sex
英 [seks]
美 [seks]
n. 性别; 性; 男性; 女性; 雄性; 雌性; 性行为; 性交; 性活动
v. 辨识…的性别
复数:sexes现在分词:sexing过去式:sexed第三人称单数:sexes过去分词:sexed
高考CET4CET6考研IELTS
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1105 / COCA.814
牛津词典
noun
- 性别;性
the state of being male or female
- 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措施 - 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
- 男性;女性;雄性;雌性
either of the two groups that people, animals and plants are divided into according to their function of producing young
- a member of the opposite sex
另一性别的人 - single-sex schools
单一性别学校
- 性行为;性交;性活动
physical activity between two people in which they touch each other's sexual organs, and which may include sexual intercourse
- It is illegal to have sex with 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
性侵犯 - a sex shop (= one selling magazines, objects, etc. that are connected with sex)
性用品商店 - sex education in 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。
- 性行为…的;性欲…的
having the amount of sexual activity or desire mentioned
- a highly-sexed woman
性欲旺盛的女人
verb
- 辨识…的性别
to examine an animal in order to find out whether it is male or female
柯林斯词典
- See also: ...an entertainment star who appeals to all ages and both sexes. ...differences between the sexes. fair sex opposite sex same-sex single-sex
- N-COUNT 性别;性别特征
The sex of a person or animal is their characteristic of being either male or female.
- 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
- N-UNCOUNT 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。
- VERB 辨别…的性别;辨识…的雌雄
If an animal is sexed, someone finds out whether it is male or female.
- 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。
- PHR-RECIP 发生性关系;做爱
If two people have sex, they perform the act of sex.
- 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。
双语例句
- Women frequently say that they feel awkward taking the initiative in sex
女人们经常说她们不好意思在性生活上采取主动。
- The male sex comes out of the film very badly
这部影片中男性的形象非常负面。
- The media bombards all of us with images of violence and drugs and sex
媒体上关于暴力、毒品和性的画面充斥着我们的视线。
- My sex life is my business
我的性生活是我自己的事。
- Sex education is also expected to help check the spread of AIDS.
人们还希望性教育有助于控制艾滋病的蔓延。
- We have been able to divorce sex from reproduction.
我们已经能够将性和生育完全分开了。
- We know some sex offenders dupe the psychologists who assess them.
我们知道有些性犯罪者会愚弄给他们做测评的心理学家。
- The Sex Discrimination Act has not eliminated discrimination in employment
《反性别歧视法》并未根除工作中的歧视。
- I'm sick of reading headlines involving the Kennedys in sex scandals.
关于肯尼迪家族性丑闻的新闻标题都让我读得腻烦了。
- Most diabetics have a normal sex life.
绝大多数糖尿病患者有着正常的性生活。
- Sex crimes were just as numerous as they are today
当时性犯罪和现在一样多。
- Body language can also be used to attract members of the opposite sex.
肢体语言也可以用来吸引异性的注意。
- Sex education is a sensitive area for some parents, and thus it should remain optional.
性教育对某些家长而言是个敏感领域,因此应该保持其非强制性。
- Naomi admits that it was peer pressure to be 'cool' that drove her into having sex early.
娜奥米承认是“装酷”的同辈压力让她过早有了性体验。
- I rejected the teaching that premarital sex was immoral.
我反对宣扬婚前性行为不道德的说教。
- He admitted last week he paid for sex with a prostitute.
他承认上个星期嫖娼了。
- 18 per cent of women ranked sex as very important in their lives
18%的女性认为性在她们的生活中是很重要的。
- She modestly suggests that 'sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference'
她谨慎地提出“性别,至少是男女的性征,也许能解释这个差异”。
- Do avoid potentially contentious subjects such as religion, sex or politics.
一定要避免可能引起争议的话题,如宗教、性和政治。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- She still has the energy and sex appeal of a woman less than half her age.
她仍有着年纪比自己小一半多的年轻女人的精力和性感。
- Mention sex therapy and most people will titter in embarrassment.
提及性治疗,大多数人会尴尬地偷笑。
短语动词
短语用例
sex sb↔up
- 引起某人的性欲;勾引;挑逗
to make sb feel sexually excited
- 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措施 - 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
sex sth↔up
- 提高某事物的魅力;使更吸引人
to make sth seem more exciting and interesting
- It is illegal to have sex with 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
性侵犯 - a sex shop (= one selling magazines, objects, etc. that are connected with sex)
性用品商店 - sex education in 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。
英英释义
noun
- activities associated with sexual intercourse
- they had sex in the back seat
Synonym: sexual activitysexual practicesex activity
- the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
- she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus
Synonym: gendersexuality
- all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
- he wanted a better sex life
- the film contained no sex or violence
Synonym: sexual urge
- either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided
- the war between the sexes
verb
- tell the sex (of young chickens)
- stimulate sexually
- This movie usually arouses the male audience
Synonym: arouseexciteturn onwind up