partner n. 1.合伙人;合作者,伙伴;配手,搭档 (with, in)。 2.配偶〔夫或妻〕。 3.(跳舞等的)舞伴;同组伙伴。 4.【法律】(合营事业的)合股人。 5.〔pl.〕【航海】桅孔加固板,(护持)木框。 a partner in crime 共犯。 an acting [an active, a working] partner 担任经营业务的合股人。 a dormant [secret, sleeping, silent] 隐名合伙人。 partner for life 终身配偶[伴侣]。 vt. 1.同…合作[合伙];做…的伙伴。 2.使有搭档[配手]。 vi. 做搭档,当配手(with)。 adj. -less 无伙伴[配手]的。
We ( were ) partnered off for the next dance 下一舞曲我们两人一起跳
Jason caught his partner off his guard and took away their contract 詹森乘他的合伙人不备,拿走了他们的合同。
Some businessmen smugly imagine that if the wto talks fail, they can get what they want from more exclusive deals, which pick trading partners off in ones, twos or threes 有些商人的如意算盘是如果世贸谈判失败,他们就能从排他性贸易协定获得更多利益,因为他们可以从三三两两的贸易伙伴里剔除那些他们不中意的。