名詞 mating:

1. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
   同義詞：coupling, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union

動詞 mate:

1. make love
   同義詞：copulate, mate, pair, couple
2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together
   同義詞：match, mate, couple, pair, twin
3. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
   同義詞：checkmate, mate

1. The male bird performs a sort of mating dance before copulating with the female.
   這種雄鳥在與雌鳥交尾以前要跳一種交歡舞。
2. A mating pattern in which a male mates with more than one female in a single breeding season.
   一雄多雌(配合)在一個交配季節(jié)里，一個雄性個體與一個以上的雌性個體進行交配的一種交配方式
3. An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.
   雜種通過不同變體或品種的個體的交配而產生的生物
4. Mating blackbirds will defend their territory against intruders.
   黑鸝交配時不容許地盤受到外來的滋擾。