0 a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family -- 朋友，友人
You don't have to pretend any more - you're among friends now. 你不用再裝了——現在大家都是自己人。
I've made a lot of friends in this job. 我從事這份工作結交了很多朋友。
She said that she and Peter were just (good) friends (= they were not having a sexual relationship). 她說自己和彼得只是（好）朋友而已。
We're (good) friends with José and Pilar. 我們和何塞、皮拉爾是（好）朋友。
José and Pilar are (good) friends of ours. 何塞和皮拉爾是我們的（好）朋友。
We've been friends for years. 我們已是多年的朋友了。
This restaurant was recommended to me by a friend of mine. 這間餐廳是我的一個朋友給我推薦的。
She's my best/oldest/closest friend - we've known each other since we were five. 她是我最要好／交情最久／最親密的朋友——我們五歲的時候就認識了。
1 someone who gives money to an arts organization or charity in order to support it -- （劇院等藝術機構或慈善組織的）捐資者，贊助人
The Friends of the Royal Academy raised £10,000 towards the cost of the exhibition. 皇家藝術學院之友爲此次展覽籌集了一萬英鎊。
2 to invite someone to be your friend on a social networking website -- 在社交媒體上邀請別人成為朋友
3 a Quaker -- （同 Quaker）
These items are often referred to with the terms "false friends" or "quasi-homophones across languages".
Ties with close friends and/or relatives assumed greater importance for those aged 60 and older.
Spouses, friends and relatives die when a person reaches a very old age.
He may compare the pain with that experienced by friends or relatives and have misconceptions about it.
You see her as a fifteen-year-old, and with her female friends they have a club, they play cricket.
These dimensions included spouse problems, spouse support, relative problems, relative support, friend problems, friend support, confidants and social integration.
The book was completed and prepared for publication by some of his friends and colleagues.
His friends find his presence there, but he does not recognise himself!
