friend‧ship W3 / frendʃɪp / 名词

1 [可数名词] a relationship between friends

friendship between

The friendship between father and youth deepened.

friendship with

his friendship with Sam

her close friendship with her aunt

a lifelong friendship

The two boys formed a deep and lasting friendship .

He and Bob struck up a friendship (= began to be friends ) .

2 [不可数名词] the feelings and behaviour that exist between friends :

I could always rely on Gary for friendship and support.

The Indians have extended the hand of friendship (= shown that they want to be friends with another country ) .

COLLOCATIONS

动词

start a friendship Their friendship started after they met at a conference.

strike up a friendship He and Matthew struck up a friendship.

form a friendship The two girls soon formed a friendship.

a friendship develops Friendship often develops on the basis of shared interests.

renew a friendship (= become friends again ) They renewed their friendship after the war.

destroy/spoil a friendship Their friendship was spoilt after a fierce argument.

形容词

a close friendship Ron had formed a close relationship with Andrea.

a firm friendship (= one that is strong and not likely to change ) I established a firm friendship with Terence.

a lasting friendship This began a lasting friendship between the two women.

a long-standing friendship (= one that has existed for a long time ) There is a long-standing friendship between the two countries.

a lifelong friendship The two men formed a lifelong friendship.

短语

bonds/ties of friendship (= things that connect friends ) They were united by deep bonds of friendship.

a gesture of friendship (= an action which shows that someone is a friend ) He invited us to his house as a gesture of friendship.

an offer of friendship He turned down the King’s offer of friendship.

offer/extend the hand of friendship (= officially say that you want a friendly relationship ) America extended the hand of friendship, but it was rejected.