mat·ey1 /ˈmeɪti/ adjectiveadj British EnglishBrE informal FRIENDLYbehaving as if you were someone’s friend 友好的;亲近的;亲热的matey with She’s been very matey with the boss lately. 她近来跟老板很亲近。
matey• He is not a matey deity who shines a flashlight into some dark corner of his recalcitrant universe on demand.
matey2 noun British EnglishBrE informal MANTALK TO somebodyused by men as a very informal or disrespectful way of speaking to another man 伙计〔男子之间十分随便或不礼貌的称呼〕
matey• Arrgh, matey, who could have expected finding a buried displeasure here? 12: 38.• You're talking walk in the park, matey!• Well matey, you'd better write to Vicky then!