buddy

noun

/ˈbʌdi/

(plural buddies)

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(North American English also bud)
(informal) a friend朋友；同伴
- an old college buddy of mine我的一位老校友
- Howard and Mick were drinking buddies.霍华德和米克是酒友。
- We were good buddies.我们是好朋友。
- I’d like you to meet an old college buddy of mine.我想介绍你认识我的一个大学好友。
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(also bud)
(both North American English, informal) used to speak to a man you do not know（称呼不认识的男子）老兄，喂
- ‘Where to, buddy?’ the driver asked.“去哪儿，老兄？” 司机问道。
(especially North American English) a partner who does an activity with you so that you can help each other搭档；伙伴
- The school uses a buddy system to pair newcomers with older students.学校采用结伴制让每个新生跟一较大的学生结伴以获得照顾。
- Her driving buddy was in trouble.她的驾车伙伴遇到了麻烦。

Word Originmid 19th cent. (originally US): perhaps an alteration of brother, or a variant of butty, a term for a friend or workmate amongst miners.

verb

/ˈbʌdi/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they buddy	/ˈbʌdi/ /ˈbʌdi/
he / she / it buddies	/ˈbʌdiz/ /ˈbʌdiz/
past simple buddied	/ˈbʌdid/ /ˈbʌdid/
past participle buddied	/ˈbʌdid/ /ˈbʌdid/
-ing form buddying	/ˈbʌdiɪŋ/ /ˈbʌdiɪŋ/