copulating

英 [ˈkɒpjuleɪtɪŋ] 美 [ˈkɑːpjuleɪtɪŋ]

v.  性交; 交媾; 交配; 交尾
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柯林斯词典

  1. V-RECIP 性交;交配;交尾
    If one animal or person copulates with another, they have sex. You can also say that two animals or people copulate.
    1. During the time she is paired to a male, the female allows no other males to copulate with her...
      雌性与雄性配对时，雌性不允许其他雄性与之交配。
    2. Whales take twenty-four hours to copulate.
      鲸交配需要24小时。
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双语例句

  1. The male bird performs a sort of mating dance before copulating with the female
    这种雄鸟在与雌鸟交尾以前要跳一种交欢舞
  2. If you guys are finished verbally copulating, we should get a move on.
    如果你们调完情了，我们就动身吧。
  3. When the mature stallion without copulating smelled a mare, he will set a hot pursuit.
    当一匹没有交配过的成年公马嗅到母马的气息时，它会发出热烈的追求。
  4. Since he cannot be sure of paternity, the best he can do is prevent his mate from copulating with any other males.
    由于担心不能确保父子关系，对他来说，最好的办法就是防止配偶和他人交配。
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