girl‧friend S3 / ɡɜlfrend $ ɡɜrl- / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a girl or woman that you are having a romantic relationship with → boyfriend :

He’s never had a girlfriend .

sb’s girlfriend

He lives in Chicago with his girlfriend.

split up/break up with your girlfriend (= stop having a romantic relationship )

one of my ex-girlfriends (= former girlfriends )

I didn’t have a steady girlfriend (= one you have a long relationship with ) .

2 especially American English a woman or girl’s female friend :

She’s out with one of her girlfriends.

THESAURUS

girlfriend a girl or woman that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time : Katherine was his first girlfriend.

partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with : He brought his partner along to the party.

old flame informal someone who was your girlfriend or boyfriend in the past : I found a love letter from one of his old flames.

mistress a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with even though he is married to someone else. Often used when the man is famous or powerful : The president had a mistress for many years.

lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, but who you are not married to : He was going to meet his secret lover.

fiancée the woman who a man is going to marry : Rod plans to marry his fiancée later this year.

ex informal a man’s former wife or girlfriend : My ex looks after the children on Thursdays.

be going out with somebody if you are going out with a girl or woman, she is your girlfriend : She’s going out with a guy she met at work.