| 词汇 | sex |
| 释义 | sex noun uk /seks/ us /seks/ sexnoun (MALE/FEMALE)B1[ U ] the physical state of being either male, female, or intersex: 性别 What sex is your cat?你的猫是公的还是母的？ Some tests enable you to find out the sex of your baby before it's born.有些检查能让你在婴儿出生之前知道其性别。 It's illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of (their) sex.性别歧视是违法的。 She accused her employer of sex discrimination(= of treating her unfairly because she was a woman).她指控自己的雇主有性别歧视。 Compare gender Note:Some people prefer to use the word "sex" only when talking about the physical condition of being male, female, or intersex, and prefer to use the word "gender" when talking about someone's identity and the group they belong to in society. C1[ C ] all males considered as a group, or all females considered as a group: 男性;女性 She seems to regard all members of the male sex as inferior.她似乎认为所有的男性都低她一等。 Members of the opposite sex are not allowed in students' rooms overnight.在学生宿舍不允许留宿异性。 How can you tell the sex of a mouse? They were divided according to sex. We want to find out the sex of our baby. What sex is this dog? Development differs according to the sex of the child. sexnoun (ACTIVITY)B1[ U ] physical activity between people involving the sexual organs: 性活动；（尤指）性行为，性交 Sex before/outside marriage is strongly disapproved of in some cultures.在有些文化中，婚前／婚外性行为是被强烈抵制的。 She was complaining about all the sex and violence on television.她抱怨电视上充斥着性和暴力镜头。 She'd been having sex with a colleague at work for years.多年来她一直和一位同事保持着性关系。 Most young people now receive sex education at school.现在大多数年轻人在学校里接受性教育。 extramarital/premarital sex婚外／婚前性行为 casual sex (= sex with someone you do not know)随意性行为 unprotected sex (= sex without using something to prevent disease or becoming pregnant)无防护措施的性行为 She crusaded against sex and violence on television.她致力于反对电视节目中的色情和暴力。 The sex scenes had been cut out of the English version of the film. She's always dragging sex into the conversation.她总把性扯到谈话中来。 Later on in life the sex drive tends to diminish.人到晚年性欲往往会逐步减退。 The magazine, which gives frank advice about sex and romance, is aimed at the teenage market.这本杂志面向青少年市场，对性和恋爱问题作出坦率的忠告。 sex verb[ T ] biology specializeduk /seks/ us /seks/ to discover if an animal is male or female: 辨别…的性别 How do you sex fish?你如何辨别鱼的雌雄？ Zoology: veterinary medicine acaricide altered animal doctor anti-rabies bovine spongiform encephalopathy BSE cowpox emasculate lame mangy monkeypox mpox myxomatosis neutered nosema put something/someone down quarantine scrapie veterinarian worm Phrasal verbsex something up sex | American Dictionarysex noun us/seks/ sexnoun (MALE OR FEMALE)[ C/U ] the state of being either male or female, or all males or all females considered as a group : [ C ]List the name, age, and sex of each of your children. [ U ]Employment discrimination on the basis of sex is illegal. sexnoun (ACTIVITY)[ U ] the activity of sexual intercourse |
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