| 词组 | partner |
| 释义 | partner AC /ˈpɑːtnə $ ˈpɑːrtnər/ noun 1. a person, organization, or country who you do an activity withadjectives/nouns + partnera business partner They were close friends as well as business partners.a trading partner (=a country that another country trades with) The United States is Thailand’s biggest trading partner.a dancing/dance partner She was sad because she didn’t have a dancing partner.an equal partner Women should be equal partners with men in public life.a former partner He bought his former partner's share of the business.a coalition partner (=a political party that joins with another to form a government)verbsfind a partner He needs to find a partner for his new business.choose a partner The teacher asked the students to choose a partner and then work in pairs.prepositionsa partner in sth The company’s partners in the project include Japanese and Thai oil companies.2. one of two people who are married, or who have a sexual relationshipadjectives/nouns + partnera new partner She came to the wedding with her new partner.a potential partner (=someone who could be your partner) The dating agency suggested several potential partners.a marriage partner also a marital partner formal People often meet their marriage partner at work.a life partner If I don’t have a life partner by now, perhaps I will never have one.a male/female partner These women are bringing up children alone without a male partner.a former partner Her children still see her former partner at weekends.a sexual partner Having more sexual partners increases the risk of disease.a civil partner BrE (=the official partner of someone of the same sex) Nigel is his civil partner.verbsfind a partner They got divorced, and both found new partners.choose a partner When choosing a partner, you must trust your heart.phrasessb’s partner of 5/10 etc years (=who has been someone’s partner for 5 years, 10 years etc) His partner of 18 years died last week. |
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