If you are pally with someone, you are very friendly with them — easy, close, like pals. It is informal.

If you are pally with someone如果你跟某人pally，you are very friendly with them表示你跟他們很要好 — easy, close, like pals輕鬆、親近，就像哥兒們一樣。It is informal這是口語用法。

You hear it a lot in British English: “They’ve got quite pally.” Americans more often say buddy-buddy or tight, though they will still understand pally.

You hear it a lot in British English你會在英式英文裡常常聽到它：'They've got quite pally.'「They've got quite pally.」Americans more often say buddy-buddy or tight美國人比較常說buddy-buddy或tight，though they will still understand pally不過他們還是聽得懂pally。

Though actually, it is not always warm praise. Said with a little doubt — “a bit too pally with the boss” — it can mean the friendship looks too close, as if someone wants a favour. The voice of the sentence tells you which.

Though actually, it is not always warm praise不過其實它不一定是溫暖的稱讚。Said with a little doubt — 'a bit too pally with the boss' —用一點懷疑的語氣說——「a bit too pally with the boss」——it can mean the friendship looks too close, as if someone wants a favour可能表示這段交情看起來太親近了，好像有人想討好處。The voice of the sentence tells you which句子的語氣會告訴你是哪一種。

People also talk about a pally manner: a warm, familiar way of speaking that can feel a touch too familiar for the room. You usually say pally with someone, not just pally alone.

People also talk about a pally manner人們也會說a pally manner：a warm, familiar way of speaking that can feel a touch too familiar for the room一種溫暖、親暱的說話方式，在某些場合可能會顯得太過親暱了一點。You usually say pally with someone你通常會說pally with someone，not just pally alone而不是單獨用pally。