friend

noun

喜欢的人 person you like

1. 朋友；友人
   a person you know well and like, and who is not usually a member of your family
   1. This is my friend Tom.
      这是我的朋友汤姆。
   2. Is he a friend of yours ?
      他是你的朋友吗？
   3. She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time) .
      她是我的老朋友。
   4. He's one of my best friends .
      他是我最要好的朋友之一。
   5. a close/good friend
      密友；好友
   6. a childhood/family/lifelong friend
      儿时 / 家庭 / 终生朋友
   7. I heard about it through a friend of a friend .
      我通过朋友的朋友听到这事的。
   8. She has a wide circle of friends .
      她交游很广。

支持者 supporter

2. 赞助者；支持者
   a person who supports an organization, a charity, etc., especially by giving or raising money; a person who supports a particular idea, etc.
   1. the Friends of St Martin's Hospital
      圣马丁医院的赞助者
   2. a friend of democracy
      维护民主的人

不是敌人 not enemy

3. 自己人；同志；同伙；同盟者
   a person who has the same interests and opinions as yourself, and will help and support you
   1. You're among friends here─you can speak freely.
      这儿都是自己人，有话直说好啦。

愚蠢的 / 讨厌的人 silly/annoying person

4. （指做傻事或烦人的事而说话者不认识的人）
   used to talk about sb you do not know who has done sth silly or annoying
   1. I wish our friend at the next table would shut up.
      但愿我们邻桌那位仁兄闭嘴。

议会；法庭 in parliament/court

5. （议员间或律师间的一种称呼）朋友，阁下，同人
   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
   1. 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）
   2. my noble friend (= in the House of Lords)
      我尊贵的朋友（上院用语）
   3. my learned friend (= in a court of law)
      我博学的同人（法庭用语）

宗教 in religion

6. （新教）公谊会成员
   a member of the Society of Friends

1. N-COUNT 朋友;友人
   A friend is someone who you know well and like, but who is not related to you.
   1. I had a long talk about this with my best friend...
      我和我最好的朋友就此事进行了长谈。
   2. She never was a close friend of mine.
      她从来就不是我的密友。
   3. ...Sara's old friend, Ogden.
      萨拉的老朋友奥格登
2. N-PLURAL (与…互为)朋友
   If you are friends with someone, you are their friend and they are yours.
   1. I still wanted to be friends with Alison...
      我还是想和艾莉森做朋友。
   2. We remained good friends...
      我们一直是好朋友。
   3. Sally and I became friends.
      萨莉和我成了朋友。
3. N-PLURAL; N-IN-NAMES 支持者;拥护者;赞助者
   The friends of a country, cause, organization, or a famous politician are the people and organizations who help and support them.
   1. ...the friends of Israel.
      以色列的支持者
   2. ...The Friends of Birmingham Royal Ballet.
      伯明翰皇家芭蕾舞团赞助者协会
4. N-COUNT 盟友;友国;友邦
   If one country refers to another as a friend, they mean that the other country is not an enemy of theirs.
   1. The president said that Japan is now a friend and international partner.
      总统说日本现在是盟友和国际合作伙伴。
5. PHR-RECIP (与…)交朋友;(和…)建立友谊
   If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends .
   1. He has made friends with the kids on the street...
      他和流浪街头的孩子交上了朋友。
   2. Dennis made friends easily...
      丹尼斯很容易就能交到朋友。
   3. He had made a friend of both girls.
      他和两个女孩都成了朋友。

1. I'm going out with an old friend.
   我要和一个老朋友出去。
2. He became Vivien Leigh's devoted friend and comforter.
   他成了费雯丽忠诚的朋友和给她安慰的人。
3. You are her closest friend and confidante.
   你是她最亲密的朋友和知己。
4. My friend's reply was courteous but firm.
   我朋友的回答很客气，但很坚决。
5. Fortunately for me, my friend saw that something was seriously wrong
   对我来说幸运的是，我的朋友发现了非常严重的错误。
6. I had a long talk about this with my best friend
   我和我最好的朋友就此事进行了长谈。
7. She never was a close friend of mine.
   她从来就不是我的密友。
8. I still wanted to be friends with Alison
   我还是想和艾莉森做朋友。
9. We remained good friends
   我们一直是好朋友。
10. Sally and I became friends.
    萨莉和我成了朋友。
11. The president said that Japan is now a friend and international partner.
    总统说日本现在是盟友和国际合作伙伴。
12. He has made friends with the kids on the street
    他和流浪街头的孩子交上了朋友。
13. Dennis made friends easily
    丹尼斯很容易就能交到朋友。
14. He had made a friend of both girls.
    他和两个女孩都成了朋友。
15. She's my best friend, and I really love her.
    她是我最好的朋友，我真的很喜欢她。
16. We gratified our friend's curiosity
    我们满足了朋友的好奇心。
17. I have a good friend who's a teacher
    我有一个当教师的好朋友。
18. Gifford was a friend. I'd known him for nine years
    吉福德是我的一位朋友。我和他认识9年了。
19. John's my best friend
    约翰是我最好的朋友。
20. Have I been neglectful of my friend, taking him for granted?
    我是不是对朋友不够尽心，太不把他当回事了？
21. I called my old friend John Horner
    我给老朋友约翰·霍纳打了电话。
22. He took me and my friend Cynthia to the movies in an open-topped car
    他开了辆敞篷车，载我和我的朋友辛西娅去看电影。
23. I posted a letter to Stanley saying I was an old Army friend.
    我给斯坦利寄了封信，说我是他的一个老战友。
24. I spent the evening with an old school friend.
    我跟一个老同学一起度过了那个夜晚。
25. It would be nice to have someone who really understood me, a friend
    要是有个真正理解我的人、有个朋友就好了。
26. I met an old friend from whom I had parted for many years.
    我见到了分离多年的朋友。
27. My friend and I returned to town by the midnight express.
    我和我朋友乘午夜的快车回城。
28. My friend happened along.
    我朋友恰好来了。
29. They no longer had him as a friend.
    他们再也不把他看成朋友了。
30. The other day I came across a friend in the street.
    日前我在街上遇见了一位朋友。

n.

be/make friends (with sb)

• 是 / 成为（某人的）朋友
  to be/become a friend of sb
  1. We've been friends for years.
     我们是多年的朋友了。
  2. They had a quarrel, but they're friends again now.
     他们吵过架，不过现在又和好了。
  3. 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 friends

• （无恋爱关系）（只）是好朋友
  used to say that two friends are not having a romantic relationship with each other

a friend in need (is a friend indeed)

• 患难的朋友（才是真正的朋友）；患难之交（见真情）
  a friend who gives you help when you need it (is a true friend)

have friends in high places

• 有位高权重的朋友；有贵人相助
  to know important people who can help you

man's best friend

• 人类的好朋友（指狗）
  a way of describing a dog

noun

1. a person with whom you are acquainted
   1. I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances
   2. we are friends of the family

   Synonym:    acquaintance

2. an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
   1. he's a good ally in fight

   Synonym:    ally

3. a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
   1. he was my best friend at the university

4. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
   1. all their supporters came out for the game
   2. they are friends of the library

   Synonym:    supporterprotagonistchampionadmirerbooster