sex
noun
uk/seks/us/seks/sexnoun(MALE/FEMALE)
B1[U]
thephysicalstateof being eithermale,female, or intersex:
What sex isyourcat?你的猫是公的还是母的？
Sometestsenableyou tofindout the sexofyourbabybefore it'sborn.有些检查能让你在婴儿出生之前知道其性别。
It'sillegaltodiscriminateagainstpeopleon thebasisof (their) sex.性别歧视是违法的。
Sheaccusedheremployerof sexdiscrimination(= oftreatingherunfairlybecause 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]
allmalesconsideredas agroup, or allfemalesconsideredas agroup:
男性；女性Sheseemstoregardallmembersofthemalesex asinferior.她似乎认为所有的男性都低她一等。
Members of theoppositesex are notallowedinstudents'roomsovernight.在学生宿舍不允许留宿异性。
- How can youtellthe sex of amouse?
- They weredividedaccordingto sex.
- Wewanttofindout the sex ofourbaby.
- What sex is thisdog?
- Developmentdiffersaccordingto the sex of thechild.
sexnoun(ACTIVITY)
B1[U]
physicalactivitybetweenpeopleinvolvingthesexualorgans:
性活动；（尤指）性行为，性交Sex before/outsidemarriageisstronglydisapprovedof in somecultures.在有些文化中，婚前／婚外性行为是被强烈抵制的。
She wascomplainingabout all the sex andviolenceontelevision.她抱怨电视上充斥着性和暴力镜头。
She'd beenhavingsexwithacolleagueatworkforyears.多年来她一直和一位同事保持着性关系。
Mostyoungpeoplenowreceivesexeducationatschool.现在大多数年轻人在学校里接受性教育。
extramarital/premaritalsex婚外／婚前性行为
casualsex(= sex with someone you do notknow)随意性行为
unprotectedsex(= sex without using something topreventdiseaseorbecomingpregnant)无防护措施的性行为
- Shecrusadedagainst sex andviolenceontelevision.
- The sexsceneshad beencutout of theEnglishversionof thefilm.
- She's alwaysdraggingsex into theconversation.
- Later on inlifethe sexdrivetendstodiminish.
- Themagazine, which givesfrankadviceabout sex andromance, isaimedat theteenagemarket.
sex
verb[T]
biologyspecializeduk/seks/us/seks/todiscoverif ananimalismaleorfemale:
辨别…的性别How do you sexfish?你如何辨别鱼的雌雄？
Zoology: veterinary medicine
- altered
- animal doctor
- anti-rabies
- castrate
- castrated
- castration
- cattery
- distemper
- foam
- lame
- leptospirosis
- mange
- mangy
- neutered
- nosema
- putsomethingto sleepidiom
- putsomething/someonedown
- rescue centre
- veterinary
- worm
Phrasal verb
sexsomethingup