[ADJ 形容词]男人的;男性的 Someone who is male is a man or a boy.
Many women achievers appear to pose a threat to their male colleagues...
许多事业有成的女性似乎对她们的男同事构成了一种威胁。
The London City Ballet has engaged two male dancers from the Bolshoi...
伦敦市芭蕾舞团从波修瓦芭蕾舞团聘来了两名男舞蹈演员。
Most of the demonstrators were white and male.
大多数示威者都是白人男子。
maleness
...the small part of the Y chromosome which is responsible for maleness.
决定男性特征的小小Y染色体
...the solidarity among men which is part of maleness.
男子气概的表现之一——男人间的义气
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]男子;男性 Men and boys are sometimes referred to as males when they are being considered as a type.
...the remains of a Caucasian male, aged 65-70...
65岁至70岁之间的白人男性的遗骸
He was very anxious to prove he was a red-blooded male...
他急于证明自己是一名热血男儿。
A high proportion of crime is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties.
很大一部分案件乃是十几岁的少年和二十多岁的青年男子所为。
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[ADJ 形容词]男人的;男性的Male means relating, belonging, or affecting men rather than women.
[ADJ n]
The rate of male unemployment in Britain is now the third worst in Europe.
英国男性的失业率目前高居欧洲第三位。
...male violence.
男性暴力
...a deep male voice.
低沉的男性嗓音
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]雄性 You can refer to any creature that belongs to the sex that cannot lay eggs or have babies as a male .
Males and females take turns brooding the eggs.
雄鸟和雌鸟轮流孵蛋。
Male is also an adjective.
After mating the male wasps tunnel through the sides of their nursery.
交配之后,雄黄峰们就从蜂房的侧面钻出去了。
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[ADJ 形容词](植物)雄株的;(花卉)雄蕊的 A male flower or plant fertilizes the part that will become the fruit.
[usu ADJ n]
Oxford
male★/meɪl; NAmEmeɪl/
adjective
,
noun
malemalesadjective★1★(abbr.m )belonging to the sex that does not give birth to babies; connected with this sex 男性的;雄性的;男的◆a male bird雄鸟◆All the attackers were male, aged between 25 and 30.所有的袭击者都是男性,年龄在 25 到 30 岁之间。◆a male nurse/model/colleague男护士╱模特儿╱同事◆male attitudes to women男人对女人的看法◆male bonding(= the act of forming close friendships between men)男性间的亲密友谊◆the male menopause(= emotional and physical problems that affect some men at about the age of 50)男性更年期☞compare
masculine
adj. (1 )☞see also
alpha male
2( biology 生) (of most plants 大多数植物)producing pollen雄性的◆a male flower雄花3( technical 术语) (of electrical plugs,parts of tools, etc. 电器插头、工具部件等)having a part that sticks out which is designed to fit into a hole, socket,etc. 阳的;凸形的☞compare
female
▶male·ness/meɪlnəs; NAmEmeɪlnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆the chromosome that determines maleness决定男性性别的染色体noun★a maleperson, animal or plant 男性;雄性;雄株◆The male of the species has a white tail.这一物种的雄性有一条白色的尾巴。◆a male-dominated profession男性主宰的职业◆( formal) The body is that of a white male aged about 40.尸体是一名 40 岁上下的白人男子。☞compare
1typical of or relating to men or boysOPP female → masculine: a deep male voice traditional male values Motor-racing has largely been a male preserve (=something that only men have been involved with).2a male person or animal cannot have babies or lay eggsOPP female: adult male bears Many women earn less than their male colleagues.3a male plant or flower cannot produce fruitOPP female4technical a male plug has parts that stick out and that fit into a hole or socketOPP female
male1 adjective
male2 noun
malemale2 ●●●W3 noun [countable]
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
Phrases
1a male animalOPP female: The male is usually bigger and more brightly coloured than the female.► see thesaurus at
man
2a manOPP female: Police described her attacker as a white male aged about 25.
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