partner

noun

/ˈpɑːtnə(r)/

/ˈpɑːrtnər/

a person that you are doing an activity with, such as dancing or playing a game搭档；同伴；舞伴
- a dance/tennis partner舞蹈/网球搭档
- The teacher asked the students to choose a partner for the next activity.老师要学生为下一个活动选择搭档。
see also birth partner, sparring partner
Wordfinder
- ballet
- ballroom
- band
- choreograph
- dance
- floor
- folk dance
- music
- partner
- step
- All change partners for the next dance!下一个舞蹈所有人都要交换舞伴 !
- He penned the script with his long-time writing partner.他与他的长期搭档合写了该剧本。
- I need a doubles partner for the table tennis tournament.我需要有个人做我乒乓球锦标赛的双打搭档。
- The old political sparring partners are now firm friends.这对昔日政治上的老对头现在是挚友。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bridge
- doubles
- tennis
- …
verb + partner
- choose
- find
- change
- …
the person that you are married to or having a sexual relationship with配偶；性伴侣
- Come to the New Year disco and bring your partner!携伴来参加新年迪斯科舞会吧！
- This is my partner, Mark.这是我的男朋友，马克。
- a sexual/romantic partner性伴侣/浪漫伴侣
- a male/female/same-sex partner男性/女性/同性伴侣
- She still hasn't found her perfect partner.她仍然没有找到她的完美伴侣。
see also civil partner, domestic partner
Wordfinder
- affair
- date
- go out with somebody
- jealous
- love
- marriage
- partner
- passionate
- relationship
- romantic
Collocations Marriage and divorce
Marriage and divorce结婚和离婚Romance恋爱
- fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with somebody)（疯狂地／深深地／无可救药地）爱上／爱着（某人）
- be/believe in/fall in love at first sight是／相信一见钟情；一见钟情
- be/find true love/the love of your life是／找到真爱／一生的爱
- suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love受单相思之苦
- have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for somebody/something对某人／某事有着／表示出强烈的／深深的／真挚的爱慕之情
- meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend与丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友结识／结婚
- have/go on a (blind) date有个／去约会／相亲
- be going out with/(especially North American English) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman与一个小伙子／女生／男生／男人／女人在谈恋爱
- move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner与男朋友／女朋友／伴侣同居
Weddings婚礼
- get/be engaged/married/divorced订婚；结婚；离婚
- arrange/plan a wedding安排婚礼
- have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage举行隆重的婚礼；度蜜月；婚姻幸福
- have/enter into an arranged marriage有一个／走入包办婚姻
- call off/cancel/postpone your wedding取消／推迟婚礼
- invite somebody to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception邀请某人出席／参加婚礼／结婚典礼／结婚喜宴
- conduct/perform a wedding ceremony举行结婚典礼
- exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows交换戒指；互致结婚誓言
- congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple祝贺这对幸福的新人；为这对幸福的伉俪干杯
- be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)（与妻子／丈夫）在／去度蜜月
- celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary庆祝第一个（结婚）纪念日
Separation and divorce分居和离婚
- be unfaithful to/(informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend对丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友不忠
- have an affair (with somebody)（和某人）有暧昧关系
- break off/end an engagement/a relationship解除／终止婚约／恋爱关系
- break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend与男友／女友分手；甩掉男友／女友
- separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife和丈夫／妻子分居；离弃丈夫／妻子；与丈夫／妻子离婚
- annul/dissolve a marriage宣布婚姻无效；解除婚姻关系
- apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce申请／要求／办理离婚；离婚
- get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children获得／被判予／拥有／失去对孩子的监护权
- pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)（向前妻／前夫）支付生活费／子女抚养费
- a former/potential partner前/潜在的合作伙伴
- Local government workers have been refused pensions for their unmarried partners.当地政府工作人员的未婚伴侣不能享受养老金。
- Most of those questioned said they wanted a steady partner for emotional support.大多数受访者表示，他们想要一个稳定的伴侣以得到情感支撑。
- People who have had multiple partners are more at risk from sexually transmitted diseases.有多个性伴侣的人得性传播疾病的风险更大。
- She was the dominant partner in the relationship.她在两人的关系中处于支配地位。
- reasons for divorce such as having an abusive partner诸如有一个性虐待伴侣之类的离婚原因
Topics Family and relationshipsa2, Life stagesa2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- former
- one-time
- dominant
- …
verb + partner
- have
- seek
- find
- …
one of the people who owns a business and shares the profits, etc.合伙人
- partner in something a partner in a law firm律师事务所的合伙人
- a junior/senior partner次要／主要合伙人
- Maintain good relationships with your customers, employees and business partners.与你的客户、员工和商业伙伴保持良好的关系。
- He is the founder and managing partner of the gallery. 他是画廊的创始人和管理合伙人。
- William became a full partner in 2017. 威廉在2017年成为正式合伙人。
see also silent partner, sleeping partner
- He has recently been made a junior partner in the family business.他新近成为这一家族企业的初级合伙人。
- He is a general partner in a consulting firm.他是一家咨询公司的普通合伙人。
- He was made a full partner in his father's firm.他被定为他父亲公司的正式合伙人。
- She and her husband became limited partners in the team's ownership.在球队的所有权上，她和丈夫是有限责任合伙人。
Topics Jobsb1, Businessb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- equal
- active
- …
verb + partner
- make somebody
- find
- seek
- …
partner + noun
- company
- institution
- organization
- …
preposition
- partner in
a country or an organization that has an agreement with another country or organization伙伴（与另一国家有协议关系的国家或组织）
- a trading partner贸易伙伴
- The party was unable to find a coalition partner. 该党未能找到一个联盟伙伴。
- India remains an important strategic partner for the United States. 印度仍然是美国的重要战略伙伴。
- AOL remains the company's only online retail partner.AOL （美国在线服务公司）仍然是该公司唯一的网上零售合作伙伴。
- Britain's partner in the aeronautic project英国在航空工程上的合作伙伴
- France's principal trading partners法国的主要贸易伙伴
- We are working with partner companies on wireless technologies.我们正与合伙公司就无线技术进行合作。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- biggest
- main
- principal
- …
preposition
- partner in

词源Middle English: alteration of parcener ‘partner, joint heir’, from Anglo-Norman French parcener, based on Latin partitio(n-) ‘partition’. The change in the first syllable was due to association with part.