喺英文入面，friend解作朋友，但朋友都有分好壞、熟唔熟悉，咁又可以用點樣形容各類型嘅朋友呢？以下係其中7個例子，睇吓你身邊有冇啲咁嘅人啦！
1. Acquaintance 點頭之交
Although he seems to greet everyone on campus very often, many of whom are only acquaintances to him.
雖然他看似經常在校園里和其他人打招呼，但很多只是點頭之交。
2. Childhood sweetheart 青梅竹馬
He was my childhood sweetheart. Even though many years have passed, we are glad to meet up again.
他是我的青梅竹馬，雖然過去了很多年，我們仍然很高興能再次見面。
3. Confidante 知己
She is not only my sister, but also a trusted confidante to whom I can tell her anything.
她不僅是我的姐姐，也是我可以傾訴一切、可信賴的知己。
4. Bosom friend/ Bosom pal 知心好友
We have been bosom friends for over 10 years. Every time when I feel low, she is always the first one to notice my sorrow.
我們是十多年的知心好友，每當我心情低落時，她總是第一個注意到我情緒的人。
5. Lousy friend/ Toxic friend 壞朋友
He is such a lousy friend who always instigates others to do bad things.
他是個壞朋友，總是教唆別人做壞事。
6. Fair-weather friend 酒肉朋友
I thought she was my bestie until I went out of business. The way she blocked my contacts showed that she was only a fair-weather friend.
直至我的公司倒閉前，我也以為她是一位好閨密，可惜她屏蔽我的聯繫方式令我意識到她只是一個酒肉朋友。
7. Flaky friend 常爽約的朋友
I’m done with her! Just don’t ask her preference for a restaurant this time as she is a flaky friend anyway.
我受夠她了！這次不要問她選擇什麼餐廳了，反正她是一位經常性爽約的朋友。
