Apedia

Sex Male People Sexual Animal Seks Activity Female

word sex
content jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EaiyS38KQEmBDZeXN3M+iXlellARfnzfVBxnUMqCnaUF1LaWkSoAxl9+Mu5b23892BlD3EAM1XgqPyObnXNmwWGGLV719W0Jd0XV8rnVi+Qx
Collins
sex ★★★★☆
/se̱ks/
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
fair sex
opposite sex
same-sex
single-sex
男性;女性;雌性;雄性 The two sexes are the two groups, male and female, into which people and animals are divided according to the function they have in producing young.
  [usu with supp]
  • ...an entertainment star who appeals to all ages and both sexes.

    男女老幼都喜欢的娱乐明星

  • ...differences between the sexes.

    两性之间的差异

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]性别;性别特征 The sex of a person or animal is their characteristic of being either male or female.
  [oft with poss]
  • She continually failed to gain promotion because of her sex...

    她因为是女性而迟迟得不到晋升。

  • The new technique has been used to identify the sex of foetuses.

    这一新技术已经被用来鉴别胎儿的性别。

  • ...sex discrimination.

    性别歧视

3
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]性行为;性交;性活动 Sex is the physical activity by which people can produce young.
  • He was very open in his attitudes about sex...

    他对待性的态度非常开放。

  • The entire film revolves around drugs, sex and violence...

    整个影片围绕着毒品、性和暴力展开。

  • We have a very active sex life.

    我们的性生活非常活跃。

4
[VERB 动词]辨别…的性别;辨识…的雌雄 If an animal is sexed, someone finds out whether it is male or female.
  [be V-ed]
  [usu passive]
  • The birds must be weighed, sexed and tagged.

    必须对这些鸟称重,辨识雌雄并挂上标牌。

5
[PHR-RECIP 相互短语]发生性关系;做爱 If two people have sex, they perform the act of sex.
  [V inflects]
  • I had no intention of having sex with him on a first date.

    我并没想第一次约会就和他上床。

相关词组:
sex up

Oxford sex AWL / seks ; NAmE seks /
noun
,
verb
sex sexes sexed sexing
noun 1 [uncountable ,  countable ] the state of being male or female 性别;性 SYN
gender
How can you tell what sex a fish is? 你怎样辨别一条鱼的雌雄? a process that allows couples to choose the sex of their baby 使夫妇能选择婴儿性别的程序 Please indicate your sex and date of birth below. 请在下面写明你的性别和出生日期。 sex discrimination (= the act of treating men and women differently in an unfair way) 性别歧视
2 [countable ] either of the two groups that people, animals and plants are spanided into according to their function of producing young 男性;女性;雄性;雌性 a member of the opposite sex 另一性别的人 single-sexschools 单一性别学校 see also
fair sex
3 [uncountable ] physical activity between two people in which they touch each other's sexual organs, and which may include sexual intercourse 性行为;性交;性活动 It is illegal to have sexwith a person under the age of 16. 和 16 岁以下的未成年人发生性行为是违法的。 gay sex 同性恋性行为 the sex act 性行为 a sex attack 性攻击 a sex shop (= one selling magazines, objects, etc. that are connected with sex) 性用品商店 sex educationin schools 学校里的性教育 These drugs may affect your sex drive (= your interest in sex and the ability to have it). 这些药物可能影响你的性欲。 see also
safe sex
,
sexual intercourse
4 -sexed ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) having the amount of sexual activity or desire mentioned 性行为…的;性欲…的 a highly-sexed woman 性欲旺盛的女人
verb sexsth ( technical 术语 ) to examine an animal in order to find out whether it is male or female 辨识…的性别 PHRASAL VERBS ˌsex sb↔ˈup ( informal) to make sb feel sexually excited 引起某人的性欲;勾引;挑逗 ˌsex sth↔ˈup ( informal) to make sth seem more exciting and interesting 提高某事物的魅力;使更吸引人 The profession is trying to sex up its image. 这个行业正在设法使自身形象更加吸引人。 sex / seks ; NAmE seks /
LDC
sex1 noun
sex2 verb
sexsex1 /seks/ ●●● S1 W2 AWL noun
Word Origin
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
Phrases
Word family
1[uncountable] the physical activity that two people do together in order to produce babies, or for pleasuresexual:  All you see on TV is sex and violence these days. They had sex in the back seat of his car. She no longer wanted to have sex with him.premarital sex/sex before marriage (=sex happening before marriage) the dangers of casual sex (=having sex with someone without intending to have a serious relationship)safe sex (=ways of having sex that reduce the spread of sexual diseases)unprotected sex (=sex without a condom)2[uncountable] whether a person, plant, or animal is male or female:  Put your name and sex at the top of the form.3[countable] all men, considered as a group, or all women, considered as a groupsexual:  He found it difficult to talk to members of the opposite sex (=people that were not his own sex). People of both sexes (=both men and women) buy her records.4single-sex school/college etc British English a school etc for either males or females, but not for both together
sex1 noun
sex2 verb
sexsex2 verb [transitive] technical
Verb Table
Examples
word sets
Collocations
Phrases
Word family
to find out whether an animal is male or femalesex something ↔ up phrasal verb informal to change something in order to make it more exciting:  The organization is trying to sex up its image.
WDF

sex

[seks]sexed, sexing, sexes

CET4CET6TEM4考研
v30582
145
32
41
31
13
28
n815
51788
11520
6265
14068
7650
12285
NOUN1572
925994
VERB31230
4186

Spoken:

536116324
sexes[815]
性(84%),性别(14%),性欲(1%),引起 ... 性欲(1%)
n.性;性别;性行为;色情
vt.引起…的性欲;区别…的性别

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Materialism concern possessions with

Previous card: Mastiff large dog

Up to card list: 2023恋练有词考研英语真题词汇6500分层串记牌组