companion
US: /kəmˈpænjən/
UK: /kəmpˈæniən/
UK: /kəmpˈæniən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
companion /kəm'pænjən/
- danh từ
- bạn, bầu bạn
- faithful companion: người bạn trung thành
- the companions of the journey: những người bạn (đi) đường
- người bạn gái (được thuê để cùng chung sống làm bầu bạn với một người phụ nữ khác) ((cũng) companion lady companion)
- sổ tay, sách hướng dẫn
- the gardener's companion: sổ tay người làm vườn
- vật cùng đôi
- companion shoe: chiếc giày cùng đôi
- bạn, bầu bạn
- nội động từ
- (+ with) làm bạn với
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 a person or an animal that travels with you or spends a lot of time with you: travelling companions + Geoff was my companion on the journey. + (figurative) Fear was the hostages' constant companion.
2 a person who has similar tastes, interests, etc. to your own and whose company you enjoy: She was a charming dinner companion. + His younger brother is not much of a companion for him. + They're drinking companions (= they go out drinking together).
3 a person who shares in your work, pleasures, sadness, etc: We became companions in misfortune.
4 a person, usually a woman, employed to live with and help sb, especially sb old or ill/sick
5 one of a pair of things that go together or can be used together: A companion volume is soon to be published.
6 used in book titles to describe a book giving useful facts and information on a particular subject: A Companion to French Literature
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 fellow, associate, comrade, colleague, confrere, Colloq chiefly Brit and Australian mate, US and Canadian buddy:
For ten years they had been constant companions.
2 vade-mecum, manual, handbook, guide, reference book, enchiridion:
They publish a pocket companion listing the month's events.
3 escort, chaperon(e), attendant, (in Spain, Portugal) duenna:
Aunt Dinah is too old to be alone, so we have engaged a companion for her.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
agreeable, amusing, boon, charming, delightful, good, entertaining, pleasant, wonderful | close, constant, faithful, inseparable | life | female, male | canine, human | dinner, drinking, travelling, walking
He was an entertaining travelling companion.
PREP.
~ for/to
She lived in the house as a companion to our grandmother.
Concise English dictionary
companionskəm'pænjən
noun
+a person who is frequently in the company of another
+a traveler who accompanies you
+one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
verb
+be a companion to somebody
