pals
pals — 名詞
1. people who know each other well and enjoy spending time together in a relaxed, f
好友；夥伴
彼此熟識、常一起來往的朋友
people who know each other well and enjoy spending time together in a relaxed, friendly way.
Mateo and Sivan stayed pals after their families moved away.
Mateo 和 Sivan 搬家後還是一直是好友。
stay pals after moving away
The old pals met outside the cinema and ordered noodles together.
這群老朋友在電影院外碰面，一起點了麵。
collocation: old pals
Christopher asked two camping pals to fix the tent before sunset.
Christopher 找了兩個露營夥伴，在日落前一起修帳篷。
camping pals + shared task
Imani still writes to her school pals every winter holiday.
Imani 到現在每年寒假都還會寫信給學生時代的朋友。
school pals + ongoing contact
After the flood, Jin and Kian became pals while clearing mud.
洪水過後，Jin 和 Kian 一邊清泥，一邊成了好朋友。
become pals while + -ing
- old pals
- school pals
- camping pals
- stay pals
- become pals
文法句型
be pals
[adjective] pals
[possessive] pals
用法筆記
Used in casual speech and informal writing, especially for people who have a friendly history together. Distinguish from sense 2, which is a form of address rather than a name for real friends.
常見錯誤
2. a word used when speaking directly to a group of men, sometimes warmly but more
老兄們
對一群男子的叫法，常帶不耐煩
a word used when speaking directly to a group of men, sometimes warmly but more often when you are annoyed with them.
Easy there, pals, that table is reserved for the night staff.
慢著，老兄們，那張桌子是留給夜班員工的。
annoyed vocative to a group
Thanks, pals, you carried those heavy boxes up three flights.
謝啦，老兄們，你們把那些重箱子搬上了三層樓。
friendly vocative after help
Listen, pals, the museum doors close in five minutes.
聽著，老兄們，博物館再五分鐘就關門了。
warning introduced by pals
Not so fast, pals, you skipped the line by the gate.
別急，老兄們，你們在大門旁插隊了。
confrontational vocative
- easy there, pals
- thanks, pals
- listen, pals
- not so fast, pals
文法句型
used vocatively: '..., pals.'
用法筆記
Used only when calling out to people, not as an ordinary noun inside a sentence. In current English it often sounds confrontational unless the context clearly shows friendly gratitude.
常見錯誤
pals — 動詞
1. to spend time with someone in a friendly way or quickly become friendly with the
混熟；交好
像朋友那樣一起活動或很快熟起來
to spend time with someone in a friendly way or quickly become friendly with them, often in phrases such as 'pal around' or 'pal up'.
After each shift, Caleb pals around with the kitchen crew.
每次下班後，Caleb 都會和廚房團隊混熟。
pal around with + group
Within a week of moving, Maeve pals up with new neighbours.
Maeve 搬來不到一週，就和新鄰居交好了。
pal up with + new people
At every tournament, the captain pals around with the youngest players.
每次比賽時，那位隊長都會和最年輕的球員混熟。
regular social mixing after events
By lunchtime, Samir pals up with whoever shares his table.
到午餐時間前，Samir 就會和同桌的人交好。
quickly becoming friendly
- pal around with
- pal up with
- quickly pal up
- often pals around
文法句型
pal around with [someone]
pal up with [someone]
用法筆記
Usually appears with a particle: 'pal around with' for spending time together, and 'pal up with' for becoming friendly quite quickly. The bare verb without these patterns is uncommon in modern English.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- school pals
- camping pals
- childhood pals
常用片語
- old pals
- stay pals
- become pals
- listen, pals
介系詞搭配
- pals with
- pal around with
- pal up with