partner

noun

1. 配偶；性伴侣
   the person that you are married to or having a sexual relationship with
   1. Come to the New Year disco and bring your partner!
      携伴来参加新年迪斯科舞会吧！
   2. a marriage partner
      配偶
2. 合伙人
   one of the people who owns a business and shares the profits, etc.
   1. a partner in a law firm
      法律事务所的合伙人
   2. a junior/senior partner
      次要 / 主要合伙人
3. 搭档；同伴；舞伴
   a person that you are doing an activity with, such as dancing or playing a game
   1. a dancing/tennis, etc. partner
      舞伴、网球搭档等
4. 伙伴（与另一国家有协议关系的国家或组织）
   a country or an organization that has an agreement with another country
   1. a trading partner
      贸易伙伴

verb

1. （在跳舞、游戏等中）结成伙伴，做搭档，配对
   to be sb's partner in a dance, game, etc.
   1. Gerry offered to partner me at tennis.
      格里提出和我搭档打网球。

1. N-COUNT 配偶；（性）伴侣
   Your partner is the person you are married to or are having a romantic or sexual relationship with.
   1. Wanting other friends doesn't mean you don't love your partner.
      想交其他朋友并不意味着你不爱你的伴侣。
   2. ...his choice of marriage partner.
      他对婚姻伴侣的选择
2. N-COUNT 同伴；搭档
   Your partner is the person you are doing something with, for example dancing with or playing with in a game against two other people.
   1. ...to dance with a partner...
      和舞伴跳舞
   2. My partner for the event was the marvellous American player.
      那场比赛我的搭档是那位了不起的美国选手。
   3. ...a partner in crime.
      共犯
3. N-COUNT 合伙人
   The partners in a firm or business are the people who share the ownership of it.
   1. He's a partner in a Chicago law firm.
      他是芝加哥一家律师事务所的合伙人。
   2. ...her business partner Max Hampshire.
      她生意上的合伙人马克斯·汉普希尔
4. N-COUNT 盟友；伙伴
   The partner of a country or organization is another country or organization with which they work or do business.
   1. Spain has been one of Cuba's major trading partners.
      西班牙一直是古巴的主要贸易伙伴之一。
   2. ...the main coalition partner in the Slovak government.
      斯洛伐克联合政府中的主要盟友
5. VERB （比赛或舞蹈中）做…的伙伴（或搭档），与…配对
   If you partner someone, you are their partner in a game or in a dance.
   1. He had partnered the famous Russian ballerina...
      他已经和那位著名的俄罗斯芭蕾舞女演员做了搭档。
   2. He will be partnered by Ian Baker, the defending champion...
      他将和卫冕冠军伊恩·贝克搭档。
   3. He partnered Andre Agassi to victory.
      他和安德烈·阿加西搭档取得胜利。

1. Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner
   许多男性仍然无法接受女性商业伙伴。
2. Do you expect your partner to anticipate your needs?
   你是否期望你的伴侣不等你提出就主动满足你的需要？
3. He and a partner set up on their own and built a successful fashion company
   他和同伴自己创业，创办了一家成功的时装公司。
4. Be ready and willing to make compromises between your needs and those of your partner
   时刻准备好并乐意在自己与伴侣的需求之间作出让步。
5. He did not dally over the choice of a partner.
   他没有在选择合伙人的问题上浪费时间。
6. She now felt doubly guilty; she had embarrassed Franklin and she had cost her partner money
   她现在心里倍感内疚：她既让富兰克林丢了面子，又让自己的合伙人损失了钱。
7. Is this a rational thing to expect of your partner, or not?
   指望你的伴侣做这件事合理吗？
8. 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。
9. What one quality, if any, do you like the most about your partner?
   你最喜欢你伴侣的哪一点，假如有的话？
10. He had all the qualities I was looking for in a partner
    他具有我要找的伴侣应该具备的所有品质。
11. George ignored his partner's infidelities
    乔治对伴侣的不忠行为视而不见。
12. Hansen and his partner were fired for insubordination.
    汉森和他的搭档因为不服从上级安排被解雇了。
13. She shared the apartment with her live-in partner.
    她与同居伴侣共住这一间公寓。
14. You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you.
    你往往会对伴侣吹毛求疵，如果他不拥抱你，就感到受了伤害。
15. Wanting other friends doesn't mean you don't love your partner.
    想交其他朋友并不意味着你不爱你的伴侣。
16. My partner for the event was the marvellous American player.
    那场比赛我的搭档是那位了不起的美国选手。
17. He's a partner in a Chicago law firm.
    他是芝加哥一家律师事务所的合伙人。
18. Spain has been one of Cuba's major trading partners.
    西班牙一直是古巴的主要贸易伙伴之一。
19. He had partnered the famous Russian ballerina
    他已经和那位著名的俄罗斯芭蕾舞女演员做了搭档。
20. He will be partnered by Ian Baker, the defending champion
    他将和卫冕冠军伊恩·贝克搭档。
21. He partnered Andre Agassi to victory.
    他和安德烈·阿加西搭档取得胜利。
22. Your partner should then pass the ball back to you
    然后你的搭档应该将球回传给你。
23. You can get sick to death of a friend regurgitating her partner's opinions.
    对于一个只会机械地重复其搭档观点的朋友，你可能会无比腻烦。
24. Hampton had been given the bills for safekeeping by a business partner.
    一个生意伙伴曾将账单交给汉普顿代为保管。
25. He decided to lead a more settled life with his partner
    他决定和爱人一起过一种更加安定的生活。
26. My partner and I have been trying for a baby for two years
    我和爱人两年来一直想要个孩子。
27. Have the party on a Saturday, when you can get your partner and other willing adults to help
    把聚会安排在周六，这样你就可以找自己的搭档和其他愿意帮把手的成年人来帮忙了。
28. Ever since World War the United States has been Japan's principal trade partner.
    二次世界大战以来，美国一直是日本的主要贸易伙伴。
29. My sister was the partner of my walks.
    我妹妹是同我一同散步的伙伴。
30. The United States has always been China's third major trade partner.
    美国一直是中国第三大贸易伙伴。

  partner ally associate【导航词义：同伴】

  partner n. 伙伴，伴侣，同伴

〔辨析〕普通用词，词义广泛，可指有合作关系的组织或国家、生意上的合伙人、配偶或情人、跳舞或玩游戏的搭档等。

  ally n. 盟友，同盟国

〔辨析〕尤指向从政者提供支持的人，或同意在战争中给予另一国家支持和帮助的国家。

  associate n. 同事；生意伙伴

〔辨析〕指生意上的合作伙伴或一起工作的人。

noun

1. an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
   1. the musician and the librettist were collaborators
   2. sexual partners

   Synonym:    collaboratorcooperatorpardner

2. a person who is a member of a partnership

3. a person's partner in marriage

   Synonym:    spousemarried personmatebetter half

verb

1. provide with a partner

2. act as a partner
   1. Astaire partnered Rogers