of Israel. …以色列的支持者。
5. PHRASE If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends. 同…交朋友
He has made friends with the kids on the street. 他同街上的孩子们交上了朋友。
Dennis made friends easily. 丹尼斯容易交上朋友。
返回 friend
friend /frɛnd/ (friends)
剑桥词典
- Is he a friend of yours ?
- Come and meet my friend Laura.
- Is it okay if I bring a friend to the party ?
- I got a call from an old college friend last night .
- He's not my boyfriend - we're just good friends!
friend noun [C] (PERSON YOU LIKE)
a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family朋友，友人
She's my best /oldest /closest friend - we've known each other since we were five. 她是我最要好／交情最久／最亲密的朋友——我们5岁的时候就认识了。
He's a family friend/friend of the family . 他是全家人的朋友。
This restaurant was recommended to me by a friend of mine. 这家餐馆是我的一个朋友给我推荐的。
We've been friends for years . 我们已是多年的朋友了。
José and Pilar are (good) friends of ours. 何塞和皮拉尔是我们的（好）朋友。
We're (good) friends with José and Pilar. 我们和何塞、皮拉尔是（好）朋友。
She said that she and Peter were just (good) friends (= they were not having a sexual relationship ). 她说自己和彼得只是（好）朋友而已。
I've made a lot of friends in this job . 我从事这项工作结交了很多朋友。
He finds it difficult to make friends. 他发现交朋友很难。
也见 befriend
someone who is not an enemy and who you can trust
自己人；盟友
You don't have to pretend any more - you're among friends now. 你不用再装了——现在大家都是自己人。
例句
friend noun [C] (PERSON GIVING MONEY)
someone who gives money to an arts organization or charity in order to support it
（剧院等艺术机构或慈善组织的）捐资者，赞助人
The Friends of the Royal Academy raised £10,000 towards the cost of the exhibition . 皇家艺术学院之友为此次展览筹集了1万英镑。
习语
a friend in need is a friend indeedhave friends in high places
what are friends for?
with friends like you, who needs enemies? 返回 friend