sex
/ seks; sɛks/ n
(a) [U] condition of being male or female; gender æ§å«;
æ§: differences of sex æ§çåºå« * What sex is your dog? ä½ ççæ¯å
¬çè¿æ¯æ¯ç? * Everyone is welcome, regardless of age or sex. 欢è¿å¤§å®¶,
æ 论ç·å¥³èå¹¼ä¸å¾æ¬¢è¿. * [attrib ä½å®è¯] sex discrimination, ie
treating sb differently because of his/her sex æ§å«æ§è§. (b) [C] either of
the two main groups (male and female) into which living things are placed according to
their functions in the process of reproduction (reproduce
4) ç·æ§, 女æ§, éæ§, éæ§ï¼æçæ®åè½èè¨çï¼: Is this behaviour typical of
the male sex? è¿ç§è¡ä¸ºæ¯éæ§ç¹æçå? * There has always
been some conflict between the sexes. 两æ§ä¹é´ä»æ¥å°±æçç¾.
[U] ~ (with sb) sexual intercourse æ§äº¤: have sex (with sb) ï¼ä¸æ人ï¼æ§äº¤ * They
often had sex together. ä»ä»¬å¸¸åçæ§å
³ç³». * [attrib ä½å®è¯] sex organs, ie penis, vagina, etc æ§å¨å®.
[U] activities that lead to and include sexual intercourse;
mutual physical attraction between people æ§è¡ä¸º; æ§å¸å¼; æ§æ: a
film with lots of sex in it æå¾å¤æ§è¡ä¸ºé头ççµå½± * During
puberty, young people become more interested in sex.
年轻人å¨éæ¥æ对æ§éæ¸äº§çè¾å¤§å
´è¶£. * [attrib ä½å®è¯] a sex
manual, ie giving information on sexual behaviour æ§ç¥è¯æå * a sex shop, ie selling pornography, devices to make sex
more enjoyable, etc æ§ç¨åååº.
(idm ä¹ è¯) the weaker sex => weak.
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sex v [Tn] find out the sex(1) of (a
creature) é´å«ï¼æçç©ï¼çæ§å«: sexing very young chicks
è¯å«å°é鸡çæ§å«.
-sexed (forming compound adjs
ç¨ä»¥ææå¤å形容è¯) having the specified amount of sexual desire ææç¨åº¦çæ§æ¬²ç: a highly-sexed youth * over-sexed, ie too interested in
sexual matters.
sexless adj
1 lacking sexual desire, attractiveness or activity 缺ä¹æ§æ¬²ï¹ æ§æææ§è¡ä¸ºç:
a dry, sexless person å·æ·¡ï¹ æ æ§æç人 * a sexless relationship æ æ§è¡ä¸ºçå
³ç³».
2 neither male
nor female; having neither masculine nor feminine characteristics; neuter æ æ§ç;
æ ééç¹ å¾µç; ä¸æ§ç.
sexy adj (-ier,
-iest) (infml å£) 1 of or about
sex(2,3) ï¼å
³æ¼ï¼æ§äº¤ç, æ§è¡ä¸ºç, æ§å¸å¼ç: a sexy book, film, etc
å
³æ¼æ§è¡ä¸ºçä¹¦ï¹ å½±çç * making sexy suggestions
æåºæ§äº¤çæ³æ³. 2 (a) causing sexual desire å¼èµ·æ§æ¬²ç; æ§æç: You look very sexy in that dress. ä½ ç©¿çé£ä»¶è¿è¡£è£å¾æ§æ. (b)
feeling sexual desire ææ§æ¬²ç: get/feel sexy
产çæ§æ¬²[æå°ææ§æ¬²].
sexily adv. sexinessn [U].
# `sex act sexual intercourse
æ§äº¤.
`sex appeal sexual attractiveness æ§çé
å; æ§æ: a
man with lots of sex appeal ææ§æçç·å.
`sex life person's
sexual activities æ§çæ´»: How's your sex life?
ä½ çæ§çæ´»ææ ·?
`sex-starved adj (infml å£) not having enough opportunities for sexual
intercourse 缺å°æ§äº¤æºä¼ç; æ§é¥¥é¥¿ç.
sexual
/ ˈsekʃuəl; Ësɛkʃʊəl/ adj
(a) of sex(2,3) or the sexes or the physical
attraction between them æ§äº¤ç; æ§è¡ä¸ºç; æ§å¸å¼ç; 两æ§ç; èä½å¸å¼ç: sexual
feelings, activity, desire æ§å¸å¼çæåï¹ æ§æ´»å¨ï¹ æ§æ¬² * Her
interest in him is primarily sexual. 她å欢ä»ä¸»è¦æ¯èä½ä¸ç. (b) of
sex(1) or gender æ§å«ç; æ§ç; ç·æ§æ女æ§ç; éæ§æéæ§ç: sexual
differences, characteristics, etc æ§çåºå«ï¹ ç¹å¾µç.
[attrib ä½å®è¯] concerned with the reproduction of offspring
çæ®ç; ææ§çæ®ç: sexual organs, ie penis, vagina, etc
çæ®å¨å® * sexual reproduction in plants
æ¤ç©çææ§çæ®.
> sexuality / ˏsekʃuˈælətɪ; ˏsɛkʃʊËælətɪ/ n
[U] sexual nature or characteristics æ§å«çç¹æ§æç¹å¾µ; æ§å¸å¼; æ§æ;
æ§è½å.
sexually / -əlɪ;
-əlɪ/ adv: sexually active å¨æ§æ¹é¢æ´»è· * a sexually
transmitted disease æ§ä¼ æç
.
# sexual `intercourse (also
intercourse) insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina, usu
leading to the ejaculation of semen; copulation æ§äº¤; 交媾.
sexy
sex·y /ˈseksi/ adj comparative sexier
superlative sexiest
sexually
exciting or sexually attractive
ãsexy underwear
ãDon't you think he's sexy?
informal sexy ideas, products etc are exciting, attractive, and
interesting
ãis one of the sexiest companies in Seattle
ãa sexy investment
breast
/
brest; brɛst/
n
[C] either of the two parts of a woman's body that produce
milk ï¼å¥³åçï¼ä¹³æ¿: a baby at the breast åºä¹³çå©´å© *
cancer of the breast ä¹³ï¼è
ºï¼ç * The breasts swell during pregnancy. æåæä¹³æ¿åè.
[C] (a) (rhet ä¿®è¾)
upper front part of the human body; chest ï¼äººä½çï¼è¸é¨, è¸è: clasp/hold sb to one's breast ææ人æ¥æ±å¨æé. (b) part of
a garment covering this ï¼è¡£æçï¼è¸é¨: a soldier with medals
pinned to the breast of his coat è¸åå«ç许å¤å¥ç« ç士å
µ.
[C, U] part of an animal corresponding to the human breast,
eaten as food ï¼å¨ç©çï¼è¸è¯ï¼ä½é£ç©ç¨è
ï¼: chicken breasts 鸡è¸è¯
* breast of lamb ç¾ç¾è¸è¯.
(dated æ§) source of feelings;
heart å¿æ
; æ绪: a troubled breast å¿ç¦æä¹±.
(idm ä¹ è¯) beat one's breast => beat1.
make a clean breast of sth => clean1.
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breast v [Tn]
1 (a)
touch (sth) with the breast(2a) 以è¸é¨è§¦åï¼æç©ï¼: The runner
breasted the tape, ie to win a race. èµè·è
以è¸é¨è§¦çº¿ï¼èµè·è·èï¼. (b) face
and move forward against (sth) æºèº«å²åï¼æäºç©ï¼: breasting the
waves ç ´æµªåè¿.
2 reach the top of (sth) æµè¾¾ï¼æäºç©ï¼ç顶端: breast a hill/rise æµè¾¾å±±[å²]ç顶端.
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`breastbone (also sternum) n thin
flat vertical bone in the chest between the ribs è¸éª¨. =>illus at skeleton
è§skeletonä¹æå¾.
`breast-feed v (pt, pp `breast-fed) [Tn] feed (a baby) with milk
from the breast ç¨ä¹³æ¿ç奶åï¼å©´å¿ï¼: Were her children breast-fed or
bottle-fed? 她çå©ååçæ¯äººå¥¶è¿æ¯ç奶?
,breast-`high adj, adv high as the breast
é½è¸é«ï¼çï¼: The wheat was/stood breast-high.
麦åé¿å¾é½è¸é«.
`breastplate n
piece of armour covering the breast æ¤è¸ç².
,breast `pocket
pocket on the breast of a jacket ï¼ä¸è¡£ï¼è¸åçå£è¢.
`breast-stroke
n [sing] swimming stroke,
chest
/
tʃest; tʃɛst/
n
large strong box for storing or shipping things in 大箱å:
a `tea chest è¶å¶ç®± * a
`medicine chest è¯åç®± * a `tool chest
å·¥å
·ç®±.
upper front part of the body from the neck to the stomach
è¸é¨: a hairy chest å¤æ¯çè¸é¨ * What size are you round the chest? ä½ çè¸å´æ¯å¤å°? * [attrib ä½å®è¯]
`chest pains è¸é¨ç¼ç * a `chest
cold, ie one that affects the lungs éæå. =>illus at human
è§humanä¹æå¾.
(idm ä¹ è¯) ,get sth off one's `chest (infml å£) say sth that one has wanted to say for a long
time 说åºç§¯åå·²ä¹
çè¯: You're obviously worried about something; why
not get it off your chest? ä½ æ¾ç¶æå¿äº, ä½ä¸ä¸å为快? hold/keep one's cards
close to one's chest => card1.
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-chested (forming compound adjs ç¨ä»¥ææå¤å形容è¯)
having the specified type of chest ææç§è¸é¨ç: ,broad-`chested * ,bare-`chested * She's
,flat-`chested, ie She has very small breasts.
她è¸é¨æå¹³ï¼ä¹³æ¿å¾å°ï¼.
chesty adj (Brit infml å£) tending to suffer from or showing the
symptoms of bronchial disease ææ£æ¯æ°ç®¡ç¾ç
ç; ææ¯æ°ç®¡ç¾æ£çç¶ç: She often
gets chesty in wet weather. å¨æ½®æ¹¿å¤©æ°, 她ç»å¸¸ç¯æ¯æ°ç®¡ç. * a
chesty cough æ£æ¯æ°ç®¡çå¼èµ·çå³å½. chestiness n
[U].
# ,chest of `drawers (US
also bureau) piece of furniture with drawers for storing
clothes in ï¼ææ½å±çï¼è¡£æ©±. =>illus at App 1 è§éå½1ä¹æå¾, page xvi.
bosom
/ ˈbuzəm; Ëbʊzəm/ n
[C] person's chest, esp a woman's breasts ï¼äººçï¼è¸é¨; ï¼å°¤æ女åçï¼ä¹³æ¿:
hold sb to one's bosom ææ人æå¨èªå·±çæé * She has a large bosom. 她çä¹³æ¿å¾å¤§.
[C] part of a dress covering the bosom ï¼è¡£æçï¼è¸é¨.
[sing] the ~ of sth loving care and protection of sth
对æäºç©çå
³æåä¿æ¤: live in the bosom of one's family
å¨å®¶åºçå
³æä¸çæ´» * welcomed into the bosom of the
Church 欢è¿æå
¥æä¼çææ±.
> bosomy adj
(infml å£) (of a woman) having large
breasts ï¼æ女åï¼ä¹³æ¿å¤§ç.
# bosom `friend very close friend ç¥å¿æå; ç¥å·±;
å¯å.
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the state of being male or female æ§å«ï¼æ§ uncountable countable
See also: gender Synonym
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