female
adjective
uk/ˈfiː.meɪl/us/ˈfiː.meɪl/femaleadjective(GENDER)
belongingorrelatingto women:
She wasvotedthebestfemalevocalist.她当选最佳女歌手。
She was the school's firsttransfemaleathlete.
See also
feminine(FEMALE)
- Hisacttendedtoattractapredominantlyfemaleaudience.
- Theauthordiscusseschangingideasof femalebeauty.
- Theappointmentof a femaledirectoris aquantumleapfor women'sequality.
- Do youagreethatmaleand femalerolesarebecomingblurred?
femaleadjective(SEX)
B1
belongingorrelatingto thesexthat can givebirthtoyoungorproduceeggs:
Femalelionsdo not havemanes.母狮没有鬃毛。
belongingorrelatingto aplant, orpartof aplant, thatproducesflowersthat willlaterdevelopintofruit:
Whenplantingcherrytrees, you mustplantamaletreeand a femaletreeif youwanttoharvestanyfruit.
- Only the femalemosquitosucksblood.
- A femaleliondefendsheryoungferociously.
- Awatermelonplantsproutsbothmaleand femaleflowers.
- In the earlystagesofdevelopment,foetuseshave therudimentsof bothmaleand femalesexorgans.
Species & genders
- breed
- clade
- class
- cliff edge
- femaleness
- genera
- genus
- he
- holotype
- intergeneric
- order
- paramecium
- phylum
- related
- same-gender
- she
- speciesism
- strain
- suborder
- xenotransplantation
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Flowers - general words
femaleadjective(CONNECTING PART)
electronicsspecialized
used to refer to apieceofequipmentthat has aholeorspaceinto which anotherpartcan befitted:
（设备）阴的，内孔的a femaleplug/connector母插头／内孔式连接器
Compare
maleadjective(CONNECTING PART)specialized
Engineering - mechanical
- -engined
- air-cooled
- artificer
- automative
- bionics
- dolly
- drive shaft
- engage
- fan belt
- gasman
- go on
- horsepower
- mechanize
- neutral
- oilcan
- override
- servomotor
- tick over
- unmechanized
- valve
Grammar
Femaleorfeminine;maleormasculine?
We use female and male to refer to the sex of humans and animals:…female
noun[C]
uk/ˈfiː.meɪl/us/ˈfiː.meɪl/B2
a femaleanimal:
Thekittenwasactuallya female, not amale.这只小猫其实是母的，不是公的。
formal
used intechnicalorscientificwriting to refer to a woman orgirl:
Thestudyparticipantsincluded350malesand 250 females.
Note:
- Except in scientific writing, most people find this usage offemaleoffensive.
- Themalebirddisplaysseveralcharacteristicswhichdistinguishhim from the female.
- During therut,stagscan beseenfightingfor females.
- Males and females will betreatedequallyduring theapplicationprocess.
- Policearelookingfor awhitefemale between theagesof 20 and 35.
Grammar
Femaleorfeminine;maleormasculine?
We use female and male to refer to the sex of humans and animals:…