英语单词

male是什么意思

male

英[meɪl] |美[mel]
    adj.男性的;雄性的;有力的;[植]雄性的,仅有雄蕊的
    n.男;雄性动物;[植]雄性植物;马累[马律]
日语:男 法语:mâle 德语:männlich 韩语:남성 俄语:masculino

牛津词典

adj.

  1. 男性的;雄性的;男的
    belonging to the sex that does not give birth to babies; connected with this sex
    1. a male bird
      雄鸟
    2. All the attackers were male, aged between 25 and 30.
      所有的攻击者都是男性,年龄在25到30岁之间。
    3. a male nurse/model/colleague
      男护士 / 模特儿 / 同事
    4. male attitudes to women
      男人对女人的看法
    5. male bonding (= the act of forming close friendships between men)
      男性间的亲密友谊
    6. the male menopause (= emotional and physical problems that affect some men at about the age of 50)
      男性更年期
  2. 雄性的
    producing pollen
    1. a male flower
      雄花
  3. 阳的;凸形的
    having a part that sticks out which is designed to fit into a hole, socket , etc.

    noun

    1. 男性;雄性;雄株
      a male person, animal or plant
      1. 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。
      2. The male of the species has a white tail.
        这一物种的雄性有一条白色的尾巴。
      3. a male-dominated profession
        男性主宰的职业


    词形变化

    名词复数形式:males



    中文词源

    male 恶劣的,可怜的,不幸地,过分地male 男的,雄性的

    来自拉丁语malus,坏的,邪恶的,罪恶的,前缀mal-的原型。缩写自拉丁语masculus,男的,雄性的,来自mas,男人,雄性动物,词源同marry.



    双语例句

    1. She alleged that there was rampant drug use among the male members of the group
      她声称该团体中有大量的男性成员吸毒。
    2. In the recording I have today, it is sung by a male alto.
      我今天带的唱片是由一位男高音歌手唱的。
    3. The male sex comes out of the film very badly
      这部影片中男性的形象非常负面。
    4. The army is still one of the last male bastions.
      军队仍然是男人占据的最后堡垒之一。
    5. The handwriting belongs to a male
      这是男性的笔迹。
    6. To clear the land and harvest the bananas they decided they needed a male workforce
      为了清理那片地和收割香蕉,他们决定雇请男劳力。
    7. Anna Ford recently hit out at the male clique which she believes holds back women in television.
      最近,安娜·福特对她认为阻碍了女性在电视业发展的男性集团进行了猛烈抨击。
    8. 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。
    9. We live in a world of duality, day and night, positive and negative, male and female, etc.
      我们生活在一个二元对立的世界:昼和夜,正和负,男和女等等。
    10. The bright plumage of many male birds has evolved to attract females
      很多雄鸟进化出鲜艳的羽毛是为了吸引雌鸟。
    11. Their aim is equal numbers of male and female MPs by the year 2000
      他们的目标是2000年前使国会议员中男女人数相等。
    12. I realize there's no consensus on what are male or female values.
      我意识到人们对什么是男性价值观和什么是女性价值观并无共识。
    13. Figs have male and female flowers.
      无花果有雄花和雌花。
    14. The advertisement is for a male fragrance.
      这则广告宣传的是一款男士香水。
    15. The 1867 Reform Act extended the franchise to much of the male working class.
      《1867年改革法》扩大了选举权的范围,使多数男性工人都拥有了该权利。
    16. 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。
    17. 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。
    18. Most of the demonstrators were white and male.
      大多数示威者都是白人男子。
    19. 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。
    20. 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。
    21. 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。
    22. Males and females take turns brooding the eggs.
      雄鸟和雌鸟轮流孵蛋。
    23. The section of society most needful of such guidance is the young male.
      最需要这种指导的社会群体是青年男性。
    24. Male models used to be gorgeous — all chiselled jaw, perfect pecs and golden tan.
      以前男模是很帅的——都有着棱角分明的下巴、完美的胸肌和金棕色的皮肤。
    25. If the gene is present, a human embryo will go on to develop as a male.
      如果这种基因存在,人类胚胎就会发育为男性。
    26. By now Murphy is Hollywood's top male comedy star
      墨菲现在已经是好莱坞的一线男喜剧明星了。
    27. They sent in loads of male nurses and stuck a needle in my back
      他们派来了很多男护士,在我的背上扎了一针。
    28. 89% of advertisements had a male voice-over.
      89%的广告旁白都是男声。
    29. Is it a male or a female?
      它是雄的还是雌的?


    语源

    late Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from masa male


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